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Hi interdiesel,thanks for your post.You mention that you are using an adapter that converts 13 pin to a seven,our new outfit has 13 pin on the towbar and the van socket likewise.Do you put this adapter between both sockets/,sorry if it sounds a dumb question.We are new to towing and caravanning,having only bought outfit a month ago.

Regards

suemart

Hi Sue,

This is a known problem with the new 13 pin plugs and sockets. We had great difficulty connecting ours up on our last trip away as the caravan plug had twisted itself into the 'locked' position so wouldn't connect to the car. If you look at the plug you can see that the lugs won't line up with the car when this happens.

I spoke to our caravan service man and was advised to buy a new 13 pin plug which comes with a green cap. This green cap will keep the socket correctly aligned and can be used to realign it if neccessary. Unfortunately you can't get the cap without buying the whole plug but at about £8 from Ebay I think it's probably money well spent to avoid missing another trip away.

The adapter Peter mentions is only needed if your caravan had the old styole 7 pin plug which it doesn't.