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04/4/2017 at 11:01pm
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Abbreviations mixed up. It's MPTLM, Maximum Permitted Total Laden Mass, from memory. I believe the number is the same as the MAM, Maximum Authorised Mass.
The government says:
"If you passed your car driving test on or after 1 January 1997 you can: drive a car or van up to 3,500kg maximum authorised mass ( MAM ) towing a trailer of up to 750kg MAM;or tow a trailer over 750kg MAM as long as the combined MAM of the trailer and towing vehicle is no more than 3,500kg."
I wouldn't go the route of considering a caravan that has a MAM higher than your maximum towing weight (and which would if loaded to it put you over your gross train weight allowance). If you were checked, then I think the police would look at the gross weights (which would be too high) or weigh your car and caravan.
Just because the brochure says MIRO of 965Kg doesn't mean that's what it will weigh. Unless you weigh it you will not know. And MIRO probably doesn't allow for a gas bottle, mover, battery, or even a spare wheel if that is an extra.
Best to work on the MAM of both car and caravan; ensure the total is 3500Kg or lower (assuming you don't want a caravan of no more than 750Kg MAM), that it also falls within the train weight, and that the MAM of the caravan is no more than the braked towing allowance.
If you are looking at cars, don't assume the train weight is always the sum of the MAM + towing allowance as it is with your Focus. There are cars for which using the full towing allowance will put you over the train weight if the car is fully loaded.
A lot of caravan payload allowances are really low as you will find if you start weighing your contents. That is especially the case with lighter caravans for which the manufacturer is minimising the MAM anyway.
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