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04/6/2021 at 1:15pm
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The 450Kg figure is the maximum weight of a trailer you can tow, your car will have a separate figure for how much you can load it (in addition to trailer weight).
There is also what is known as the 'Gross Train Weight' which is a combination of total car weight and trailer weight, this may well be less than the combined permitted maximums of car and trailer weights!
To be honest, with regard to towing limits/weights etc., it's all a bit of a dogs dinner, and very confusing to many a towing veteran let alone newbies. The information is all there, but spread around and needing a little 'interpretation' before you can get a definitive figure, luckily for you, you have light car and light potential trailer, so you don't need to consider the limitations on what your driving license permits as you will fall well within the threshold figures and there is no need to add to your confusion by discussing those in detail.
As far as a trailer is concerned, the critical figure you are looking for on a trailer is its MTPLM (MTPLM stands for Maximum Technically Permissible Laden Mass), that cannot exceed the towing capacity of your car. Now I'm no expert on trailer tents, and others will no doubt come along and offer more experienced advice, but 450Kg looks a little on the light side for a trailer tent, so you may not have much choice on what you could tow. The manufacturer designated 450kg is both the legal limit and the limit for which you car can actually tow AND brake (you risk fines if caught exceeding, and usual for car insurance to be null and void too, which will be another fine!).
The tow/train/loading figures for your car will usually be on a sticker/plate on one of the door frames, and in Citroen's documentation, max tow weight will also be on V5 registration document, do not rely entirely on anything you find published on the internet, as this figures will be very specific to your car model, engine, trim spec and year, the info on the internet is often taken from non-UK spec cars and differs. Each manufacture seems to display the info slightly differently, but here's a guide to how to read and what it means:
https://www.towbarexpress.co.uk/maximum-towing-weight/
Anything not clear, just ask, always someone willing to advise.
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