Quote: Originally posted by Wendy106 on 13/6/2015
Are you sure on the van length Checkley? They go on body length not including hitch. What do you tow it with, as if it's over 7 metres it needs to be towed by a vehicle over 3.500 tonne.
Not True the longest caravan legal in England is 8 metres shipping length. As ours is Elddis Storm Twin Axle a
Which is towed easily and legally by Kia Sorento XS which is not 3.5 tonnes.
You are perhaps thinking of a wider van 2.55 mts. as they have in Europe which has to be towed by a larger vehicle.
Quote: Originally posted by Wendy106 on 13/6/2015Are you sure on the van length Checkley? They go on body length not including hitch. What do you tow it with, as if it's over 7 metres it needs to be towed by a vehicle over 3.500 tonne.
Not True the longest caravan legal in England is 8 metres shipping length. As ours is Elddis Storm Twin Axle a
Which is towed easily and legally by Kia Sorento XS which is not 3.5 tonnes.
You are perhaps thinking of a wider van 2.55 mts. as they have in Europe which has to be towed by a larger vehicle.
DiPhil
Both of you are sort of right and a bit wrong Wendy is right as she refers to the maximum body length for towing the maximum length at 7 metres but its not the same as actual length which is what DiPhil refers to this is maximum 8 metres and now includes the draw bar and coupling In the Uk now its also acceptable to tow a van 2.55 metres wide with a non commercial vehicle
A touring caravan with:
» with a maximum laden weight not exceeding 3,500 kg
» overall width not exceeding 2.55 metres
» overall body length not exceeding 7 metres (excluding drawbar and coupling)
is the maximum size that can be legally towed by a motor vehicle whose maximum gross vehicle weight is less than 3,500 kg
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Not sure if I can upload this photo correctly, but the legal maximum body length for towing with a vehicle less than 3.5 tonne in the UK is 7 metres. The photo is a screenshot from the gov.uk website.
So, I can't upload the photo, but here's the link to the page
https://www.gov.uk/towing-with-car/car-towing-weight-and-width-limits
Quote: Originally posted by Wendy106 on 07/7/2015
Not sure if I can upload this photo correctly, but the legal maximum body length for towing with a vehicle less than 3.5 tonne in the UK is 7 metres. The photo is a screenshot from the gov.uk website.
So, I can't upload the photo, but here's the link to the page
https://www.gov.uk/towing-with-car/car-towing-weight-and-width-limits
Yes that's body length it does not include the A frame draw bar its the length of the body eg from gas locker to rear so the whole caravan is say 7.99 meters with draw bar The government website is a bit misleading or wrote by some fool who doesn't know the construction and use rules so has been a bit lacking in content.
------------- Mark
Uttoxeter (Race days)
Le Serignan Plage (clothed one) August and Scheveningen on way back
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