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Jax365

31/5/2014 at 11:28am
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Quote: Originally posted by Janx on 30/5/2014

Quote: Originally posted by Jax365 on 30/5/2014 He said that people behind him were not his problem....

Too many people don't use their mirrors it's crazy, you need to see whats all around you.

It's more than crazy IMHO. But some people don't seem to see the danger of not doing so.

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Quote: Originally posted by sennen26 on 30/5/2014
There is a towing test a for those who only got they licence in the last few years. Or you could take you LGV test which would learn to to tow safely and every year you have to do extra training so it would keep people up to date. What is really needed is some kind of test for everyone who tows.

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i'm one of the lucky ones where i dont need to do a towing test as past mine in 2004 but have towed my dads van a few times and am seriously considering just doing the practice and test just so i know what the experts know. i think doing it is no harm

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31/5/2014 at 7:02pm
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Hi I thought the it was law to use towing mirrors and the law is 1997 licence to tow.

Colin21

31/5/2014 at 8:42pm
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Joe, It is indeed the law to use towing mirrors, and absolutely stupid not to do so anyway. How anyone can feel safe on the road without knowing what is coming up from behind I will never know. We also need to check mirrors when passing cyclists etc, so how can anyone do that if they don't have towing mirrors?

Those of us who passed our test before the law changed can tow on our existing licence, but those who passed more recently can only tow under certain conditions. The limit on a car licence currently is 3.5 tonnes, including a trailer, whereas previously it had been 7.5 tonnes.

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Hacksaw Bob

31/5/2014 at 9:14pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 31/5/2014

Those of us who passed our test before the law changed can tow on our existing licence, but those who passed more recently can only tow under certain conditions. The limit on a car licence currently is 3.5 tonnes, including a trailer, whereas previously it had been 7.5 tonnes.

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