Towing rules

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TheArchitect

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1,238 posts

178 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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I've read a few places but I'm still not 100% clear. I have a Clio I'd like to put on a hired trailer at some point in the future and tow however I'm a little unsure.

I have a Mazda 6 which I see has 1600kg max towing weight. Weight of car 1575kg.
I have a Clio which weighs 1110kg.
I have a licence with only B entitlement for towing.

I understand the max weight of everything cannot be more than 3500kg. Leaving me with a max trailer weight of 815kg

Is there a trailer which I can put my Clio on and tow it and is this within my licence restrictions?

GreatGranny

9,097 posts

225 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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There's a sticky at the top of this page which explains it all.

gruffalo

7,509 posts

225 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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If you max trailer weight is that high you can get pretty much any thing with in your license rules but not within the towing limits of the Mazda 6, 1500KG is not much.

A Brian James C2 Blue of some 3.5m load length weighs in at around 400KG with the Clio on top that is about your limit.

Edited by gruffalo on Wednesday 23 April 18:28

hobbiniho

109 posts

190 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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dont forget trailer+load cannot weigh more than towing vehicle so the total train weight that you are allowed is 1575+1575=3150 this gives you about 465kg for a trailer

R0G

4,984 posts

154 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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You have not quite got the licence rules

The licence rules work on plated weights not actual weights

Put simply ....

To tow a trailer over 750 kgs plated MAM weight on a B licence the one extra rule on top of the other towing rules is that the GVW of the towing vehicle added to the trailer plated MAM must not total more than 3500 kgs

If the towing vehicle has a GVW of 2000 kgs then the maximum plated weight for the trailer will be 1500 kgs = one example

R0G

4,984 posts

154 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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I think your mazda 6 might have a GVW of 2055 kgs so the maximum plated weight for the trailer will be 1445

If it is plated higher than 1445 then you need to contact the manufacturer of that trailer to have it down plated

If you has a trailer plated at say 1400 and it weighed 400 empty then the max load for the trailer would be 1000