Towing uninsured van

[Marti99]

Hi, friend want me to tow him 2 miles to a garage to get his van fixed. (tow rope) It's sorned and has no insurance. I've told him his van needs to be insured but he is willing to take the chance. Questions is, can I be charged with anything being the lead tow vehicle?

[HantsRat]

Yes as you will be driving and in control of the vehicle (via a tow rope)

Best bet is use a recovery truck.

[TooMany2cvs]

Marti99 said:

Questions is, can I be charged with anything being the lead tow vehicle?

Definitely! Causing/permitting using without insurance. Same points/fine as if you were driving.

[Andehh]

In short it is a total pit fall & not a risk I would be willing to take. A proper mate will understand and appreciate the potential nightmare if he/you/rope was to come unstuck and an accident occurred. Seeing as YOU would probably be the closest thing to a ''responsible party'' (leading, driving, insured etc...) I would imagine you'd be first in line for any bummage.

AVOID like the plague. I had my car taken 50 miles on the pack of a tuck for not a huge amount of money. Look at the website SHIPLY for people who can probably help...

[The Mad Monk]

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Look at the website SHIPLY for people who can probably help...





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Hmm.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php...

[TooMany2cvs]

The Mad Monk said:

Andehh said:

Look at the website SHIPLY for people who can probably help...

Hmm.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php...

That's a bit like blaming BT because the hooker whose card you found in a phone box turned out to be... misdescribed.

[Marti99]

Thanks for all the replies, I thought that might be the case so have said no.

Cheers

[TwigtheWonderkid]

I thought all UK motor policies by law had to give tp cover to anything being towed. If so, a vehicle being towed would have tp cover provided by the towing vehicles insurance.

[InitialDave]

Would the garage not sort out collecting it?

[TooMany2cvs]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

I thought all UK motor policies by law had to give tp cover to anything being towed. If so, a vehicle being towed would have tp cover provided by the towing vehicles insurance.

Except a van on a rope isn't a trailer. It's a vehicle being emergency recovered - for which it needs to be fully legal in its own right.

If you're arguing it's a trailer, then you're into a world of C&U woes - not least the lack of automatically operated brakes, and the rather flexible towing attachment...

[SantaBarbara]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

I thought all UK motor policies by law had to give tp cover to anything being towed. If so, a vehicle being towed would have tp cover provided by the towing vehicles insurance.

You have been reading your book of motoring Myths again, have you?