Towing question

[Too Late]

Quick question.

I would like to collect a car and tow it home on a trailer
I do not have a B+E on my licence.

My dad on the other hand has a B+E on his licence.

If I wanted to drive up there. Tow the car back on the trailer. Can I take my dad with me and put l plates on for it to be legal?

Got a 110 defender and looking to rent a large trailer for the day motorway and a roads mainly)

Thanks
Nick

[JM]

If your dad is going with you, why can't he just drive?

[ElectricPics]

JM said:

If your dad is going with you, why can't he just drive?

Fair point. But if he won't or can't, then as long as you have a B licence you automatically have provisional entitlement for B+E but I have a feeling you'd need to have a chat with your insurer first to make sure they're fine with it.

[InitialDave]

Nominally, it should be ok - but I've found trailer hire companies can refuse to rent to you if they disagree with what your licence entitlement is, bit wary of any liability that might fall on them for it I suppose.

If you're paying to rent a trailer and paying for the fuel on a Defender towing, it's not that much to just hire a car transporter instead.

[R0G]

From the other thread

R0G said:

Too Late said:

Quick question.

I would like to collect a car and tow it home on a trailer
I do not have a B+E on my licence.

My dad on the other hand has a B+E on his licence.

If I wanted to drive up there. Tow the car back on the trailer. Can I take my dad with me and put l plates on for it to be legal?

Got a 110 defender and looking to rent a large trailer for the day motorway and a roads mainly)

Thanks
Nick

Yes you can do that and DAD does not have to be insured unless he actually drives it

Make sure you inform your insurer that you are doing that = usually no extra cost

[Too Late]

Awesome. Thanks everyone

[BertBert]

What are you telling the insurance company about and why?

[Thurbs]

Yes you can. Dont forget L plates are required also.

[dhutch]

InitialDave said:

If you're paying to rent a trailer and paying for the fuel on a Defender towing, it's not that much to just hire a car transporter instead.

Hiring a 3.5T car transporter is a good call, although depending where you are they are less easy to come by I have found.

Daniel

[R0G]

BertBert said:

What are you telling the insurance company about and why?

That you are using the vehicle for Learner purposes

[OverSteery]

I assume you need a route avoiding motorways..

[R0G]

OverSteery said:

I assume you need a route avoiding motorways..

Not necessary as B+E learners are legally allowed on motorways same as LGV or PCV learners because the basic B test has been passed

[BertBert]

R0G said:

BertBert said:

What are you telling the insurance company about and why?

That you are using the vehicle for Learner purposes

Hmm that's not something I would expect to need to tell the insurance company. It's something that I can do on the licence I have, so unless there were any stipulation to the contrary in the policy I can't see why.
Bert

[R0G]

BertBert said:

Hmm that's not something I would expect to need to tell the insurance company. It's something that I can do on the licence I have, so unless there were any stipulation to the contrary in the policy I can't see why.
Bert

Grey area which insurers have used in the past to get out of paying a claim so best to cover it

[InitialDave]

dhutch said:

Hiring a 3.5T car transporter is a good call, although depending where you are they are less easy to come by I have found.

I used http://www.transporterhire.co.uk/ earlier this year. Mine was from their Leicester guy, but they have vehicles available all over, it seems. I think their model is to have agreements with people who own vehicles that aren't in daily use to make them available for hire during free periods.

[dhutch]

InitialDave said:

I used http://www.transporterhire.co.uk/ earlier this year. Mine was from their Leicester guy, but they have vehicles available all over...

Yes, I have used these people, from Nottingham and Leicester. As you say, it's a franchise type get up, run from peoples home.

Cracking people, cant fault the service, and one of the units has a solid deck which I have used a few times and might even use again shortly.

However, I am now based on the Wirral near Liverpool rather than North Staffordshire, and unless I can find something near it would add a lot to the drive time!


Daniel

[BertBert]

R0G said:

BertBert said:

Hmm that's not something I would expect to need to tell the insurance company. It's something that I can do on the licence I have, so unless there were any stipulation to the contrary in the policy I can't see why.
Bert

Grey area which insurers have used in the past to get out of paying a claim so best to cover it

Do you know of any occasions that an insurer has got out of paying under such circumstances?