where's my tow hook thingy?

[virgil]

Now this may sound like a stupid question, but I can't find any towing eye or hook on the back of my focus or 5 series estate...I've arranged to tow my griff to storage in the morning and got a couple of mates to help and one said he didn't have a tow bar...I said no worries well just use my Focus and use the towing eye...went to check it had one this morning and can't see one on that or my 5 series estate.....

Do modern cars not come with rear towing eyes any more?
If not what do I do?

[PumpkinSteve]

They've always been inside the boot in my previous cars, usually they have their own place inside the foam block of the spare wheel well. Even my cars that didn't come with spare wheels still had the foam block there with the towing eye inside.

[Triumph Man]

As above, should be in the boot if it's nowhere visible. There should be a little plastic flap in the bodywork that opens to reveal a thread, if it's anything like my mother's old Focus.

[cra1gy1989]

Same on my a3, open a little flap and there will be a thread, I'm sure mine was a left hand thread?

[virgil]

Cheers guys. Managed to post the question twice from my phone.

Didn't think of that...knew it was there for the front...didn't think it'd be there for the back too.

Told you it was a stupid question ;-)