Trailers and towing capacity

[gra001]

Just looking at the towing capacity of my car (Mit Colt CZT, braked and unbraked) before I get bogged down with trailer brochures and more statistics. Braked towing capacity is 750kg. Caterham (possibly CSR...heavier!) and trailer look like they will be well above that. I know manufacturers go on the cautious side. Do you guys think this will be a problem?

[F355GTS]

If you get stopped and weighed then it's 3 points (as I know to my cost!) Thing is that the trailer will probably be 400Kgs, plus a CSR at circa 600Kgs that's 25% over, I'd reckon that's pushing hte boundaries a bit too far

[falcemob]

Mark, how do VOSA work out what is legal/illegal? Do they take it off manufacturers weights or make their own rules up. Didn't you get done on axle weight and how did they work that out?

[gra001]

F355GTS said:

If you get stopped and weighed then it's 3 points (as I know to my cost!) Thing is that the trailer will probably be 400Kgs, plus a CSR at circa 600Kgs that's 25% over, I'd reckon that's pushing hte boundaries a bit too far

So the worrying bit is getting stopped. What about the effect on the towcar or do the manufacturers assume 4 - 5 people in the car before they calculate their (conservative?) figure. If this is the case then things are a bit better as only 1 -2 bods in the car so hopefully OK? I see Fiestas, 206`s, etc etc towing.

[agent006]

I'm sure i read a post on here a while back from someone who got stopped with an empty trailer because the trailer COULD carry a car heavier than the weight limit of the towing car.

[gra001]

agent006 said:

I'm sure i read a post on here a while back from someone who got stopped with an empty trailer because the trailer COULD carry a car heavier than the weight limit of the towing car.

Bloody hell....that`s just crazy!!!

[F355GTS]

falce

yep they take it off the plate on the car and trailer, then at the roadside weigh stations they have single axle weigbridges