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8th December 2016, 10:15 | #21 | |
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B only means: "tow a trailer over 750kg MAM as long as the combined MAM of the trailer and towing vehicle is no more than 3,500kg" MAM of a 75 is a smidge over 2 tons, any the lightest trailer I can find on Briam James' website that will take a 75 is 2,600KG MAM - that's a total of over 4.6 tons MAM which is obviously above the MAM allowed. |
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Worth remembering that most Discoverys, Defenders and Range Rovers are rated to tow 3500kg with normal over-run brakes (or 4000kg with coupled brakes) so will do the job of moving a 75/ZT with ease & capacity to spare. And as a rough rule-of-thumb, professional (not home built) transporter trailers come in two categories: 2600kg gross - weigh approx. 600kg, can carry approx. 2000kg, and... 3500kg gross -weigh around 800kg, can carry approx. 2700kg. (The above, of course, is all subject to using a suitably rated towing vehicle). And one last thing, check the trailers tyre pressures before you are about to load - an under inflated tyre will look ok when only carrying the trailers own weight, but will be soft & dangerous once loaded & heading off down the motorway at 60mph...
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8th December 2016, 14:28 | #24 |
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Be careful if you have had a re-issued license as it has bben known for some groups to be left off the new license.
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A handy link to check your license and what categories you can drive and what the categories mean:
https://www.viewdrivingrecord.servic...licence-number |
9th December 2016, 23:49 | #26 | |
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Yes. be especially careful as you get older. Unless you take specific action when your license is renewed at age 70 you will lose all entitlements except to drive a simple car, no trailer, no motor bike, nothing, so be prepeared. I understand that previous entittlements cannot be backdated onto your lecense shoudl you fail to take the necessary action at the time. |
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10th December 2016, 00:00 | #27 |
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Useful info- the smaller professional trailer rated at 2600kg, weighing 600kg, loaded with a 75 weighing 1600kg max totals 2200kg. Over the official recommended max towing load but not by too much in my opinion.
Looking at the DVLA site on towing weights it doesn't actually say that towing such a load is illegal and this is where all the confusion remains. |
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10th December 2016, 09:47 | #29 | |
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Harry, unfortunately I'm not actually sure. Check your license expiry date it will likely be your 70th birthday. I understand the DVLA should write to you to give you the chance to renew and I think you will need to provide a note from your doctor to say you are fit to drive. Might even be an idea to phone them up to enquire.
Surely one of our +70 members has been through this process and can give chapter and verse? As with anything sent to the DVLA, make sure you 'lose' your existing license so you can't find it to send to them. Remember in cases in the past when people have sent licenses in for change of address etc, they became lost in the system, there was no record of that person ever having a license or passing a test, so had to start again. I believe one such victim was a police motorcyclist! Maybe I'm being paranoid, but with some of the things you hear about the DVLA , although I'm told they are improving despite the lack of local offices. It would be good to hear from others' experiences withthe DVLA, is there a suitable existing thread? |
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