Ridiculous commercial towing limits.

[Powerboats]

Originally Posted by Silverfox

I'm not sure, I haven't organised it - just paid for it!

Ok let us know. Just interested to know what kit you got for £800 a piece.

Thanks in advance.

[Silverfox]

Originally Posted by Powerboats

Ok let us know. Just interested to know what kit you got for £800 a piece.

Thanks in advance.

We are getting them fitted at Tachograph Systems - Manchester | Tachograph Services and they are the VOSA approved digital Tacho's (Siemens I think).

[SW Boat Transport]

The police and VOSA seem to be getting very hot on this. A friend of mine was pulled into the check site on the A31 near Ringwood recently pulling his boat behind a Discovery. They impounded the trailer, until he could find someone with a tachograph equipped vehicle to collect and complete the journey. I managed to get up there and help him out pretty quickly, but it was still very disruptive for his business.

[C2 RIBS]

Originally Posted by SW RIB Charter

The police and VOSA seem to be getting very hot on this. A friend of mine was pulled into the check site on the A31 near Ringwood recently pulling his boat behind a Discovery. They impounded the trailer, until he could find someone with a tachograph equipped vehicle to collect and complete the journey. I managed to get up there and help him out pretty quickly, but it was still very disruptive for his business.

That spot is a particular favourite as there is a weighbridge and loads of traffic from Poole port , covers people travelling West from Southampton over the Forest towards Bournmouth and Poole also.

I would suggest anyone taking their boats down for work at Weymouth Olympics to be prepared for VOSA checks. As you say they are very active, I regularly see teams with police on M27 service areas close to M3 junction. As you say they appear to be targetting us

[Silverfox]

Originally Posted by Powerboats

Ok let us know. Just interested to know what kit you got for £800 a piece.

Thanks in advance.

The make is Stoneridge - hope that helps.

[Tim M]

Originally Posted by C2 RIBS

That spot is a particular favourite as there is a weighbridge and loads of traffic from Poole port , covers people travelling West from Southampton over the Forest towards Bournmouth and Poole also.

I would suggest anyone taking their boats down for work at Weymouth Olympics to be prepared for VOSA checks. As you say they are very active, I regularly see teams with police on M27 service areas close to M3 junction. As you say they appear to be targetting us

My girlfriends father got pulled here too recently - he had a load of wood in the back of a V70. They weighed the car and due to the distribution of the wood the rear axle was over. Got a nice fine from them.