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29 March 2014, 22:42
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Country: UK - England
Town: Caernarfon
Boat name: Bay Bar Dos
Make: Tornado
Length: 6m +
Engine: Honda 130
MMSI: 235092178
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 557
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  Not sure if these have been put up before
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09 April 2014, 17:08
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Country: UK - England
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 170
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The requirement for the trailer to have a gross weight less than the vehicles unladen weight was scrapped when the licences change in 2013, even the DVSA admitted it made no sense and no other European countries have that requirement. Although now, new drivers since 2013 who pass B+E can not tow over 3500kg (although that is going to cause a problem for approximately nobody).
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09 April 2014, 17:41
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Country: UK - England
Town: Plymouth
Length: 10m +
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 367
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tehguy
The requirement for the trailer to have a gross weight less than the vehicles unladen weight was scrapped when the licences change in 2013, even the DVSA admitted it made no sense and no other European countries have that requirement. Although now, new drivers since 2013 who pass B+E can not tow over 3500kg (although that is going to cause a problem for approximately nobody).
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I disagree, there are quite a few utility companies, etc running Land Rovers with 4000kg air braked trailers, plus things like mini artics which previously fell into the B+E licence category.
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09 April 2014, 19:20
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Country: UK - England
Town: St Helens
Boat name: Wine Down
Make: Maxum
Length: 8m +
Engine: Inboard
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 934
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Is this an official diagram ? Just concerned about the statement at the bottom saying the that the trailer can never be heavier than the car.
I tow a variety of big boats with a Range Rover and while the Rangie is a lard arse, its not as heavy as a 3500kg sportscruiser/trailer combination.
I guess there are quite a few of us on here in a similar position.
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09 April 2014, 19:41
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Country: UK - England
Town: Plymouth
Length: 10m +
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 367
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Landlockedpirate
Is this an official diagram ? Just concerned about the statement at the bottom saying the that the trailer can never be heavier than the car.
I tow a variety of big boats with a Range Rover and while the Rangie is a lard arse, its not as heavy as a 3500kg sportscruiser/trailer combination.
I guess there are quite a few of us on here in a similar position.
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Don't worry, that statement is not correct.
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Professional Boat Transport across England, Wales, Scotland, Europe & Scandinavia. Any boat up to 50ft.
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09 April 2014, 20:32
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Hampshire
Boat name: Altea 2
Make: Narwhal
Length: 5m +
Engine: 90 Mariner
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 855
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Yup, my 110 commercial weighs 1913kg (admittedly more than that, as she's heavily laden with tools), but has a towing capacity of 3500kg.
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09 April 2014, 20:46
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Wakefield
Boat name: Bouncer
Make: Redbay Stormforce
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x Honda 100 Hp
MMSI: 235025718
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 4,177
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Originally Posted by Trailer Guy
Yup, my 110 commercial weighs 1913kg (admittedly more than that, as she's heavily laden with tools), but has a towing capacity of 3500kg.
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Same as my 130 3300 kg unladen
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09 April 2014, 21:02
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: St Helens
Boat name: Wine Down
Make: Maxum
Length: 8m +
Engine: Inboard
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 934
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Cheers guys, spent the last hour searching the .gov sites to find a definative answer cos I thought my rig had become illegal overnight 
With that mistake in mind, is the rest of the diagram accurate ?
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