New boat trailer Regs

I have just looked at my Sovereign Graduate combi bought about a year ago. It has the brackets for the trailerboard structure, but the lashing eyes prevent it being slid in, so its either on or off-no adjustment. Not great.

It seems that the companies who have invested in complying to the new standards will potentially be undercut by those who don't using a concession albeit this is time limited. I don't think that the regs are that onerous and will be beneficial to drive up standards. I am all for individuals choosing there own path in life however would rather not be wiped out by others errant trailers and loads whilst using the road network. Unless of course the penalties are of a Soudi Arabia nature and the compensation eye watering:)

Wizard wheeze - Is that a Molesworth reference? Excellent!

Originally posted by iGRF Originally posted by Thunder Road hope and bailer twine always will, Hmm hope and bailer twine, am I ever going to get the hang of all these highly technical Finn boy terms. So Bailer Twine, let me guess it stops the bailer floating away when you go over?

It's the very expensive string for remote opening and closing of the small bailer as knitted in place by Rodney

We had a classic in the village of the damned this weekend. One of our custodians of the country side damaged themselves. The road to the farm was so badly maintained that the ambulance couldn't get down it. In the end all was well due to the efforts of the paramedics (well done guys), but the alternative was an air ambulance at vast expense. While I agree about enforcement, surely this should have priority over spending money on regulations and their enforcement which will do nothing. Basically people who maintain their trailers and equipment always did because they want to arrive with the least amount of trouble and drama, people who cobbled it together with hope and bailer twine always will, no matter what regulations are introduced! It is the human condition.