Towing In Europe

In Germany Trailers since many, many years need to have the lighting bar extensions, the frame needs to be welded (no kit Trailers...), the trailer needs to have an offical vehicle identification number, an individual license plate associated to the VIN, and if not purely used for recreational sports purposes (green letters on license plate) we need to pay a weight depended road tax on the trailer. So it is pretty tough to comply anyway.

Still people made it to Keel Week etc. I guess for Germany it is more important to stick with the 80 km/h an hour Speed Limit for trailers than how the lights are attached on an foreign trailer.

Many German trailer owners have a special exemption to go 100 km/h with trailer, but there is a whole set of extra rules related to that (it's Germany after all...)

Tell us how you are certain.

Originally posted by blueboy Originally posted by ballcocks Another reason to vote out! So you think enough people would want to buy a new trailer that's illegal to tow in the rest of Europe that manufacturers would have any realistic choice except to comply to EU rules?

I would say if you took the 'arms' off and your lighting board was secured and at the transom and in good working order then the plod will take very little interest.

Edited by jeffers - 30 Mar 16 at 1:56pm

Originally posted by ballcocks Another reason to vote out!

So you think enough people would want to buy a new trailer that's illegal to tow in the rest of Europe that manufacturers would have any realistic choice except to comply to EU rules?