Car for events?

i know the new licenses only allow us to tow 750kg i think that a focus should be able to tow nearly that legaly, dont forget 200's arent hugely heavy.

Dan

If that is the case, why then if i were to buy a £200 old banger 1.2 and insure it 3rd party only it would be cheap as anything and if i were to buy a brand new 09 reg 1.0 the newer car will always be more expensive to insure 3rd party only?

Dan

you can insure any car any way you want, the main issue is the fact a lot of cars you get now can come already insured for you so you dont have to pay ay extra.

It worked out cheaper for me to be insured for a year fully comp on a 2ltr honda accord than it did 3rd party fire and theft on a 1.2 new polo.

Dan

On a post 1997 licence you can tow up to 750KG, and it MUST be an unbraked trailer. Anything else, and you can be pulled over for "driving otherwise in accordance with your licence." (Or words to that effect) and there could be a fine and points involved.

Remember though, its not the *actual* weight, its the *plated* weight on the trailer that they go on. Eg: I couldn't tow a friends old RIB trailer (twin axle, braked, and weighed about 700 kg empty) as the plated MAM is around 2100kg. (That and its braked!)

Check the cars owner manual for the maximum weight they say you can tow .. My Licence lets me tow 750kg, my towbar is rated to 2000kg (75kg nose weight max), but the manufacturer recomends towing no more than 690kg (aprox) ... So if your car is still under a warranty or service plan, don't exceed that limit! If they find out you have done, they can say thats the cause of any brakages / damage etc etc, and you'll be out of pocket ..

Scooby_Simon - Car crushing is bad! Just because the car is uninsured, doesn't mean it should be crushed! If they sold them on, there would be plenty more 2nd hand cars out there. They'd make some money out of it as well, as the money from its sale will cover the cost of catching it, staff hours doing paperwork, and will then be no crushing cost!

By the other hand though .. More 2nd hand cars potentially means fewer new cars sold, and the government like cashing in on new car sales ..

Ummm, sorry but I think you may well be slightly off here.  Take a look at the following link, a dvla document on towing, page 4 in particular.

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/leaflets/inf30.pdf

This is a quote from the table explaining what drivers with class B entitlement can tow:

"Cars with a maximum authorised mass of no more than 3500kg, having no more than eight passenger seats, towing a trailer up to 750kg.

A car and a trailer, where the total maximum authorised mass of both is not more than 3500kg and the maximum authorised mass of the trailer is not more than the unladen weight of the car.

A car with an unladen weight of 1.25 tonnes and a maximum authorised mass of 2 tonnes towing a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of 1.25 tonnes could be driven under category B entitlement as the maximum authorised mass of both is not more than 3.5 tonnes and the maximum authorised mass of the trailer is not more than the unladen weight of the car."

As far as my understanding goes, any vehicle with a MAM over 750kg should be braked, so the last paragraph would allow for a braked trailer.  I suppose as a brake on a trailer is a safety feature, and I doubt there is any reason why a trailer under 750kg MAM couldn't be braked, it would seem silly to ban drivers with only Class B entitlement from towing a braked trailer.

Of course staying within the weight you are allowed with your particular car may well be the limiting factor here.