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    Posted: 08 Feb 13 at 3:02pm
Not sure how they will apply the front lights to a cat trailer as most if not all have the hulls out sdie of the wheel line and the trailer frame. oh and i like the fact that my lighting board sits on the back of the cat where it is easy to see not low down like the suggested place which is also a lot lower than car lights are.

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Originally posted by Telltale

Whist the practical issue of towing and how to tow is important, I think that there are more important issues to be discussed relating to the new EU trailer regulations. 

Consider the financial implications of this:

There is discussion relating to lighting whereby all electrics have to be WITHIN the trailer.

In addition, there would be no overhang permitted, and side lighting may be required.

This means that the trailers might look like this. The implementation date seems to be 2016 and 'a week is a long time in Europe', but are we ready for this?

 

http://flyingfifteen.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/maybe-the-future-of-trailers-looks-like-this/ 

 
Missed this thread first time round. I've got one of those trailers with the internal lighting setup for my bigger boat and they are a nightmare. Basically they are not salt**ter proof, so I'm forever scraping terminals to make the connections good. Far better off and more reliable to have a separate lighting boat that has no connections on route and never goes near salt water.
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There's certainly a strong motivation to refurbish old road bases rather than buy new ones... Maybe even Grandfather's axe type refurbishments will become popular...
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I can see the market in second hand trailers growing and prices rising, these new trailers can only be more expensive.
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Yes thats right but can’t find any info anywhere. I can see lots of companies are not selling the new style trailers - Indespensions website there is no mention and all looks the same.
Surely somebody needs to put out a press release  to inform us all if there is a change.
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As far as I can tell the new regs only apply to new trailers.
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See the link below to see photos of the regs for dinghy trailers .

http://www.boonboats.co.uk/acatalog/Road_Bases.html

This is what I was looking for when I first posted this thread but it looks like most people are unaware of the new regs.



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Driving licenses are changing again in January 2013. So perhaps more confusion? https://www.gov.uk/towing-with-car 

I found this web page tells you exactly what *you* can drive with your age and current license  categories. https://www.gov.uk/towing-rules 
 
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Originally posted by welshwizard

you need a b+e if the trailer weighs more than 750kgs...

OR

if the car and trailer weigh more than 3500kgs combined!!!

shouldn't and doesn't really bother 'dinghy' sailors

buts its great watching caravans getting pulled on the A55 in north Wales in the summer!!!
Watch all those drivers of heavy 4x4s as some of those must be approaching 3500kg
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