There are a number of laws governing the towing of trailers in the UK. Make sure you have the correct licence, a vehicle that can legally pull the load that you intend to pull and that the vehicle and trailer or in good working order.
The load deck of your transporter may be constructed using ply wood. This is obviously susceptible to water ingress and can become soft and lose its structural strength. There is nothing more embarassing than having a wheel break through the deck.
My Range Rover weight in at over 2 tonnes and my boat on its trailer must weight another 2 tonnes at least. I have been towing it happily like this but a work colleage says that I need a tachograph as the total weight of the car, trailer and boat is over 3.5 tonnes. Is this really true? I thought th...View Entire Thread
Also known simply as Leigh, Leigh-On-Sea lies directly next to Southend-On-Sea and forms part of Southend for administrative purposes. As of 2001 the town had a population of just over 20,000. Traditionaly, Leigh has been a port and fishing town, focusing mainly on shell fish and white bait.