You can no longer get away with a hand written number plate on a piece of card. The police are likely to stop you if you do. The number plate attached to your trailer must be correctly styled and numbered according to UK law.
It is perfectly legal for your load to overhang the rear end of your trailer. However, if the overhang is over 1m it should be marked with a bright flag. Go over 2m and you will require an illuminated marker board.
Like many of you I run a 3.5 tonne car transporter, sprinter conversion. It weighs in at over 2.2 tonnes which doesn't leave me much for cars, perhaps a 3 door focus if I am lucky. Has anybody tried any weight saving techniques?...View Entire Thread
A useful list of phone numbers and addresses for Recovery Operators in your neighbourhood. Many of these companies do not have a web presence so you will not find them in the Google search results. Simply scan down the list of names and addresses on the page, select a company near you and give them a ring!
Peterhead is a remote town on the far east coast of Scotland. Peterhead is known as a fishing port but in recent years the fishing industry has receeded. Until recently RAFBuchan was located near Peterhead.