If you are using a passenger car with a GVW of less than 3.5 Tonnes then the maximum length of the trailer you can tow is 7m excluding the coupling a drawbar. You are unlikely to exceed this except in the most unusual circumstances.
Its very easy to make sure your trailer is road worthy and your load is securely strapped down, but make sure that you have a legal number plate on the trailer that matches the number plate on the car. A hand written number plate is NOT legal.
Melrose is a small town in Scotland with a great deal of history and architecture. The town originally came into being as a result of the Monastery and has historical connections with King Arthur.
I have purchased a small 21ft bilge keel sailing boat and I intend to tow it behind my car. It is currently kept in the water at Chichester but I don't want to be limited to one sailing location. I allready own a nice double axle trailer, how can I sit a bilge keeler on my trailer as it used to be u...View Entire Thread