Many people who need to transport a car think it will be cheaper to hire a trailer and do it themselves. In fact it can work out as cheap to get a locally car tranport company to do it. Phone around for a few quotes.
If your tow vehicle has a GVW of less than 3.5 tonnes then the maximum permissible weight of any trailer you pull will also be 3.5 tonnes. This is only applicable if the trailer is fitted with either an overrun or electrical braking system.
The South Yorkshire town of Mexborough has a population of around 2000 people and is situated in metropolitan borough of Doncaster. Throughout the 18th, 19th and much of the 20th centuries the town’s economy was based around coal mining, quarrying, brickworks and the production of ceramics, and it soon became a busy railway junction. Following the demise of the coal mining industry in the 1980s Mexborough, like many ex-mining towns and villages, is still in the process of economic and social recovery.
On a recent visit to the car auctions I studied the buyers fees listed on their paperwork and was surprised by how high the buyers fees were. When you add on VAT and the V5 Handling Fee of £25 you may be paying £300 in fees on a £800 car? The result is that there is no chance of a bargain at a car a...View Entire Thread