It is widely believed that car transporters do not require and MOT or road TAX. This is incorrect, there are a few exceptions but a standard recovery truck with a beaver tail and ramps requires both MOT and TAX, regardless of the Logbook
The maximum speed you can travel on UK motorway or dual carriageway with a trailer is 60mph. This assumes that there are no road works or other speed limits in force (i.e. 30mph restrictions), the fastest you travel on single carriageway is 50mph.
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I have started delivering cars using a car trailer and my L200 4x4 Pickup but I was recently stopped and fined by VOSA as they say I should be using a Tachograph. I don't want to get into tacho teritory so I have decided on using a car transporter truck with a gross payload of 3.5 t as that doesn't ...View Entire Thread