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.
Many small recovery vehicles are just converted flat bed vans. If you intend to buy one, make sure the conversion has been undertaken professionaly and the suspension and brakes have been upgraded appropriately.
Hi guys, do you need some kind of special licence to tow a car or can anybody with a standard drivers licence do it. Also, what about my insurance etc, will it cover this type of thing. Never done it before but nee to get a Picasso I bought at auction home and do not want to pay for a tow truck....View Entire Thread
Have you experienced difficulties with your car? Is the car broken down or does it require servicing? If so then you can arrange for the car to be repaired by your local garage, some of them will even collect the car for you! Jot down a few numbers from the results on this page and give them a ring.
Rawtenstall is actually pronounced Rottenstall and is a small town in the Rossendale Valley, Lancashire. It is thought that the first settlers came to the area in medieval times, although like many of the surrounding settlements, Rawtenstall had a period of growth during the Industrial Revolution.