am i allowed to tow a trailor on a standard car licence

[ian_saxo]

hi every 1 at the moment i have a golf diesel and if i am allowed to towe a trailer with my bike onit i will be getting a towe bar onit asap lol .so the question is if got a full uk licence and am i allowed to towe a trailer or do you have to do a nufer test to allow you to cheers ian ;)

[itslikethat]

How old are you ?

[mark1311]

depends when you passed your test, not how old.

and also depends on size and weight of trailor.

[swampy]

depends on your age and the gross mass weight of the car, trailor and bike

[ian_saxo]

i am 22 yrs old passed when i was 17 and it would be a 3 bike trailor with 3 moto x bikes on if that helps

[LeeM]

ill have a quick look but i believe if you passed after 2001 you can only tow a trailer that weighs less than the car youre using to tow it once its loaded up

[dave_1]

Nothing to do with age its when you passed your test but its the gross weight of the car,trailor and bike. Unless you buy a tractor then you can tow alot more weight even on a provisional.

[LeeM]

i think i may be wrong
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/CaravansTrailersCommercialVehicles/DG_4022564

[ian_saxo]

ok cheers m8 if i have to do a test i dont mind just dont want to go thro the hassle of getting a towe bar fitted then get pulled over and get points ian

[danindarlo]

Nope u need B+E on the back of pink thing ;)

[ian_saxo]

danindarlo have you done a trailor test if so how did you gp around doing it cheers ?

[danindarlo]

yeah i have mate however im in the Air Force and its my job so they paid for it as part of my training ... anit worth risking it as the police with have your trailer and anything on it ... theres alot of trailer training places now but i know you have to do a test on it.

[motocrossjord]

I got told you can aslong as the trailer and what ever on the trailer weigh less then 500kg?...

[danindarlo]

Im pretty sure since the law changed you have to B+E on the back of ya pink ;) best thing check DVLA website or phone them to confirm

[Jordysport]

If you passed your test after 2001 then you can tow a trailer upto a combined GROSS weight of 3.5 tonnes, totally irrelevent if your towing nothing or the full capacity of the trailer, its the GROSS weight of the Towing vehicle and the GROSS weight of the trailer.
Plus the trailer GROSS weight must not be more than 750kg.

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