03-08-2014, 08:59 PM
Taken from the directgov website.
So basically - the first point basically says if you drive a very heavy vehicle (3300kg say) and it can tow a braked weight of 1000kg say - you are only allowed to stick 750kg behind it - i.e. you're over the 3500kg limit putting anything on the back. This is to give SOME leniency for when you have a heavy vehicle and the 3500kg maximum basically means you could only tow 100kg - which is silly.
The second point is what applies to us - you can tow a trailer over 750kg as long as the TOTAL weight of the vehicle, trailer and what's in the trailer is less than 3500kg.
Your Kuga (1700) + Tasty Ifor Williams(750) = 2450KG
3500KG Maximum allowed - 2450KG = 1050KG
I.E. you have a capacity of 1050KG you can stick in the trailer.
However you need to make sure the 1050KG+750KG =1800KG Trailer is less than the maximum towing weight of the Kuga. Which seemingly it is.
That's how I understand it - don't blame me when the 5-0 nail yo' ass.
WRONG!
Quote:If you passed your driving test after 1 January 1997 and have an ordinary category B (car) licence, you can:
drive a vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes or 3,500kg MAM towing a trailer of up to 750kg MAM
tow a trailer over 750kg MAM as long as the combined weight of the trailer and towing vehicle is no more than 3,500kg
So basically - the first point basically says if you drive a very heavy vehicle (3300kg say) and it can tow a braked weight of 1000kg say - you are only allowed to stick 750kg behind it - i.e. you're over the 3500kg limit putting anything on the back. This is to give SOME leniency for when you have a heavy vehicle and the 3500kg maximum basically means you could only tow 100kg - which is silly.
The second point is what applies to us - you can tow a trailer over 750kg as long as the TOTAL weight of the vehicle, trailer and what's in the trailer is less than 3500kg.
Your Kuga (1700) + Tasty Ifor Williams(750) = 2450KG
3500KG Maximum allowed - 2450KG = 1050KG
I.E. you have a capacity of 1050KG you can stick in the trailer.
However you need to make sure the 1050KG+750KG =1800KG Trailer is less than the maximum towing weight of the Kuga. Which seemingly it is.
That's how I understand it - don't blame me when the 5-0 nail yo' ass.
WRONG!
