WotEver Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 49 minutes ago, cuthound said: here is the wording from the goverment site. Makes you wonder why they include the reference to 750kg at all. The reason is that if you have a heavy tow vehicle (3500kg) you can still tow a trailer up to 750kg, resulting in a combined MAM of 4250kg. Think loaded Transit van with a light trailer. In all other cases the maximum combined MAM is 3500kg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasputin Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 hour ago, WotEver said: The reason is that if you have a heavy tow vehicle (3500kg) you can still tow a trailer up to 750kg, resulting in a combined MAM of 4250kg. Think loaded Transit van with a light trailer. In all other cases the maximum combined MAM is 3500kg. An incredibly stupid law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 8 hours ago, rasputin said: An incredibly stupid law. Undisputedly. But if you’re an old git like me then you can go up to 8500kg regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieron G Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 To clarify my previous post. Ian wanted to move a 25ft boat by road on a trailer. Land rover Defender can legally tow 3500kg as a standard vehicle. If the trailer weighs 800kg the boat can not weigh more than 2700kg, The combined weight of the boat and the trailer. Might seem obvious but needs to be taken into consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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