Silas (son of Silas)
In need of restoration.
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I have been offered the use of a Garage to weld my MG over the winter months. It's taxed and insured but its a non runner. I've been quoted £150 to transport it the 80 miles from Solihull to Wokingham where the garage is.
The thought occurred to me, could I fabricate a towing Dolley for less than the cost of transporting it, or at least not too much more?
Any comments? Anyone made a trailer or towing dolly?
Edited to Add:
I just found this regarding the law and Dollies... So i guess this idea is dead before it starts
The thought occurred to me, could I fabricate a towing Dolley for less than the cost of transporting it, or at least not too much more?
Any comments? Anyone made a trailer or towing dolly?
Edited to Add:
I just found this regarding the law and Dollies... So i guess this idea is dead before it starts
The use of "dollies" is intended for the recovery of broken down vehicles, not for the transportation of a vehicle from "A" to "B". Under Regulation 83 of C&U a motor car is permitted to tow two trailers when one of them is a towing implement and the other is secured to and either rests on or is suspended from the implement. Therefore as a trailer if the maximum laden weight of the dolly exceeds 750 kg it must be fitted with operational brakes, additionally the brakes on the wheels of the second trailer (the towed car) must work and meet the specified requirements. Again this would be very difficult for the rear brakes of a motor car, on their own, to meet the 50% braking efficiency required for a trailer. The dolly would also be required by Regulation 22 of C&U to be fitted with suspension. Regulations 19 and 22 in C&U permit a broken down vehicle to be recovered without complying with these requirements. However, there is further legislation under the Road Traffic Act that introduces a limitation on the maximum speed that the combination can be driven; this is 40mph on motorways and 20mph on other roads.