new trailer regs?

[W.olly]

Many years agi i built and fettled car trailers, but since then new regs on DIY/altering trailer shave come in. I have a pair of 5 ton axles and chassis from an old trailer that has no plates. I want to extend the chassis, well infact fit longer chassis rails.

How do i go about this to be legit with the plate weights when the original are no there from the start?

 

[rtbcomp]

call it a repair.

 

[winchman]

Fit a plate with the date you originally bought it as you are just repairing / re bodying an original trailer

 

[Robotstar5]

As long as you are "repairing" an old one there shouldn't be a problem.

 

[ukracer]

As long as you are "repairing" an old one there shouldn't be a problem.

How much of the old one needs to be left usable?

 

[brightspark]

just rebuild it and say nowt. its not as if your using this years axles and hubs .there oldies

 

[blenkie1]

How many people on here have actually been stopped and asked about trailers? Loads of people around have not even passed the trailer test and never been stopped never mind asked about the trailer. Brother-in-law actually tipped a livestock trailer onto its side wiping out some signs with livestock inside and had no licence and no brakes. Strangely nothing happened to him still driving about with no licence

 

[BrokenBiker]

i was towing before taking the proper test for me to be able to, i was stopped once outside my fathers house in his car with his trailer on and the copper wasnt interested in the trailer at all, just wanted to check i was insured for the car

 

[brightspark]

the only time I ever got pulled towing my stockcar on trailer was by a motorway cop .not for a reason just to be snotty and give me a producer

 

[zx9]

How much of the old one needs to be left usable?

'Trigger's broom' I expect.

 

[the snooper]

got a new avatar for you

 

[garethp]

If you're worried about rules and getting stopped you should find your local livestock auctioneers and look at the standard farm trailer, the ones round here never have the correct reg on (usually its written on in but still wrong), wheels can be at any angle depending on how knackered the wheel bearings are and lights are optional extras, the norm being a smashed fitting with at best a bulb hanging out or simply a bunch of wires covered in cow *****

 

[brightspark]

if the coppers are short of numbers in there pocket book they sit outside the car bootsales or the council tip looking at the sh..ite trailers and cars . why look for them when the crap comes to u and u get your quota in

 

[zx9]

got a new avatar for you
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Moi ?

 

[W.olly]

So not to bother about building a new one then, may aswel go the whole hog and just use the axles and HD hitch.

I used to have that avatar Snoop lol, but then i lost all my hair as it was long

 

[Justme]

1, How many people on here have actually been stopped and asked about trailers?

2, Brother-in-law actually tipped a livestock trailer onto its side wiping out some signs with livestock inside and had no licence and no brakes.

1, About 1/3rd of my work comes from people that have been stopped & prosecuted, 1/3 from those stopped but given a warning & 1/3 from those that know they need it before doing it.

2, That looks like a good reason to get trained to me.

 

[Justme]

If you're worried about rules and getting stopped you should find your local livestock auctioneers and look at the standard farm trailer, the ones round here never have the correct reg on

Farm trailers do not need to have the right number plate on, as long as its one for a vehicle registered to that farm. They are the only people allowed to do this.

 

[cocker]

Farm trailers do not need to have the right number plate on, as long as its one for a vehicle registered to that farm. They are the only people allowed to do this.

We've been told the same applies to works trailers , by the office ladyboys .
Are they telling porkys ?

 

[addjunkie]

I repaired a trailer for a local shepardess, because shed had a warning at the mart, same person also did the trailer training / test. Personaly speaking i dont think its such a bad thing, ever watched caravaners reversing, why do you think the designed those electric movers.

I got stopped 4 weeks ago pulling a stock trailer. Brake light out. Checked it over, off he went. Time before that i was doing 100 plus on the m5 pulling a power boat, but it was many years ago.

My understanding is it only needs a weight plate an is supposed to be inspected, but not alot of info on where when and by who.

 

[addjunkie]

I put a couple of trikes through sva, wasnt so difficult