Trailer towing weight limits

[wookie]

if you have the licence,would it not be better to hire a truck with tail lift ?,contents hidden from view and wont get wet if it rains.

@yoshie is thinking of using a box trailer , you know the type with a roof, 3 sides and a door at the back!

 

[Justme]

I'm sure someone on here will know the answer, my van can tow a maximum of 2000 Kgs and I'm looking to buy a trailer ,the trailer I would like has a gross weight of 2700 Kgs can I legally tow this, it would never be loaded up with anything like the vans maximum towing weight but I need the size of trailer to get my stuff in. Something in the back of my mind says I can't do it but Google isn't helping, my licence isn't a problem I'm old enough to have the correct class on my licence.

Thanks

Mike

YES

 

[Justme]

Not going to read all the replies but this is the legal position.

For your LICENCE the numbers used are the MAM & MLPM. IE from the V5 section F.1 & or the weight plates.

You do not use real, loaded, weighed weights.

Now to the question asked.

For C&U regs you use the actual weights ie as weighed on a weigh bridge.

I used to use the already posted VOSA doc to prove this point. I now use this link as the gov site has finally caught up.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...towing-a-trailer-with-a-car-or-van-the-basics

This is the bit:-

Where the sum of the maximum plated weights of the towing vehicle and of the trailer added together exceed the plated GCW of the towing vehicle, this is not a problem as long as the ‘actual’ weights of the vehicle and trailer (which may not be fully laden at the time) do not exceed the plated GCW.

 

[yoshie]

Thanks all, I've looks at hiring a luton with a tail lift but the companies I spoke to weren't keen on their vehicle being take abroad also we'll be using the trailer to 'de-clutter' the house before we sell. Thanks for all the assistance.

Mike