Help needed with car transportation

Post by **Gayno** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:48 pm

It has to be a trailer or low loader, as no MOT or tax means no wheel can touch the road

106pete · Post by **106pete** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:48 pm

I have but 10 hours of driving at 60ish is asking abit much imo

I'd do it if I was older, when was the cut off date?

Andy I'll pm u now mate. Cheers

Post by **Ammo** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:49 pm

Gayno wrote:It has to be a trailer or low loader, as no MOT or tax means no wheel can touch the road

It is actually a grey area, by law if it's attached to a A frame, it's classed as a trailer

Towing a car using an A-frame or dolly
If you attach an A-frame to a car in order to tow it with a larger vehicle, the car plus A-frame counts as a trailer.
If you use a dolly to tow a broken-down vehicle, the dolly counts as a trailer.
In both cases the usual safety regulations for trailers apply.

Check your equipment meets safety standards

Check your trailer brakes
Any trailer weighing over 750 kilograms must have a working brake system. Some smaller trailers also have brakes, although these are optional. Any brakes on a trailer or caravan must be in good working order. If you haven't used the trailer for while, you may need to get the brakes checked and serviced.

From http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Dr ... /DG_192285

So if you use an A frame it doesn't need to be legal, but for a car it would need to be braked (which it won't be)

Post by **Gayno** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:51 pm

Ha so you can turn the car into a trailer, but then it becomes illegal because it isn't braked?!

Post by **Ammo** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:54 pm

Yeah basically, sods ain't they lol

lxstuart · Post by **lxstuart** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:22 am

do you have brfeakdown cover?

Drive a mile or so down the road, remove the main relay, and phone AA/RAC

get car recovered to home

106pete · Post by **106pete** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:41 am

Ha u know I'd forgotten all about that idea, that'll just cost me the flight up which is about 100

Still think it wud be better to put some legal plates on it tho just do they don't notice there's no tax and mot!

2lude · Post by **2lude** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:21 am

Take your plates and tax and pull the main relay or something similar join the aa if not already and oh dear my car broke down tow me home please

106pete · Post by **106pete** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:56 am

I'm already a member of the aa, I just need to check its a home service or to the nearest garage only!

Do you think they will notice the car being a different colour?

106pete · Post by **106pete** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:32 am

Bingo my roadside relay cover will take me home but just depends if they notice a different colour of car, I guess I can say it was respected and there details are wrong!