Does a WDH allow a vehicle to legally exceed its towball/towbar weight carrying

Very precisely put!!! I wish someone would explain that to the b____y caravan salesmen. That's just another furphy they spread, like you can check the weight when the van is empty - no water, gas bottles, clothes, camping gear, annexe etc. All told when people turn up with a mid size tug and want to buy a big van. Why is it only the insurance companies who worry about this? Why aren't the governments doing something to enforce their own rules? There are so many unsafe car/caravan combinations on the road that sometimes it can be scarey to be on the road with them. And mostly driven by retirees who have never driven anything bigger than a commodore in their lives. I guess there are too many of them and they all vote!!!


teege

I don't want to enter into that debate, but there Towing Education courses are available and well worth the effort and cost

I must learn to edit, cut and paste properly.. I meant

I don't want to enter into that debate, but Towing Education courses are available and well worth the effort and cost.

Pretty rude; pretty presumptious and very much unsubstantiated comments from Teege. I have relations in that age group of caravanners & I think they are just great. we all get old one day & hopefully we continue to caravan. Be nice or be quiet.

Jomahk
I don't have a problem with people who "continue to caravan" . The one's that are my concern are the ones who get to that stage of life and have never caravanned before. You only have to spend a few days in a caravan park to identify them. They have everything that opens and shuts and can't even park their van. Most of the experienced caravanners aren't going out and buying the 24 ft plus monstrosities that are more and more filling up the caravan parks. I too am getting old and will continue to caravan.

teege

because salesmen(some)will tell people what ever they want to hear in order to make a sale.
some are scum of the earth
cheers