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- Stay in a high gear, keeping the engine revs low. This will help to prevent the engine overheating. If you tow regularly, you may be able to fit cooling system parts, such as a larger radiator or a more effective fan.
- Keep to the legal speed limit. In the UK, the maximum speed for towing a car with a trailer/caravan is 60mph on motorways and dual carriageways; 50mph on single carriageways; and 30mph in built-up areas. Maximum speed limits vary across Europe.
- Before you travel, secure all items in the trailer and tow car. Close all windows, roof vents and doors.
- Your trailer or caravan must be fitted with an approved style number plate.
- By law, if you are towing during darkness your trailer will need to be fitted with:
- Two red side lights at the rear
- Brake lights
- Number plate light
- At least one rear fog light (if the
trailer is more than 1.3m wide)
- Two red triangular reflectors
- Trailers and caravans do not currently require an MOT but you will need to ensure that it is roadworthy.
- It is illegal to allow passengers to travel inside the trailer/caravan
- Your trailer/caravan lights must work properly. If you're towing abroad you may be legally obliged to fit a separate warning light inside your car to indicate that your trailer/caravan lights are working.
- Reversing takes practice - lots of it. Take it slowly at all times and, if you can, turn in your seat so that you are facing as near straight backwards as possible. This makes it easier to sense how to steer when you have three axles and a pivot to contend with....
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