If you took your driving test after January 1st 1997, your entitlement to towing a trailer is somewhat restricted and under many criteria you would be required to take an additional test.

To find out if you require to take a test, follow the flow chart below:

If the Tow Vehicle is a 3.5 Ton Vehicle:

If the Tow Vehicle is less than a 3.5 Ton Vehicle:

N.B trailer weights are counted as the MAM (Maximum Authorised Mass) which is the same as the Gross Laden Weight even when the trailer is empty.

  • Training given in all aspects required to pass this new test
  • Road driving
  • Set piece manoeuvres
  • Reversing exercise
  • Deceleration lane test
  • Vehicle combinations available for training and the test
  • Assessments given

 

 

Contact
Robert Dent - Telephone: 01423 780594 E-mail: robert@towtutor.co.uk
Rays Farm, Smelthouses, Harrogate. HG3 4DJ.