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Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have
You can tow trailers up to a certain weight with your car driving licence.…
Most cars have a maximum weight they can tow. It’s usually listed in the…
The equipment you use with your trailer or caravan must: meet certain…
American trailers and caravans do not always meet European safety…
Work out if you’re old enough or have the right kind of licence to tow a trailer from different kinds of vehicle
You must register commercial trailers over 750kg gross weight and all trailers over 3,500kg gross weight before towing them through some European countries.
Guidance and reports on the Department for Transport's trial of longer semi-trailers for articulated goods vehicles.
Checks you should carry out every time you tow a trailer, caravan or horsebox with a car, to make sure you're towing safely and legally.
Who needs to get permission from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), types of trailers that need permission and how to apply.
Get help to classify various types of vehicles such as mobility scooters, dumpers and utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and e-bikes for import and export.
The rules about towing a trailer or caravan with a car changed on 16 December 2021. Find out how the changes affect you.
Check if you need to register a trailer to take it abroad, create an account to register your trailer, manage details of registered trailers.
How trailers are inspected when they're being approved under the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme to make sure they're safe to be used.
A summary of the maximum number of trailers that different vehicles can tow.
Rules on certificates you need to provide and details you need to record when selling small trailers and larger trailers that are exempt from annual testing.
Information about what you can drive and tow depending on when you passed your test.
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