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Product recall for Kids Baby Activity Pull Along Toy presenting a serious risk of choking and strangulation.
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…
Product recall for Xtone you de le children’s wooden pull along drum car toy, presenting a serious risk of choking and strangulation.
You can tow some small trailers using motorbikes of 125cc or more
Product recall for Wooden ‘Hen Lays Eggs’ pull along toy presenting a serious risk of choking
Product recall for OkOk animal drag snail pull along toy, presenting a serious risk of choking, strangulation and suffocation.
Product Recall for Stone and Clark Pull ‘n Play Xylophone presenting a serious risk of strangulation.
Product recall for Wooden Animal Pull Along Toy – ‘Turtle Maze of Small Beads’, presenting a high risk of choking and suffocation.
Product Safety Report for 3 in 1 Montessori Pull String Baby Toys sold via AliExpress presenting an asphyxiation risk.
The rules about towing a trailer or caravan with a car changed on 16 December 2021. Find out how the changes affect you.
Work out if you’re old enough or have the right kind of licence to tow a trailer from different kinds of vehicle
Guidance on managing and using bed rails safely.
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.
A record 8 Dstl awards have been announced in the King's Birthday Honours List and VCDS Awards 2023.
The licences and qualifications you need to transport horses and how to keep your horses and vehicles safe.
You must register commercial trailers over 750kg gross weight and all trailers over 3,500kg gross weight before towing them through some European countries.
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.
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