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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

• What you can tow

  You can tow trailers up to a certain weight with your car driving licence.…

• Towing weight and width limits

  Most cars have a maximum weight they can tow. It’s usually listed in the…

• Trailers, caravans and towing equipment

  The equipment you use with your trailer or caravan must: meet certain…

• Towing an American caravan or trailer

  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

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.

• Updated: 22 April 2024

You can tow some small trailers using motorbikes of 125cc or more

Check the tariff classification for four-wheeled vehicles powered by an electric motor fitted with a hydraulic lifting device and telescopic jib.

• Updated: 26 April 2023

Check the tariff classification for all-terrain vehicles designed to be used as tractors.

• Updated: 13 December 2022

Information about what you can drive and tow depending on when you passed your test.

• Updated: 20 May 2022

• Updated: 18 May 2022

Product recall for Zebra A/S wooden toy truck and trailer with cars presenting a high risk of choking.

• Updated: 25 March 2022

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.

• Updated: 23 April 2021