All three of our units tow behind a suitable vehicle, which is the point of them. Towing on the public road brings rules, and they sit with the driver and the towing vehicle, not with us. The essentials, in plain English.
Licences
Since the rule change of December 2021, drivers holding a standard category B car licence may tow trailers up to 3,500kg MAM, the older restriction on post-1997 licences was removed. That covers our units in principle, but two checks remain yours: your own licence categories (check the DVLA record, not memory), and your towing vehicle’s limits, the handbook and the vehicle plate state the maximum it may tow, and exceeding it is an offence regardless of licence.
The combination
- The towing vehicle must be rated for the unit’s weight, a 12ft at under 3,500kg and a 16ft at approximately 1,950kg sit within most 4x4 and larger van ratings, but verify against your specific vehicle
- Number plate matching the towing vehicle on the unit’s bracket
- Working lights, indicators and reflectors, connected and checked before moving
- Breakaway cable correctly attached, not looped over the ball
Before every movement
The pre-tow checklist in our handover pack covers it: hitch locked, breakaway connected, lights working, tyres sound, corner steadies fully raised, doors and hatches secured, toilet waste emptied before towing (the sticker on the tank says the same), and nobody inside, ever. Speed limits for towing combinations are lower than solo limits; drive to them.