1. What does your car manual say the braked towing weight your car can pull?
2. What are the unladen and laden weights of the caravan?
3. when did you pass your test?
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Quote: Originally posted by Andy 2480 on 19/7/2016
according to v5
BTW 2200KG.
CARAVAN
MIR0 1242KG
MTPLM 1482KG
Quote: Originally posted by Andy 2480 on 19/7/2016
mass in service 1726
max permissible mass 2170
Tech permissible maximum towable mass braked 2200
CC ADVICE makes it just over a 85% match but in reality that's going to be well under 85%
Calculation is 1726 divided by 100 then multiplied by 85 making the answer 1467 (your MTPLM is 1482)
Looks good to me with a B+E which you have
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Quote: Originally posted by Andy 2480 on 19/7/2016
according to v5
BTW 2200KG.
CARAVAN
MIR0 1242KG
MTPLM 1482KG
Quote: Originally posted by Andy 2480 on 19/7/2016
mass in service 1726
max permissible mass 2170
Tech permissible maximum towable mass braked 2200
CC ADVICE makes it just over a 85% match but in reality that's going to be well under 85%
Calculation is 1726 divided by 100 then multiplied by 85 making the answer 1467 (your MTPLM is 1482)
Looks good to me with a B+E which you have
ROG, am I right in assuming that I am restricted in France to tow no faster than 56mph?
Car (Cayenne) = 2200kg
Maximum towing capacity stated as 3500kg
Total MTW is 5700kg, right? but if I am only towing 640kg, am I still restricted to the lower speed limit?
Thank you
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Yes as mad as it sounds if you are capable of towing big never mind what your towing your restricted
I towed a small trailer tent sub 500 kg s with a zafira that meant I could theoretically do 130 kph ,moved over to a Sedona meant I was restricted to 90 with the same trailer tent !!
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Quote: Originally posted by andyd71 on 19/7/2016
Yes as mad as it sounds if you are capable of towing big never mind what your towing your restricted
I towed a small trailer tent sub 500 kg s with a zafira that meant I could theoretically do 130 kph ,moved over to a Sedona meant I was restricted to 90 with the same trailer tent !!
That is nuts! I have read that even the police in France are a little confused by it all and are ignoring smaller trailers and not the car towing it? Think I'll motorise the trailer and buy a push bike
------------- 2018 & so it begins.
April - please, just one weekend!
May - Who knows....
June - Tristram, Polzeath 10 nights
August - Dartmouth Regatta 4 nights
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Topic: Towing weight confusion
