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Hi Martin,

From memory Noval are similar to Erde in terms of quality etc Main things to worry about with anything like this apart from the overall condition are tyres and wheel bearings remember these are the only things that will keep it safe whilst on your car.

Bearings are often neglected and often the cause is seen when driving down the motorway first seeing a wheel in one of the lanes and then 10 200meters along there is the car and trailer on the hard sholder !

Check bearings for any noise or roughness by either jacking the trailer up or if small have 2 friends lift a side and then rotate the wheel by hand. listen for any noise, if its ok then holding the wheel with your hands at a 3 oclock and 9 oclock position push one hand away from you while pulling the other towards you and feel for any play. rotate 90 degrees and check again. Any noise or play would suggest further inspection.

Worse case scenario is new bearings required but these are cheap and simple to change so not the end of the world but better to know before finding out the hard way.

Tyres well they often can look very good from the tread wear but with nearly all tyres for trailers and caravans etc it is age that is the issue more than wear on the tread. Check the sidewalls for any signs of cracks you may have to put some weight on the trailer for this to be obvious too. Any cracks at all then change the tyre.

If the above is fine then check the lights pref connected to your tow vehicle. I have seen many lighting boards over the years that have worked fine on the sellers car but do all mannner of strange things when connected to another car. The main reason is that the persons towbar was mis wired initially and rather than sort that the easy option was to mis wire the trailer to make it work ! Simple but often overlooked.

If all the above is good then your on a winner. Just make sure that the extra space now in the car is not used to take even more stuff when you go off on a trip !!! lol