{"id":1991,"date":"2013-12-31T09:27:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T09:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wimbledondrivingschool.co.uk\/?p=1991"},"modified":"2021-03-24T15:49:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T14:49:05","slug":"legal-requirements-towing-trailer-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wimbledondrivingschool.com\/legal-requirements-towing-trailer-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Requirements for Towing a Trailer in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are towing a trailer in the UK, or planning to, the legal requirements relating to how much you can tow depend on when you got your <a title=\"driving license\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wimbledondrivingschool.com\/\">driving licence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The category B test is for cars and small vehicles and if you have one and got your licence after January 19, 2013, you\u2019re allowed to tow small trailers weighing no more than 750kg and trailers that are not heavier than 750kg when its weight and that of the vehicle towing it are not more than 3,500kg together.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/oPx7v4heAHu8M\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/top-gear-oPx7v4heAHu8M\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you want to tow a trailer that weighs over 750kg when the combined weight of it and the towing vehicle is greater than 3,500kg, another test must be passed in order to get a B+E permit on your licence.<\/p>\n<p>For people who got their category B driving licence after January 1, 1997, they are allowed to drive a car or small vehicle weighing no more than 3.5 tonnes or 3,500kg Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM) when towing a trailer of a weight no greater than 750kg MAM, and the weight of the two cannot be more than 4,250kg.<\/p>\n<p>If, however, you got your driving licence after January 1, 1997, you can tow a trailer with a weight greater than 750kg provided it\u2019s not more than the empty weight of the vehicle doing the towing, and the most that\u2019s allowed for the two is 3,500kg. 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