Looking to tow a trailer or caravan with your car? Before you get too far down the road in your planning, hire agreement or purchase, it’s important to understand what is involved in towing a trailer or caravan
Whether you can safely tow a trailer or caravan based on your current skills or want some driver coaching to boost your trailer towing skills and confidence, FUN ON WHEELS UK is seriously qualified to help.
FUN ON WHEELS UK founder and DSA qualified Approved Driving Instructor, Terry Bassingthwaighte, is truly passionate about trailer towing competence.
The highly experienced class B + E trailer towing tutor based in Bury St Edmunds attracts students from across East Anglia.
He can coach you through trailer or caravan towing lessons and help prepare you to tow safely
If you passed your car driving test from 1 January 1997 to 18 January 2013, you can currently drive either of the following:
You’ve had to pass a car and trailer driving test if you want to tow anything heavier
If you passed your car driving test from 19th January 2013, you can currently drive either of the following:
You’ve had to pass a car and trailer driving test if you want to tow anything heavier.
If you passed your car driving test from 1 January 1997, you’ll be allowed to tow trailers up to 3,500kg MAM when the law changes.
DVLA will update your driving licence record to show that you’re allowed to tow trailers. You’ll get category BE added to your driving licence when you get a new photocard driving licence.
You do not need to contact DVLA for this to happen. It will be done automatically.
The date the law will change has not yet been confirmed
Car and trailer driving tests are stopping before the law changes. You can no longer book or take a car and trailer driving test from 20 September 2021.
Until the law changes later in autumn 2021, you must continue to follow the current rules about what you’re allowed to tow based on when you passed your car driving test.
You can be fined up to £1,000, be banned from driving and get up to 6 penalty points on your driving licence if you tow anything heavier before the law changes.
You’re only allowed to tow anything heavier if you’re being supervised. When you’re being supervised, you must:
Building your Skills and Knowledge
Terry's aim is to help you to build your confidence, skills, abilities and knowledge within towing. He will tailor the type and the amount of training to your personal needs.
For Example:
Whatever your needs may be within towing, he is here to help you make your dreams of towing come true.
If you’d like to find out more or book your course of trailer towing lessons with experienced towing coach, Terry Bassingthwaighte, please get in touch »
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