{"id":2141,"date":"2015-04-23T23:55:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T23:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/?p=2141"},"modified":"2021-11-01T22:54:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T22:54:38","slug":"rules-for-drivers-and-motorcyclists-vehicle-towing-and-loading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/rules-for-drivers-and-motorcyclists-vehicle-towing-and-loading\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules for drivers and motorcyclists: Vehicle towing and loading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rule 98<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vehicle towing and loading.<\/strong> As a driver<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>you <strong>MUST NOT<\/strong> tow more than your licence permits. If you passed a car test after 1 Jan 1997 you are restricted on the weight of trailer you can tow<\/li><li>you <strong>MUST NOT<\/strong> overload your vehicle or trailer. You should not tow a weight greater than that recommended by the manufacturer of your vehicle<\/li><li>you <strong>MUST<\/strong> secure your load and it <strong>MUST NOT<\/strong> stick out dangerously. Make sure any heavy or sharp objects and any animals are secured safely. If there is a collision, they might hit someone inside the vehicle and cause serious injury<\/li><li>you should properly distribute the weight in your caravan or trailer with heavy items mainly over the axle(s) and ensure a downward load on the tow ball. Manufacturer\u2019s recommended weight and tow ball load should not be exceeded. This should avoid the possibility of swerving or snaking and going out of control. If this does happen, ease off the accelerator and reduce speed gently to regain control<\/li><li>carrying a load or pulling a trailer may require you to adjust the headlights<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the event of a breakdown, be aware that towing a vehicle on a tow rope is potentially dangerous. You should consider professional recovery.<br><strong>Laws CUR reg 100 &amp; MV(DL)R reg 43<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you passed your car driving test from 1 January 1997, you\u2019ll be allowed to tow trailers up to 3,500kg\u00a0MAM\u00a0from 15 November 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DVLA\u00a0will update your driving licence record to show that you\u2019re allowed to tow trailers. You\u2019ll get\u00a0category BE\u00a0added to your driving licence when you get a new photocard driving licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You do not need to contact&nbsp;DVLA&nbsp;for this to happen. It will be done automatically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rule 98 Vehicle towing and loading. As a driver you MUST NOT tow more than your licence permits. If you passed a car test after 1 Jan 1997 you are restricted on the weight of trailer you can tow you<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/rules-for-drivers-and-motorcyclists-vehicle-towing-and-loading\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-highway-code"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2141"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5170,"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141\/revisions\/5170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}