AA Tow Rope - Tesco

[Kier]

Not sure if its just mine, but we where selling AA Tow Ropes for 25p each.

Believe it is this one.

Might be worth checking the petrol station as well as thats where I got mine from.

 

[whitz]

Not sure if its just mine, but we where selling AA Tow Ropes for 25p each.

Believe it is this one.

Might be worth checking the petrol station as well as thats where I got mine from.

there useless now as the law says you can toe a vehicle via rope

Ash

 

[GrandeGuy]

As Ash said, Needs to be a solid bar by law, I'm a bit stumped why the AA would endorse or sell this.

 

[johnson550]

there useless now as the law says you can toe a vehicle via rope

Ash

do you mean kick a car going round a rope or do you mean youre not allowed to tow a car with a rope.

 

[dave]

there useless now as the law says you can toe a vehicle via rope

Ash

i thought that was only on a motorway


* i put car towing law into google a 5th link is to fiat forum

 

[jenks69]

i thought that was only on a motorway

I think Dave's right - off to investigate........

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

All cars with servo assisted brakes on any roads iirc.

 

[jenks69]

I can't actually find anything from a reliable source regards towing with a rope.

 

[T14086]

who cares...Fiats dont need towing

 

[dave]

who cares...Fiats dont need towing

but we may need to tow non fiats with fiats :devil:

 

[Kier]

Well that would explain why they are 25p if they are illegal to use .

 

[Stu DemonD]

I never knew this, news to me about tow-ropes being illegal to use... :shrug:

 

[GrandeGuy]

but we may need to tow non fiats with fiats :devil:

 

[maddogmorg]

tow ropes are for emergency use only for example if the car has broken down a short distance from somewhere. they are not for moving cars any real distance, especially not on motorways. not sure if they are forbidden on motorways, but common sense is not to use on them in certain situations.

unless theres been a very recent change in the law....

For 25p it will be handy, for example if your car gets stuck in mud/snow.

 

[Adrian Bravo]

Price is £9.99 now?
They could still use them for lifting stuff or strapping down junk

 

[colin79666]

Just lookup up the highway code online:

In the event of a breakdown, be aware that towing a vehicle on a tow rope is potentially dangerous. You should consider professional recovery.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_069855

Doesn't suggest it would be illegal - only it is not advised due to the obvious potential for creating an accident.

 

[a1ant]

Tow ropes aren't illegal.

This is from the Police National Legal Database:

"When the vehicles are attached solely by a rope or chain, the maximum distance allowed between the vehicles is 4.5 metres.

If the distance between the two vehicles exceeds 1.5 metres then the rope or chain must be made clearly visible within a reasonable distance from either side to other road users. This is usually done by tying a coloured flapping cloth in the middle of the rope or chain.

The person in the broken down vehicle must be a qualified driver as he is actually driving the vehicle. A further point is that if it is dark then the broken down vehicle must have its lights on as it would under normal circumstances."

And from the Road Vehicles (construction and use) Regs 1986

Where a trailer is attached to the vehicle in front solely by means of a rope or chain, the distance between the trailer and that vehicle :

1. Shall not exceed 1.5 metres unless the rope or chain is made clearly visible

2. Shall not exceed 4.5 metres in any case.

Also, tow ropes are RIGHT now being used by HATO and Police Forces up and down the country.

If you passed your test after Jan 1997 then you are resteicted on the weight of the vehicle you can tow (unless you have passed a towing course)

Its ALSO worth noting, that any vehicle you tow must fall within the towing weights which a) you are allowed to tow, and b) your vehicle is legally allowed to tow.

Alan

 

[GrandeGuy]

:yeahthat:

 

[ycming]

for 25 pence, is defo worth it! Going to tesco tomorrow .

Ming

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

If you passed your test after Jan 1997 then you are resteicted on the weight of the vehicle you can tow (unless you have passed a towing course)

Its ALSO worth noting, that any vehicle you tow must fall within the towing weights which a) you are allowed to tow, and b) your vehicle is legally allowed to tow.

Unless moving the vehicle from a dangerous place where it will have potential to cause an accident, but once this danger has passed towing must cease.