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From the Towsure Website:
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If your car* is registered on or after 1st August 1998 and you fit a towbar, it MUST by law be approved to EC94/20 and installed correctly according to the manufacturers' instructions. It is an offence under the vehicle Construction & Use Regulations to fit, use or permit to be used, a non-approved towbar on the vehicle
* The regulations apply to Passenger carrying vehicles up to 3500kg Gross Vehicle Weight. Light commercial vehicles are not covered by this requirement, so for instance a Ford Transit van is not required to have a Type Approved towbar even if registered after August 1998.
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I have a Scudo with a drop floor so I can't get a regular towbar - so I was thinking about getting one fabricated. I think this should be OK unless the change in a V5C classification takes it away from being a Light Goods Vehicle.
Any thoughts?
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If your car* is registered on or after 1st August 1998 and you fit a towbar, it MUST by law be approved to EC94/20 and installed correctly according to the manufacturers' instructions. It is an offence under the vehicle Construction & Use Regulations to fit, use or permit to be used, a non-approved towbar on the vehicle
* The regulations apply to Passenger carrying vehicles up to 3500kg Gross Vehicle Weight. Light commercial vehicles are not covered by this requirement, so for instance a Ford Transit van is not required to have a Type Approved towbar even if registered after August 1998.
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I have a Scudo with a drop floor so I can't get a regular towbar - so I was thinking about getting one fabricated. I think this should be OK unless the change in a V5C classification takes it away from being a Light Goods Vehicle.
Any thoughts?