What does a BE licence allow me to tow? With BE, the trailer and load can weigh up to 3,500kg and your vehicle can weigh up to the same maximum of 3.5 tonnes, bringing the combined weight to 7,000kg. A BE-licence holder can tow a car, whereas a B-licence holder cannot.
Towing a car with a tow-rope is legal, subject to complying with the relevant road rules and regulations, but it's not something we generally recommend. ... a lack of power assistance to steering and brakes on the towed vehicle.
Max towing capacity should not be taken lightly. Exceeding what your vehicle is designed to tow can strain your engine and transmission, accelerate brake wear, damage your tires and even warp your chassis. This could in turn trigger catastrophic failure while driving and could lead to property damage or serious injury.
Can you tow a car on the motorway? You can't tow a car on the motorway if it didn't break down on the motorway. The speed of other vehicles travelling on the carriageway would make it extremely dangerous for you, the other driver and all other road users.
Whether roadside assistance is worth it depends on how likely you think your car is to face routine mechanical issues, since it won't help with a tow in the event of an accident or fire – you'll need car insurance to be covered for that.
While you may not think much of it, towing, even for short distances, can do significant damage to your vehicle's transmission. ... In fact, as long as you maintain your vehicle and do not commit common towing errors, you can ensure you do not cause any costly damage to your transmission.
You also risk damage to manual transmissions if they are towed while the vehicle is in “park.” These vehicles should be towed in “neutral” only. Conversely, automatic transmissions do not disengage when the vehicle is in “neutral” and towing could force the transmission to move in the wrong direction.
Never tow more weight than your truck is built for. That could reduce your ability to control your trailer and damage the truck's suspension and drivetrain.
A Category B driving licence, as it is called, allows you to tow a small trailer. That means you are legally okay to drive a vehicle and tow a trailer but the following criteria have to be met where: The maximum authorised mass (MAM as it is called) of the trailer is 750kg or over.
Overheating automatic gearboxes has long been a worry for tow car drivers. Today, most automatic cars can tow without any great risk of overheating so long as the legal towing limit is respected.
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