Towing with a towing dolly

Paul · 22-01-2011, 15:02

Quick question, Can I use a towing dolly to tow a car that as no MOT or Tax?

tezzer · 22-01-2011, 15:15

yes, as far as i know, there is a guy near me who uses a dolly to scrap cars daily,

cncfabs · 22-01-2011, 15:48

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Originally Posted by Paul

Quick question, Can I use a towing dolly to tow a car that as no MOT or Tax?

No they are only legal for moving a car to place of safety ie nearsest layby then only if the car is fully road legal ie taxed mot and insured they are not legal for transporting cars although people do use them for that fine til you get caught

(RIP) PLANK · 22-01-2011, 16:20

essentialy, when you tow a car it becomes 'legaly' a trailer, and if it has a gross weight of over 750k it has to be braked on all 4 wheels. A dolly can't do this, at best the dolly wheels will have brakes and the ones on the car that touch the road won't.

They are, as cnfabs said, only for emergency recovery, not for transport. As is towing a car with a rope.

Deleted account DD · 22-01-2011, 16:59

All described spot on so I guess the answers no

rule of thumb for them is quite simply recovery only not routine transportation

22-01-2011, 17:27

mondeo to scrappy should be ok lol

rustic · 22-01-2011, 19:34

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Originally Posted by jace

mondeo to scrappy should be ok lol

A lot of scrap yard will collect from your home and pay the agreed cash price.

22-01-2011, 19:35

think theres a surcharge on collecting stuff from paul lol

Paul · 23-01-2011, 00:55

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Originally Posted by cncfabs

No they are only legal for moving a car to place of safety ie nearsest layby then only if the car is fully road legal ie taxed mot and insured they are not legal for transporting cars although people do use them for that fine til you get caught

That's what I thought, thanks'

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Originally Posted by PLANK

essentialy, when you tow a car it becomes 'legaly' a trailer, and if it has a gross weight of over 750k it has to be braked on all 4 wheels. A dolly can't do this, at best the dolly wheels will have brakes and the ones on the car that touch the road won't.

They are, as cnfabs said, only for emergency recovery, not for transport. As is towing a car with a rope.

As above Ta..

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Originally Posted by daved

All described spot on so I guess the answers no

rule of thumb for them is quite simply recovery only not routine transportation

Ta Daved.

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Originally Posted by rustic

A lot of scrap yard will collect from your home and pay the agreed cash price.

rustic Jace is taking the wee out of us..

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Originally Posted by jace

think theres a surcharge on collecting stuff from paul lol

Thank's Jace..

ssteve · 23-01-2011, 01:17

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Originally Posted by PLANK

essentialy, when you tow a car it becomes 'legaly' a trailer, and if it has a gross weight of over 750k it has to be braked on all 4 wheels. A dolly can't do this, at best the dolly wheels will have brakes and the ones on the car that touch the road won't.

They are, as cnfabs said, only for emergency recovery, not for transport. As is towing a car with a rope.

so what about motorhomes with small car tagged on back??????

ssteve

Fez_uk · 23-01-2011, 01:32

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Originally Posted by ssteve

so what about motorhomes with small car tagged on back??????

ssteve

From what I have seen they have a gizmo in the car which breaks the same when the caravan breaks. Not 100% sure though.

http://www.a-tconsulting.co.uk/carav...ing_a_car.html

harlowmaverick · 23-01-2011, 01:47

your right Fez, and they are generally a small light weight car that has road tax and insurance in their own intirety

lacroupade · 23-01-2011, 09:53

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Originally Posted by harlowmaverick

your right Fez, and they are generally a small light weight car that has road tax and insurance in their own intirety

....except in reality most people just use a straight A-frame which is unbraked so they are breaking the law.

Even with a 'braked' version, I suspect with no servo active the braking force would be sufficiently pissy as to be illegal as well.

But when did you ever see the rozzers pull one over? They are too middle -class!

Deleted account DD · 23-01-2011, 11:09

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Originally Posted by ssteve

so what about motorhomes with small car tagged on back??????

ssteve

Very very few are lawful. Even the ones that have the groovy braking and lighting plug ins often become unlawful in use because , and this especially applies to coach built motorhomes, the towing vehicle often has no or absolute minimum tow rating.

The continental authorities are far stricter on this one and littered around camping forums you will see some horror stories.

Beyond that I have no idea because camper vans are crap

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But when did you ever see the rozzers pull one over? They are too middle -class!

Dont you believe it

lacroupade · 23-01-2011, 11:31

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Originally Posted by daved

camper vans are crap

and also faster/better than a tin tent methinks.....

22-01-2011, 15:02	#1
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22-01-2011, 15:15	#2
tezzer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: basildon essex Vehicle: transit camper van 1987 Posts: 2,829	yes, as far as i know, there is a guy near me who uses a dolly to scrap cars daily,

22-01-2011, 16:20	#4
(RIP) PLANK Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central England, in the Heart of the Black Country Vehicle: T2 2004 TDI SE LWB Posts: 7,740	essentialy, when you tow a car it becomes 'legaly' a trailer, and if it has a gross weight of over 750k it has to be braked on all 4 wheels. A dolly can't do this, at best the dolly wheels will have brakes and the ones on the car that touch the road won't. They are, as cnfabs said, only for emergency recovery, not for transport. As is towing a car with a rope.

22-01-2011, 16:59	#5
Deleted account DD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,705	All described spot on so I guess the answers no rule of thumb for them is quite simply recovery only not routine transportation

22-01-2011, 17:27	#6
jace Guest Posts: n/a	mondeo to scrappy should be ok lol

22-01-2011, 19:35	#8
jace Guest Posts: n/a	think theres a surcharge on collecting stuff from paul lol

23-01-2011, 01:47	#12
harlowmaverick Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Harlow, Essex Vehicle: Nissan Terrano 3.0 tdi 03 Posts: 962	your right Fez, and they are generally a small light weight car that has road tax and insurance in their own intirety