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for your info.
it looks like the mot test will soon include inspection of the vehicle tow bar and its mountings and defects to them may cause the vehicle to fail.
when this will come in to force is unsure but paperwork has been sent out to testing stations.

lee.

i should think so as well.imagine the carnage that could ensue.if a towbar was to fail.whilst pulling a trailer or caravan.

I'd always assumed that it was already included as it has become part of the vehicle's structure.

R0B wrote:i should think so as well.imagine the carnage that could ensue.if a towbar was to fail.whilst pulling a trailer or caravan.

And yet you can still make a trailer out of anything you like with out any test!!!

jamesc76 wrote:

R0B wrote:i should think so as well.imagine the carnage that could ensue.if a towbar was to fail.whilst pulling a trailer or caravan.

And yet you can still make a trailer out of anything you like with out any test!!!

I didn't see it mesen but The Present Mrs Hulley (God Bless Her !) saw this on't idiot's lantern a couple of weeks ago and 'they' are planning to include trailers too. I agree with Rob on this (and most things ) and having once seen an old piece of iron fall off a farmer's trailer and rattle under the car (a Cavalier) in front of us which ripped through it's fuel tank empying it's contents (very fortunately diesel) all over the road and the bonnet of our Sierra.

I hope they insist on testing ALL trailers including those heaps of cr@p dragged round by penny-pinching dirt-farmers

Ian

They will never test agricultural stuff, incredible when you see the size of the blimmin tractors now, a 17yr old with no experience can drive one and tow a 20 tonne trailer......madness

I know what you mean........

I think LGV drivers are ace but these P****s driving skip lorries are effin frigtning, especially how fast these things go nowadays.
younger than a pair of me pants and on the mobile phone whilst hertling round at death defying speeds.
Rob.

it looks like the mot test will soon include inspection of the vehicle tow bar and its mountings and defects to them may cause the vehicle to fail.
when this will come in to force is unsure but paperwork has been sent out to testing stations.

Ya but have you read the regs? You can't check the ball if it has a cover on it, you can't remove to test What a load of boll?@ks

lhd wrote:I know what you mean........

I think LGV drivers are ace but these P****s driving skip lorries are effin frigtning, especially how fast these things go nowadays.
younger than a pair of me pants and on the mobile phone whilst hertling round at death defying speeds.
Rob.

I think the worst ones I have seen are the scrapyard / scrap metal merchants lorries. They drive as if they don't have a care what so ever and woe betide anyone who gets in thier way.