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It’ s a common question: how do I know if my car can tow that caravan? Let’ s take a look at some of the non-negotiable rules, from maximum towing capacity to ball weight, Tare and ATM …
MAXIMUM TOWING CAPACITY
When trying to establish if a new caravan is suitable for your vehicle, you’ ll need to investigate the vehicle’ s maximum towing capacity. This figure is stipulated by the manufacturer of the vehicle and it can usually be found in the owner’ s handbook and sometimes on a placard on the towbar.
MAXIMUM TOWBAR MASS
Once you’ re confident in the overall towing capacity of your vehicle, it’ s important to ascertain its maximum towball mass. This is the total permissible weight that can rest on the vehicle’ s towbar and, again, it’ s stipulated by the manufacturer of the vehicle. The rule of thumb is that a vehicle manufacturer allows 10 per cent of the total towing capacity to sit on the towbar but pay particular attention
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