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Hello all

 

I'm just wondering if I can tow a caravan with my motability car?

 

The sales rep said yes but I'm still not sure on the technicalities

 

Does anyone tow with theirs and if so did you need extra insurance?

 

Regards

 

Mark

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it would partly depend on the towing capabilities of your car and what your driving license permits you to do

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I've worked out both, getting the citroen berlingo multispace. Small caravan and car is under the 3500KG limit on my licence

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Hello all

 

I'm just wondering if I can tow a caravan with my motability car?

 

The sales rep said yes but I'm still not sure on the technicalities

 

Does anyone tow with theirs and if so did you need extra insurance?

 

Regards

 

Mark[/QUO

 

i have towed with a motorbility car,

If you decide to ,have the bar fitted by the motorbility dealer or you could have problems regarding warranty claims if any thing goes wrong.Also you must inform motorbility .

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Hello all

 

I'm just wondering if I can tow a caravan with my motability car?

 

The sales rep said yes but I'm still not sure on the technicalities

 

Does anyone tow with theirs and if so did you need extra insurance?

 

Regards

 

Mark[/QUO

 

i have towed with a motorbility car,

If you decide to ,have the bar fitted by the motorbility dealer or you could have problems regarding warranty claims if any thing goes wrong.Also you must inform motorbility .

 

Thanks for the info

 

Motability have been back in touch and said I need to have it fitted by a VAT registered company

 

Interestingly they stated I don't need to inform them when the towbar is fitted

 

They have advised extra insurance on the caravan as they won't cover it

 

Got a quote of £49.99 which was a nice surprise

 

Got my caravan coming on Friday, I plan to give the interior a lick of paint and then its just a matter of waiting for my car to be ready

 

Looking forward to plenty of weekends away now :)

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I've worked out both, getting the citroen berlingo multispace. Small caravan and car is under the 3500KG limit on my licence

 

You do realize that this weight limit is the fully loaded weight ? Not the

combined weight of car and caravan before loading.

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You do realize that this weight limit is the fully loaded weight ? Not the

combined weight of car and caravan before loading.

 

Yes

 

I have deliberately gone for a very light caravan to make sure I'm well below the fully loaded weight

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You don't say what your disability is but please be careful when towing a caravan. Caravanning can be hard, physical work. We gave it up for the reason of disability and not being able to cope with it. Hopefully you have a carer to attend to the heavy stuff. If not, and you are dealing with it yourself just be careful - you never know who is watching.

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You don't say what your disability is but please be careful when towing a caravan. Caravanning can be hard, physical work. We gave it up for the reason of disability and not being able to cope with it. Hopefully you have a carer to attend to the heavy stuff. If not, and you are dealing with it yourself just be careful - you never know who is watching.

 

Hi Jomie

 

Thank you for your concern

 

I have physical and mental disabilities, I have towed trailers and my previous caravan a few years ago

 

My partner Brian will be helping me with coupling up, moving the caravan etc

 

I do get a bit tired whilst driving but we won't be going more than an hour away on the first few trips, we might go further once I'm back in the swing of things if I feel ok

 

I live my life in the slow lane these days, no pun intended :)

 

I'm certain going out on trips, fresh air, bit of walking etc will do me the world of good

 

Thanks again for your concern

 

Mark

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