Gary;
Got to agree with your comments on the 50mph and insurance companies copping out, and in theory one would think that only putting the 75kg nose weight on the tow hitch would not put a car overweight on the rear axle. I speak from my experiences both as a vanner of some 25+ years and 14 years traffic police. I put my old 740 across a weighbridge one day in a state I thought well loaded with 65kg noseweight. Loaded for a 2 week hols on south coast. The only weight I over was the rear axle. Knowing the van was underweight and the train weight was well below plated max I moved stuff around the car and van. I could not get it below the max axle weight, although in those days you were allowed a 5% leeway before any one prosecuted. The closest I could get was 3% overwight which was good enough for me. I still have no idea how i could possibly get it any lower without totally emptying the van and car boot.
Dave
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