This is what the government's agency says on it..
http://www.direct.gov.uk/Motoring/Dr...073&chk=BIZx8Z
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Category B vehicles may be coupled with a trailer up to 750kgs MAM (allowing a combined weight up to 4.25 tonnes MAM) or a trailer over 750kgs MAM provided the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen weight of the towing vehicle, and the combination does not exceed 3.5 tonnes MAM.
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The MAM is:
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In this article reference is made to the maximum authorised mass (MAM) of vehicles and trailers. This should be taken to mean the permissible maximum weight, also known as the gross vehicle weight.
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it then goes on about caravans:
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As for towing caravans, existing general guidance recommends that the laden weight of the caravan does not exceed 85% of the unladen weight of the car. In the majority of cases, caravans and small trailers towed by cars should be within the new category B threshold.
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read that in conjunction with this
http://www.gocaravanning.com/towcars/volvo.html
And hopefully it is as clear as......
Mud!! No doubt someone will come along who is in the Transport business with an Artic truck, theyre usually damn good with MAM's and Gross vehicle weights as it's their business
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Last edited by 740Estate; Aug 7th, 2006 at 13:45.
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