if so what is that weight please. 
cheers Heather 
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heatherpetch
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Hi guys,please can anyone tell me what the bongo can pull in terms of a caravan,am i right in thinking it can pull 85% of the kerbside weight? if so what is that weight please. cheers Heather
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Re: towing
Factsheet on towing here - http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/member ... towing.pdf
85% is a recommendation (1500kg ish) Depends on your driving license too.
85% is a recommendation (1500kg ish) Depends on your driving license too.
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1500 kg....... that's a decent sized 'van...... Luxury Camping...
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If you passed your test after a certain date you are limited to a 3.5 ton outfit unladened....I think !!
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I believe if you passed your test before May '97 its up to 7.5t.
Post then it is, as you say 3.5.
Post then it is, as you say 3.5.
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Re: towing
Chapter and verse on the subject.haydn callow wrote:If you passed your test after a certain date you are limited to a 3.5 ton outfit unladened....I think !!
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Of course I'm right Simon......it was you that told me on Sunday morning....proves I listen.
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Correct Haydn.........haydn callow wrote:If you passed your test after a certain date you are limited to a 3.5 ton outfit unladened....I think !!
Car Licences held on or after 1 January 1997
Drivers who have passed their car driving test on or after 1 January 1997 are required to pass an additional driving test in order to tow large trailers and gain entitlement to category B+E and all larger vehicles.
Category B: Vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM) and with up to 8 passenger seats.
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.
Car Licences held before 1 January 1997
All drivers who passed a car test before 1 January 1997 retain their existing entitlement to tow trailers until their licence expires. This means they are generally entitled to drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to 8.25 tonnes MAM. They also have entitlement to drive a minibus with a trailer over 750kgs MAM.
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Re: towing
haydn callow wrote:Of course I'm right Simon......it was you that told me on Sunday morning....proves I listen.
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