Towing a car

As Peegee9 says, but A frames used solely for recovery just strap over the bottom of the wishbone/radius arm behind the hub each side.

Thanks for the answers,

 Paul

I have been towing cars for about 10 years and have never been charged extra in the UK for the car. However, before changing over to an A Frame (wish I had started off this way) I used to pull Smart cars on a trailer and was charged a number of times for the trailer but never the car. I guess the argument would be that caravaners are not charged extra so why should motorhomers, but the trailer has no argument it was an extra.

On one occasion whilst in Dusseldorf we stopped at a site, cannot remember its name, but we were towing the Smart on a trailer as heading South for a few months. We did not use the car to get into Dusseldorf but opted to use our Vespa we keep in the garage. On checking out we were charged for allsorts, pitch, electric, electric plug in charge, trailer, car, scooter, showers, water and 2 dogs. It came to a small fortune.

If anyone is looking for an A Frame in my opinion having used them for a number of years and having converted a few cars for me you will get all the advice you need from Towbars 2 Towcars in Grimsby. An excellent product with excellent customer care and understanding of the product. They have just moved to new premises with a large showroom and are now supporting a few apprentices which in my opinion is brilliant.

http://www.tow-bars2tow-cars.co.uk/

The car has to be modified, on my yaris a substantial steel frame was bolted to the front, under the bodywork...very strong.I felt safer knowing it was there.

This for me, was also the most expensive bit, as I bought a nearly new A-frame off of e-bay for 195 pounds.mine was a Car-a-tow frame.

Great for towing a car,far easier than a trailer. I couldnt use a trailer anyway because of restricted towing weight.

I wonder how a car that's been modified for a towing A frame would compare to the original NCAP test. I'm sure the same car would hurt a lot more when it hits you when fitted with the 'substantial steel frame' than it would have done without 

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Exactly why I selected Towbars to Towcars where the car is not altered with the exception of a small cable coming from the computer under the drivers seat to the underside of the brake pedal. Only change to the front is the addition of an extra hole at the opposite side to the manufacturer towing eye, nothing else is bolted onto the car that would effect the NCAP ratiing

Hi Husky, have a look at the tow bars to tow cars website, all is explained very well. 

Wow that's an awful lot of public transport or even hire cars for a day even at say £40, plus extra costs in fuel and maybe site fee's.

Maybe best to stick tot he traditional route of a car towing a caravan

If you are comparing it pound to pound I guess you are correct. However, using that calculation of value I would be a lot cheaper flying to some of the places we visit and staying in a luxury hotel :-)

Its all horses for courses, some of us like the idea of having the freedom a car brings, arriving on site and its there if need be. We also like the flexibility of using the motorhome on its own when he have no need for the car, try doing it that way with a caravan :-)