Detachable tow hitch

Locks will only deter the honest man/woman. ☺

I dare say most locks could be removed intact without a key if you had the will. 

Also leaving a Disco 4 or 3's detachable in place when not in use is against more recent handbook instructions. This is because it is accredited to accelerating the wear and its associated "rattling" and onto receiver failure. Been there, so with my latest Disco I invest the 15 seconds in taking it out and again putting it back.

Think our detachable is Witter, we always remove it, as 1st mentioned to get the car in the garage, and to avoid having it stolen, keep it clean from mud. grease etc, and to avoid catching our chins on it. 

and to avoid catching our chins on it.

What!  Are you meercat size caravanners, Cariadon?

And the prize for spot the mistake goes to ................

If I go off site in the van then that would usually mean that I haven't got the toad with me and in that case the tow ball would still be in the garage at home. I do sometimes remove it when on less secure sites,ie rallies, events and THSs, but not usually on C&MC sites.

I always remove mine when arriving on site or at home after a trip, paid extra for a removable one for this reason. 

We bought a Disco 3 some years ago with a "detachable" towbar but the previous owner had left the towbar on and had lost the key.

A bit of research via the internet soon revealed how to remove it, and as Nav says, bought a new lock for about £12.

A colleague at work has just had the bar stolen off her Disco 3.

Don't regard the "lock" as a lock.....!

I always remove mine whether at home or on site. It looks ugly, its an easy way to knock your shins, and above all why lug all that extra weight around when you don't need to. Leave it in the front locker.

Forget about the rattly insecure Land Rover detachable and take a look at Tow Trust. 

My disco 4 bar passed the recall test so they wouldn’t replace it but still rattled and knocked and I lost confidence in it. 

Having fitted the Tow Trust removable bar I’m much happier. No noise, looks neat and above all it’s much more secure having a better fitting method (its bolted to the chassis rails). 

one tip don’t rely on the price on their website, give them a call or email. Good to deal with as well.