alko tow balls

Posted on 16/07/2017 11:28 by obbernockle

alan0378.

You are obviously in need of a bit of help on this. May I suggest you do the following simple checks yourself.

1. Look at the plate on the caravan just below the doorway. The MTPLM  (maximum technically permitted laden mass) is the weight which you should use to determine whether your car can legally tow it.

2. Look at the plate on the car on the back of the 'b' post (the door pillar behind the drivers door) You will see some weights, the greatest is the maximum train weight allowed (the total plated weight of the car and caravan), the next heaviest weight is the maximum plated Gross weight for the car (deduct this Gross weight from the Train weight and what is left is the legal maximum you can tow) if the caravan MTPLM is more than this, the car is not allowed to tow it.

No matter what other issues are involved, this is where you should start, because the salesman who sold the caravan to you cannot argue with this and he should have checked this. Do this first and then come back to the forum and we will help you try to resolve it.