Maiden voyage

Being new to towing! I worry about what do you do when driving on a motorway and you have a car or lorry approaching on a adjoining slip road and you can't move over because of fast oncoming vehicles . 

By rights it's up to them to give way to you, but in reality it's not uncommon for you to have to slow to let them in .... especially if they're in a white van

Write your comments here...I so agree with that ease up it won't cost you any more than a few seconds and especially when a slip road is on a left bend it's not always possible to see if you can pull out.  On Tuesday driving just the car a young woman tried to push me to let her in to the fast lane too cheeky for me and I got some hand signals for using my horn!  With the caravan though I am much quicker to ease up.  You will be fine.

If you go on u tube you will find a whole host of useful videos covering hitching, towing and pitching.

To everyone who has responded - THANK YOU. all very positive posts. I have attended the CC course, but still find it a little daunting reversing... Feeling a little more confident after reading what you all have to say. Again thanks for the encourageent.

Reversing is 'fun' at times but will come with practise - you should always know the 'van is there, but with the right car/van combination and some common sense there won't be many things to worry about. Enjoy your new hobby. Nb Just come back from Yorkshire coast in pouring rain!

Anyone joining a motorway by means of a slip road must by law treat it same as a give way at a major road you can,t just force your way out  you slot in when safe to do so even if that means THEY have to either slow down or speed up to join the inside lane without causing other people to brake or swerve. so providing you are travelling at a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you then it might be that you have to lift off just for a second to increase that gap to make it safe for them but that then causes the vehicle behind you to brake which is not good. so hold your own after all its them that are ASKING to join the motorway not you let them decide IF its goes wrong its them too blame don,t be shy