15-12-2014, 08:11 AM
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Hi,
Case Law has established tha ANYTHING on wheels that is being towed is a trailer. That definition could include a kid on roller skates hanging onto your back bumper.
Does anybody have a Trade Licence? DVLA provide an information/advice sheet along with the application. One bit of advice they give is that "if one vehicle tows another THEY ARE ONE VEHICLE". The case they quote is that a vehicle temporarily in your keeping, and being driven on a Trade Licence, may not tow a vehicle that you own ... cos it is not temporary. So the towing vehicle needs to be taxed. But, by implication, the towed vehicle does not need to be taxed. Vehicles exempt from displaying a tax disc are also exempt from MOT. And no, I don't want to argue that in court ... unless I really have too.
My insurance covers trailers connected to my car, but for Third Party only. Plod is only interested in Third Party cover. I'd prefer not to have to argue that in court either.
Somewhere in "My Pictures" I have a copy of that Trade Licence Information leaflet. But I can't remember what I filed it under.
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Hi,
Case Law has established tha ANYTHING on wheels that is being towed is a trailer. That definition could include a kid on roller skates hanging onto your back bumper.
Does anybody have a Trade Licence? DVLA provide an information/advice sheet along with the application. One bit of advice they give is that "if one vehicle tows another THEY ARE ONE VEHICLE". The case they quote is that a vehicle temporarily in your keeping, and being driven on a Trade Licence, may not tow a vehicle that you own ... cos it is not temporary. So the towing vehicle needs to be taxed. But, by implication, the towed vehicle does not need to be taxed. Vehicles exempt from displaying a tax disc are also exempt from MOT. And no, I don't want to argue that in court ... unless I really have too.
My insurance covers trailers connected to my car, but for Third Party only. Plod is only interested in Third Party cover. I'd prefer not to have to argue that in court either.
Somewhere in "My Pictures" I have a copy of that Trade Licence Information leaflet. But I can't remember what I filed it under.
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