I need to tow a car, with no engine, doors, bumpers, glass, lights etc... It has brakes tho!

Anyone know what the law is about towing this about 2 miles with a rope?

Cheers


Andy

I would consider using a fixed-solid tow bar.

Darren

Edited because I miss read AVI's post

[Edited by darlodge - 1/19/2003 10:11:37 PM]

[Edited by darlodge - 1/19/2003 10:12:20 PM]

does it have an MOT tax and insurance?

if not - no

I thought only vehicles with engines needed MOT, tax, insurance and registration?

No engine - it's a trailer. A funny looking one, perhaps, but what feature makes a rolling chassis any different from any other trailer?

For that matter, surely breakdown services wouldn't be able to tow MOT failures if there were an issue?

A.

You could always push it

as long as there are no hills & would push it with some mates.

other wise tow it at about 3am when no one about, get a 2nd car to sit behind you with all its lights on so anyone who comes [oohh eer misses] you does not hit you.

s gfar as I'm aware, you'll need a solid bar at the very least, a rope is (as far as I'm aware) now illegal, like someone said, the early hours sounds the best bet!!
Might be a bit chilly though!
What is it then????????
Ron.

A car with no engine is still classed as a motor vehicle. Just ask the guy who got done a while back for driving while disqualified for helping push a car with no engine or gearbox.

I would also not recommend towing the car at night unless you have a trailer board with lights on. Even during the day it would be advisable for the brake lights.

I gather that the insurance of the car doing the towing covers the car being towed. I would check this though, just in case.

At a guess, I reckon it's over the 250kg you're allowed for an unbraked trailer. Unless you can integrate the towed car's braking (and lighting) system with your own, I reckon you're on a hiding to nothing with this argument.

BTW I did see someone (in the US, unsurprisingly) who'd made a trailer out of the back half of a Mk2 MR2.

I wouldn't use any major roads

Be carefull if it's front wheel drive, the wheel bearings could collapse without the CV's in place

Fair enough - looks like a call to a friendly recovery firm could be in order after all