Hey guys Seriously considering buying a caravan for racing with some money from the blade. What am I allowed to tow with my standard driving license? I'd be driving a LWB 280 Transit with bike, genny etc. in the back. Cheers!!
Had a brief look at that bladerunner, now just trying to find out what my empty weight is on a MK6 transit LWB 280, can't find anything!!
if you passed you driving test before i think 1995 you can tow a caravan on your licence. I passed in 92-3 and have a 2 ton 4X4 and a 2 + Ton 27ft twin axle caravan. After 95 you need to take your test towing trailers and vans etc.. all off the top of my head found this https://www.gov.uk/towing-with-car 97 or after no go
Tyke you will need to get the towing licence add on allowing you to gain category E (iir it's E) on you licence. Very unlikley you will find a caravan that will be under the requisit of being under 750kg and be an un braked system! Even old and small 10 foot units will have a braking system tied into the hitch going to the brakes to assist in braking during towing, basically the hitch slides back n forth when the towing vehicle brakes or accelerates, when the towing vehicle brakes the hitch moves back slightly into the a frame area which in turn pushes cables that run to the brake drums at the wheels and applies the brakes, when the towing vehicle starts to pull away the hitch slides out of the a frame and pulls on the cables in turn releasing the brakes so the unit can roll freely!
There should be a plate on the driver side in the door well that should give you the weight of the van and carrying capacity, usually transits weigh about 2-2 1/4 tons and can carry about a ton in weight sticking below the 3 1/2 ton weight limit for B class vehicles, if it's over that you'll need a C1 license for upto 7 1/2 ton
You should easily be able to get all your stuff in the lwb transit, I've had mates travel Europe in them with just a few mods like making beds that fold down from the sides. On the down side of having a caravan do you want to be stuck doing 60mph when you could be doing 70mph home after a long day, might not seem a lot but trust me when you have more than 60miles to go home that extra 10mph makes a difference
Agree with SOS tyke just kit your van with a bunk overhead and rough it so towing and having all the parking headaches
Tyke are you sure your Transit is a long wheel base with it being a 280? mines a 280 and it's SWB my dads however is a LWB ,but it's a 350. Jase.
You'd be better off selling on the Transit and buying a MWB or LWB Medium roofed Vauxhall Movano/Renault Master/Fiat Ducato or another Tranny. Then kit it out as a basic Camper. A Blow up Double Air Bed is very comfy indeed and enough room for entertaining any Paddock Pussey U may pull!
Sumat like this would be ideal! Check out the rear hydraulic Bike ramp! 2009 VAUXHALL MOVANO 3500 CDTI LWB HI ROOF / TAIL LIFT IN REAR Diesel in Warrington | Auto Trader Vans
YT you can tow a trailer and contents weighing total of 750kg I think that's all I can do also, better converting the van to a day camper and towing the bike
On a cat B license with no Cat E entitlement you could only tow a trailer with a max weight of approx 300 kg it might even be less than that
YT in my Motocross days I only had a pickup which the bike went in then I brought a easy up gazebo with sides and a blow up bed and I had all the room I needed. The added advantage is the bike can sit in it when its peeing down without the need to keep loading it into the van throughout the day and you can throw it in the van and drive home without towing anything. Buy an easy up one though as some mates had the put together ones and were always struggling with them or smashing them up when they had a bad day and couldn't get them apart.
