Motorhomes in Europe - 'important' new guidance on A Frames.
From another forum, but worth passing on? I wonder if the Caravan Club have any similar guidance to offer.
Some of us may use A Frames for a Towcar with our Motorhomes and I've just seen this on another Forum -
From the current C&CC magazine:
"Club members are being advised not to use an A-frame to tow a car in Europe, following guidance from the DfT.
The 1968 Vienna convention on road traffic says a citizen of one state may use a vehicle in another state as long as it is legal in his or her own country. However, the DfT says the assumed protections offered by the Treaty do not cover A-frames because they post-date it and are therefore outside its scope.
The Club's Technical Team has been told the UK doesn't intend to implement recent changes to EU light-trailer brakes regulations. This means that A-frames will remain acceptable within the UK.
Following this clarification, the Club strongly recommends that if members wish to tow a car behind a motorhome in mainland Europe then it must be on a trailer."