Kerbweight v maximum legal towing weight

JPOSH
JPOSH Forum Participant Posts: 131
edited January 2017 in Towcars & Towing #1

Hi everyone 

Please excuse my ignorance in this matter 

But can someone explain to me  why a vehicle with a kerbweight of say 1692 kg.

Can tow a caravan upto the same .

 

Yet the car info states maximum braked towing wieghts is 2.1 tonne.?

 

 

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  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited January 2017 #2

    That will be ,the max train weight i would think ie weight of towing vehicle + what ever is on the hook, as long as the whole lot has brakes

  • KjellNN
    KjellNN Club Member Posts: 8,670 ✭✭✭
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    edited January 2017 #3

    Does which driving licence you have not need to be taken into consideration?

    Also what the car can tow, and what is sensible, are generally 2 different things. 

  • Lutz
    Lutz Forum Participant Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2017 #4

    Kerbweight and max. allowable towing weight are completely independent of each other. How close you go to the limit, especially if the caravan weighs more than the kerbweight, is something that only you can decide.

  • Lutz
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    edited January 2017 #5

    Duplicate post

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