richwill
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| posted on 13/3/09 at 01:00 PM |
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towing an unregistered kit car
I have my SVA on monday and i want to move my car from my home to my place of work over the weekend. I can then make the short drive across the
industrial estate to the test centre. I can also play around with the car at work and drive it around the yard to check it over. I have no room to
drive it at home and i wanted to test it out.
Can i tow the car using a towing bar or dolly or does it have to be on a trailer?
I have seen several threads on this matter and would like to know the answer.
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dinosaurjuice
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| posted on 13/3/09 at 01:03 PM |
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a car without tax cant be towed if all 4 wheels are touching ground.
towing dollies and other 'articulated' methods are for emergency use only.
a proper car trailer or transporter seems to be the most legit way.
can anyone else confirm this? im not 100%
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antimony
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| posted on 13/3/09 at 01:07 PM |
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"thats not a car officer, it's my fancy new 4 wheeled trailer. As you can see, I'm transporting this engine, gearbox and seats to
my place of work."
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FEZ1025
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| posted on 13/3/09 at 01:08 PM |
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The legal answer is it must be trailered.
However saying that I have in the past dollied 3 kitcars onto VOSA's site on 5 occasions & last week took one on a specially made A-frame.
All have gone down the M1 & been overtaken by Police & VOSA Traffic Officers. I also have moved cars over 200 miles on dollies & so far
never been stopped.
I was however stopped by Police 100 yards from home in the cul-de-sac I live in in a incomplete kitcar, it was a light hearted affair & nothing
came of it.
Upshot is, you takes your chance & you pay the price if it goes wrong. If you have a dolly I would favour that over a straight tow with someone in
the kitcar. Depending on distance I would also consider driving it there with a support vehicle when the roads were very clear as long as my
headlights worked wink wink.
Alan...
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 13/3/09 at 01:22 PM |
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"I live in in a incomplete kitcar"
Thats dedication!!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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owelly
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| posted on 13/3/09 at 01:30 PM |
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You can drive an unregistered car to a pre-booked MoT. Can you book the car in for an MOT close by and then phone and cancel it just after you get to
where you're going??
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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richwill
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| posted on 13/3/09 at 01:31 PM |
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thanks for the answers guys. i thought as much. I have just been up the road to the local garage and what do i find. A great big trailor sat in his
yard. I can use it tomorrow morning for thre price of a beer or two. Great result.
i will still drive to the SVA on Monday. Wish me luck.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 13/3/09 at 01:34 PM |
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tbh as far as I'm concerned its just a trailer till its registered as a car. Make sure the lights and indicators work as per trailer
requirements and the weight limits for braked trailers aren’t exceeded, which might be a sticking point.
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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owelly
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| posted on 13/3/09 at 01:47 PM |
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If you want to think it's a trailer, then you need to have fitted dedicated trailer brakes.....which opens up a whole world of hornets
houses....
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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omega0684
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| posted on 13/3/09 at 02:04 PM |
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how far is it from home to work, could you tow it under the cover of darkness ans stick your donor plates on the rear tub, cops will never know?
[Edited on 13/3/09 by omega0684]
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 13/3/09 at 02:32 PM |
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quote:
tbh as far as I'm concerned its just a trailer till its registered as a car
I do like that.  As far as the law are concerned though I think they'll see it differently, in fact I know they will in that instance.
It's not much difference to, I suppose "as far as I'm concerned it's not murder until I pull the knife out" or something
like that
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twybrow
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| posted on 13/3/09 at 03:51 PM |
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Ignorance is no defence (unfortunately!).
Good luck for Monday.
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