al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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Just seen this on one of the trailer hire sites. I knew it was being discussed, but didnt know it was now done:
Change to Trailer Width Rule
Following consultation the DfT have announced the removal of the 2.3 metre width limit for light trailers towed behind a vehicle with Maximum Authorised Mass less than 3500 kg ie most cars and 4x4's. The width limit for light trailers (i.e. categories O1 and O2) up to 3500 kg MAM is now 2.55 metres irrespective of the towing vehicle, be it car, 4x4 or qualifying commercial vehicle.. This brings the UK into line with the rest of Europe. In the past the limit was 2.3 metres unless the towing vehicle was a qualifying commercial vehicle with MAM over 3500 kg
So all you chaps with Hobby's/Fendt's/Tabbart's are now legal (bloody pikeys the lot of them  )
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
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Navigator
Member Since: 17 Mar 2010
Location: Stay at Home. One of the lives you save could be your own.
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Sad to see the passage of another real British Standard. Although expressed recently in meters, the limit was still the original 7' 6". A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
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| 28th Jul 2010 4:22 pm |
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tanters
Member Since: 24 Oct 2007
Location: Oireland
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Navigator wrote:Sad to see the passage of another real British Standard.
 ....it'll be the pound gone next  A happy childhood ... is the worst possible preparation for life.
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| 28th Jul 2010 4:28 pm |
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AndrewW
Member Since: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Saddleworth
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Is that the real pound or the counterfeit ones? (I'm makin' 'em as realistic as I CAN!!  ) 2006 D3 finally swapped for a 2016 D4 Graphite in Graphite grey. No mods
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| 28th Jul 2010 5:19 pm |
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AndrewW
Member Since: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Saddleworth
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Navigator wrote:Sad to see the passage of another real British Standard
Thought that was the combined aim of the European Union and the last government anyway  2006 D3 finally swapped for a 2016 D4 Graphite in Graphite grey. No mods
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| 28th Jul 2010 5:20 pm |
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