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    Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    In that case, enter "kerbside weight" as keywords in the same legislation.gov.uk website advanced search function. It will lead you to...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    If nobody contests an unwarranted claim by an insurance company there will never be any clarification of the issue. If you go to the...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    What the government website doesn’t point out is that MIRO is not the weight of the vehicle in question but that of a basically “naked”...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    Kerbweight, or kerbside weight as UK legislation calls it, is defined in the Road Vehicles Construction and Use Regulations of 1986...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    It would help if the government website referenced the source of their statements. Then they would have seen that neither of their two...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    The Mass in Running Order and actual mass of my car, as documented by the manufacturer, in the Certificate of Conformity, differ by...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    If it’s a 2013 model it may have been built shortly before a statutory plate became mandatory.
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    Lutz replied to the thread European Vs UK caravans..
    And what stops the cube from flying through the air if you have a head on accident?
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    Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    A caravan can only have one MTPLM. If it displays two values on different plates then either they must be accompanied by a note to say...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    To add to the confusion, some manufacturers quote a figure that they call kerbweight although upon closer scrutiny it’s Mass in Running...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    Another issue that would require clarification is what MTPLM of the caravan are they referring to? Is it the MTPLM displayed on the...
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    Lutz replied to the thread European Vs UK caravans..
    What I like about having the beds at the front and the sitting area at the back of the caravan of many Continental layouts is that the...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Food grade hose.
    It also depends on how often you drain the system in the caravan. As we don’t drink what’s in the tank, I only drain it once a year...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Food grade hose.
    It may be specific to the water supply within the place where we live, but it was cause for concern nevertheless and it could just as...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Food grade hose.
    Frankly, I don't much care what hoses are in the caravan or those used to fill the tank because we only used bottled water for drinking...