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    Note that the UK in the blue band on the left should really always be white, also on the rear number plate, although I doubt whether...
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    The car‘s towing limit is not a legally enforceable limit. It is only the limit for which the manufacturer accepts product liability...
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    It's not a type approval issue at all, but one of being able to submit all the technical data that is required to register a vehicle in...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Loose wheels and ATC.
    If the above were true there wouldn't be any point in having conical bolts. Either the wheel is centred by a spigot or by conical bolts...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Loose wheels and ATC.
    I would just like to add a note that the only purpose of a spigot is to make things easier to centre the wheel on assembly to the axle...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Loose wheels and ATC.
    Nothing need have reached breaking point for the wheel to have come off. The bolts may simply have become loose because the alloy had...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Loose wheels and ATC.
    Correct matching of material is most definitely the most important factor regarding the way the fastener retains or does not retain its...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Loose wheels and ATC.
    They are legal, but they must not involve any manual intervention as in the case of Australian (and American) electric brakes, and they...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Loose wheels and ATC.
    I am convinced that the issue affecting Bailey caravans is due to them not coordinating adequately with AlKo engineers in the selection...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Sunglasses.
    It is a very personal thing. My wife suffers from the same problem. She is dazzled by practically all oncoming traffic fitted with...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Tyres Bridgestone.
    When a tyre has blown, it provides very little lateral support and once the tread has separated (which Tyron bands cannot retain)...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Tyres Bridgestone.
    As the manufacturer has no way of knowing whether a car will ever be driven in a country where roads are derestricted, they will...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Tyres Bridgestone.
    I don’t think that is quite true. The lowest speed rating of a caravan tyre is an ‘N’ which is 140km/h or 87mph. I hope you don’t tow at...
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    Lutz replied to the thread Tyres Bridgestone.
    I agree with RogerL. Tyre pressure monitoring systems are superior by far because they warn you before the worst happens.
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    Lutz replied to the thread New van collection.
    It depends what model of caravan you are picking up. Some have a low noseweight when they are empty and need more weight at the front...