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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM - crikey.It looks as though it’s mounted on a proprietary chassis and that would have a statutory weight plate. Maybe the wooden structure on the... -
Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM - crikey.Easier and even cheaper if you've got a caravan that was built after whole vehicle type approval came into effect in 2014 and you can...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM - crikey.If you can show me any piece of substantiated evidence that MIRO is the actual weight of a caravan (or, for that matter, any other...
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Lutz replied to the thread Tyres in winter.Even if the tyres do get flat spots after an extended period of storage under load, these will soon iron out after a couple of miles so...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM - crikey.Buckman, to cut a long story short, I think that all along you are talking about MIRO, but mean actual weight (ex-works). Your...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM - crikey.They don't have to because the statutory plate will already show the higher MTPLM and the sticker by the door for a so-called upgrade...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM - crikey.Nowhere did I mention any increase in MIRO, only a possible increase in actual weight. MIRO is a fixed value, valid only for the...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM - crikey.But if the caravan is subjected to a roadside weight check, the values will be checked against what's on the statutory plate.
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM - crikey.The statutory weight plate does not show MIRO. If it does, it's not the statutory weight plate. The statutory weight plate only shows...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM - crikey.The owner's manual is not a legal document and, as I said, the manufacturer reserves the right to change. Besides, MIRO simply isn't...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM - crikey.But the available payload isn't documented anywhere. It may be published in the handbook or other on the manufacturer's website, but...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM - crikey.The manufacturer has nothing to worry about because MIRO isn't defined as being the ex-works weight of your particular caravan, so the...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM - crikey.Law enforcement officers aren't interested in MIRO, so it wasn't for that reason that I made my comments, but some people seem to take...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM - crikey.Even if you didn't order your caravan specifying a factory fitted option, that doesn't necessarily mean that no option was fitted. For...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM - crikey.It depends on where it's written. Handbooks aren't documents. A weight only has any documentary value if it's linked to the chassis...
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