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I would expect any car, whether an EV or not, to be able to cope with driving through at least a short flooded stretch of road with water at axle height

So long as there is no law which specifically addresses motor movers, one would have to rely on court judgments to know what the position is. Until a case is brought before court, it will remain an unresolved issue subject to speculation.

Then your daughter will know where this photo was taken:

Been there too, and I can only concur with your statement that it's a beautiful place. I've also been to Pitcairn Island which is just about as remote. Yours truly sending a postcard from Pitcairn back home:

It's a really lovely part of the world - much underrated. The island is also a lot bigger than it seems - almost 600 miles from Channel Port-aux-Basques where the ferry from Nova Scotia arrives, to the capital, St John's. While you're there, don't miss out on a trip to the islands of St Pierre...

We did 14,000km (8700 miles) across Canada from Victoria Island to Newfoundland in 8 weeks, but driving over there is a different kettle of fish and I wouldn’t want to try it here.

One still has to make sure that traffic isn’t endangered in any way.

Which then raises the question what the legal position is if a caravan is moved by hand on a public road. What rights do the manhandlers have to be on the road without any traffic safety provisions? If a car hits someone manoeuvring a caravan on the road, who is to blame? The driver of the car...

It’s all very speculative because there is no reference to motor movers in any law, so it would be up to a court to pass judgment on a case-by-case basis if the need arose.

That’s a straightforward case of damage to third party property. It’s no different to a runaway caravan bumping into another vehicle after being unhitched because one has forgotten to apply the handbrake. There’s no need to have a specific law to cover something like that.

Whether the combination is covered by insurance is a completely different issue. It’s still illegal to use a dolly to tow a vehicle and it’s only tolerated for emergency use to get a broken down vehicle to the nearest place where it can be repaired.

As far as I know there is no law to cover the application of motor movers, just as the use of A-frames behind a motorhome is a very grey area not covered by any law.

I think “propelled“ means that the purpose of the electric motor is its use as a prime mover. It’s no different, for instance, to skinny spare wheels or using a dolly to tow a broken down vehicle. Basically they are both illegal but they are tolerated for use in an emergency. How would the...

On what basis would there be any reason to question the use of a motor mover? It’s only used to manoeuvre the caravan, not to take part in traffic movement.

It is a well known fact that, whatever the speed, going downhill is more likely to induce instability of the caravan because the towing vehicle is then tugging less. It is not without reason that the French impose speed limits specifically for caravans on some downhill stretches of their...