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    RogerL replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    From international forums, it's clear that Americans tow heavier "travel trailers" at higher speeds than we're "allowed" in the UK -...
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    RogerL reacted to ProfJohnL's post in the thread Regarding towing with Like Like.
    This Caravan cover issue brings many of the same concerns that have been raised against the so called UK caravan tow matching advice...
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    RogerL replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    As I posted in #63 and #68 the Club uses "Mass-in-Service" but calls it "kerbweight" - taking my car's options into account it mean that...
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    RogerL replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    The addition of a 100% kerbweight limit does seem to have been introduced when the club changed from offering caravan insurance to...
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    RogerL replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    Just had a long phone conversation with Technical Support at the Caravan Club - in summary they use Type Approval Mass-in-service but...
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    RogerL replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    Maybe I didn't word my question very well - my request was answered by a Technical Advisor as follows:- "I have carried out an outfit...
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    RogerL replied to the thread Bad people!.
    The alarm and locking systems in our Subaru Outback were sensitive to radio-frequency interference - there were two places in Tamworth...
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    RogerL replied to the thread Why isn't caravaning cool?.
    Our lad's 45 and has much the same outlook as your son - we caravanned all through his childhood but is vehemently against it -he's...
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    RogerL replied to the thread 2023 Bailey damp already !.
    Yes I know - but some of us are old-fashioned and don't use credit.
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    RogerL replied to the thread 2023 Bailey damp already !.
    I'm not sure what CRA could have done differently to account for sellers closing their business - even transferring the liability back...
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    RogerL replied to the thread European Vs UK caravans..
    Sites I go to don't care which way round you pitch - there's enough room to pitch sideways if you want, and many do.
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    RogerL replied to the thread European Vs UK caravans..
    Since there are no regulations specifying that tow hitch must point to the road - I do wonder why some sites insist on it - that's...
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    RogerL replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    I've had no response so far - I'll give them a few more days andthen start chasing them
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    RogerL replied to the thread Regarding towing.
    Finding out the kerbweight isn't possible for many cars as many manufacturers don't publish it - what's usually published is the unladen...
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    However 20-30 litres of water sloshing around could rip an onboard tank off its mountings.