my caravans hand book states that my van should be safe to 81mph. why should we be restricted to ancient tow speeds when outfits are, or should be, paired far more carefully than even ten years ago, let alone thirty or forty. in parts of europe i tow at a contstant 75mph (or more, occaisionaly) and in the uk tend to stick around 60-65mph (although a few years ago i did 96 mph on the m6 without thinking; you know the score, early start to go to the lakes, no traffic and the speed just creeps up!!! and even though it panicked me for a moment at what may have happened, even though the speed was excessive the outfit was rock solid. but what if? just for intrests sake, the outfit at the time was a swift barronette and a lwb pajero.