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ProfJohnL said:
This is from the Gov website
www.gov.uk

Towing with a car

Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk

Maximum length​

If your vehicle’s maximum authorised mass (MAM) is 3,500kg or less, you cannot tow a trailer that’s longer than 7 metres.

If your vehicle’s MAM is more than 3,500kg then the maximum lengths are:

  • 12 metres for the trailer towed by the vehicle
  • 18 metres for the vehicle and trailer combined
  • 3.05 metres for how far the load can overhang the back of the trailer (whatever the length of the trailer is)
Maximum lengths do not include the A-frame (the frame that connects your car to the trailer).
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However the above is incorrectly worded as it should read body length of 7m. Our caravan overall is over 8m in length.
 
Hutch said:
A lot of people make that mistake, look at the length of. glider trailers.
It is not the length of the back of the outfit to the front. It is chassis . Totally confusing, to some.
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Glider trailers get an exception because they're an "indivisible load"
 
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