So in my introductory post I did warn you all that I would be asking silly questions, so here goes.
I have a brand new van on order with an MTPLM of 1650 and a payload which is unconfirmed but should be about 190KG of which a mover and battery will take off a fair chunk. There is or was an option to uprate the MTPLM to 1800KG. My tow car will legally tow 2000KG, but obviously with the 85% rule won’t want to get too close to that. My question is should I get the van uprated to 1800KG for free, just in case I ever slip over the 1650KG or if I change tow car in the future I can then use the full 1800KG? Would updating the van mean it would be harder to sell on in the future? Related to that, on the legal side assuming my car could only legally tow 1650 and the van was rated at 1800 but only loaded to say 1500 would I be breaking the law, so in other words is it the actual load being towed that matters or the rating of the van?
Thanks for any insights.
I have a brand new van on order with an MTPLM of 1650 and a payload which is unconfirmed but should be about 190KG of which a mover and battery will take off a fair chunk. There is or was an option to uprate the MTPLM to 1800KG. My tow car will legally tow 2000KG, but obviously with the 85% rule won’t want to get too close to that. My question is should I get the van uprated to 1800KG for free, just in case I ever slip over the 1650KG or if I change tow car in the future I can then use the full 1800KG? Would updating the van mean it would be harder to sell on in the future? Related to that, on the legal side assuming my car could only legally tow 1650 and the van was rated at 1800 but only loaded to say 1500 would I be breaking the law, so in other words is it the actual load being towed that matters or the rating of the van?
Thanks for any insights.