As a responsible caravan owner, I am more than aware of the weight issues we all face as we go about our business of towing large heavy objects on the public highway.
Having aquired a new caravan and suffering from what I believe is a common caravanning problem, ie that they get bigger each time you buy a new one, I am quite keen to make sure 100% how much it weighs with all my kit in it for peace of mind. No issues here with kerbweight (plenty) or GTW (ditto) but the MTPLM of the van is creeping closer to the car's max tow weight and with a family of five we have a lot of stuff.
As far as I can tell, the only way to do this properly is to actually weigh it. As I can't seem to get the damn thing to fit on my wife's bathroom scales, I suspect I need a weigh bridge.
Trouble is I can't find one, or more specifically a list of their locations and whether you can just drive your outfit up to one at any time and weigh it. So my question is, do any of you good people out there know the location of a caravan friendly weigh bridge in the north Essex area, or even a website with a list of weigh bridge locations?
Any information very gratefully received.
Many thanks
Dave
Having aquired a new caravan and suffering from what I believe is a common caravanning problem, ie that they get bigger each time you buy a new one, I am quite keen to make sure 100% how much it weighs with all my kit in it for peace of mind. No issues here with kerbweight (plenty) or GTW (ditto) but the MTPLM of the van is creeping closer to the car's max tow weight and with a family of five we have a lot of stuff.
As far as I can tell, the only way to do this properly is to actually weigh it. As I can't seem to get the damn thing to fit on my wife's bathroom scales, I suspect I need a weigh bridge.
Trouble is I can't find one, or more specifically a list of their locations and whether you can just drive your outfit up to one at any time and weigh it. So my question is, do any of you good people out there know the location of a caravan friendly weigh bridge in the north Essex area, or even a website with a list of weigh bridge locations?
Any information very gratefully received.
Many thanks
Dave