In a very recent issue of a popular motoring weekly motoring magazine caravnanners have received yet more negative but incorectly written publicity, the article is titles "vanners pulled up on safety". It states that we are not towing the line when it comes to safety and lists that 10%od caravanners admit to going over the 60 mph limit and 7% admit to using the outside lane of the motorway, it then goes on to say that"nearly" 10% have towed without the corect registration on the rear. this whole article was written in negative type and put across that we are evil law breakers so i have re-writen the article as i think it should have been published and e-mailed it to the siad magazine, bet they don't publish my e-mail. below is a copy of how i felt the article should have been published.
VANNERS SHOW THE WAY IN SAFETY
Caravanners and trailer users have shown that safety comes first in a recent survey, the survey shows that 90% of caravanners stay within the legal speed limit and 93% know that it is against the law to use the outside lane of a motorway whilst towing, unless the the inside and middle lane are blocked, the survey also showed that over 90% check that the correct registration is showing on the rear of the caravan before setting off.
of course the version above would never get published.
Then as if to finish the stabing frenzy on caravaners the very same magazine only one week later published an article that adviced anyone to avoid buying an estate car with a tow bar fitted as it would have been subjected to large abuse with a caravan on the back, so any one with an estate had better watch out, your cars not worth anything any more acording to ross pinnock the used car editor who quotes "give ex tow cars a wide berth".
VANNERS SHOW THE WAY IN SAFETY
Caravanners and trailer users have shown that safety comes first in a recent survey, the survey shows that 90% of caravanners stay within the legal speed limit and 93% know that it is against the law to use the outside lane of a motorway whilst towing, unless the the inside and middle lane are blocked, the survey also showed that over 90% check that the correct registration is showing on the rear of the caravan before setting off.
of course the version above would never get published.
Then as if to finish the stabing frenzy on caravaners the very same magazine only one week later published an article that adviced anyone to avoid buying an estate car with a tow bar fitted as it would have been subjected to large abuse with a caravan on the back, so any one with an estate had better watch out, your cars not worth anything any more acording to ross pinnock the used car editor who quotes "give ex tow cars a wide berth".
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