towing

[latza]

been thinking about getting a towing dolly. is it illegal for me to tow a car on a dolly with my 1.2 clio? ino it would struggle the engine but it wouldnt be to often

 

[Bluebeard]

f**k about!! Your clutch will last about a week!

 

[Tunst]

No point towing with a 1.2 as dan says clutch will die alot faster, and ul have next to no power lol

 

[TimR26]

Wouldn't want to be stuck following you towing a car!

 

[car.crash]

its only legal to recover a car on a dolly and not to transport it. but the law goes much much deeper and i cant be arsed to go into it. best to google it as there is tons of info on a-frames and dollys, not to mention the headfuk that is legal towing weights and licences.

 

[Bluebeard]

My Sister had a 1.2 and with 4 people in it it hardly moved!! Towing a tonne of car is going to be dangerous! lol.

 

[Sash]

It depends really on the size of vehicle you intend to tow and the size/weight of the dolly.

As Daniel says your clutch will be the main sufferer tbh, but as long as your kind to it i dont really see much of a problem, Ive towed 2.5 tonne trucks with my old 1.1 Punto with no problems!

 

[latza]

basicaly i break cars. Little 106s and saxos and it would be alot easier if i could just go and pick new 1s up. Instead of paying 2 have them picked up

 

[172Ben]

Its technically illegal isnt it, due to the restrictions placed on the clio?

 

[car.crash]

the car your towing must be tax and mot'd aswell unless its on a trailer.

 

[latza]

so if i get a car trailer would that be a better option? Or would that be worse on the car

 

[172Ben]

You still can't tow with a clio

 

[car.crash]

so if i get a car trailer would that be a better option? Or would that be worse on the car

if you get a trailer you will need a licence to tow unless you passed your test before X date cant remember what it is now.
then you have to deal with the towing weights, weight of your car, plus trailer weight then whats going on the trailer, its a huge can of worms. normally means big car like a 4x4 and a trailer can tow as long as you have a towing licence but check the towing weights, all the info is on the direct.gov website on towing laws.

 

[Beef-Mc]

Maximal weight of car+trailer on a 3dr 1.2 16V is 2250KG and the car weighs in at 910KG alone.

 

[Beef-Mc]

You still can't tow with a clio

Only on the RS range, all others are allowed to tow.

 

[jaysjetski]

as above the laws are a bit strangle.

this info is taken from parkers reviews

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?deriv=25944

it show the maximum unbraked towing weight is 500kg.

and braked is 1100kg(including the trailer)

so i think the answer legally is no.

but its your life.

 

[_WILL_]

I disagree with the 1.2 stuggling to tow another car, it wouldn't be fast but then you can't tow at high speed, I personally would be more worried about stopping with that weight on.
A 1.2 would be fine pulling a trailer, but I would imagine (as said above) it will be the weights that f**ks you!!!
From what I remember its if you passed in 2001 onwards you can only drive a total of 3000kg ish. Providing you abide by the correct vehicle weights. It can be a b**ch to work out sometimes!! Before 2001 you can pull drive what ever you want.(well up to 7.5 tonnes)
If you get a tractor you could pull like 10-16 tonnes with your licence

Didn't realise you couldn't tow with an RS? Why not?

Saw this the other day!

 

[_WILL_]

Was going to say get one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2001-Y-FORD-TRANSIT-350-RECOVERY-TRANSPORTER-TRUCK_W0QQitemZ110503220568QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item19ba815558#ht_1022wt_1165

But it might be to heavy depending on your licence?

 

[durham4416]

if you passed your test after 1997 you cant tow unless you have done your b+e, and if you passed before 1997 there is still a weight restriction but cant remember what it is and most people dont realise, i did my b+e about two years ago, cost about £800.00, and i wouldnt tow with a clio personally but its your car, license, money etc