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PREPARING FOR THE ROAD 6. A car dolly with a car with a GVW over
750kg in place is considered as two trail-
ers, these are legal for use for recovery
but under the Road Traffic Regulations Act
1984 the combination is limited to 40 mph
on motorways and dual carriageways and
20 mph elsewhere. A car dolly is not legal
for transportation (there is a very specific
difference between recovery and transporta-
tion. Recovery is defined as the removal of a
broken down vehicle to a place of safety).

7. The maximum permitted vehicle combina-
tion length is 18.75m, however any com-
bination must ensure compliance with the
turning circle requirements of Construction
and Use regulations 1986 & 97/27/EC.

European Touring
Please note there are a number of
requirements placed on a driver when driving
on European roads. Carrying a warning
triangle, high visibility jacket, first aid kit
and spare bulb is now compulsory in many
EU states but some EU countries are now
introducing further regulations such as carrying
a breathalyser kit and not being able to use
satellite navigation systems with speed camera
warnings.
We would advise customers to check on the
many web-sites available to ensure you are
carrying the correct equipment when touring in
those EU countries.

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