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Post by Phil on Jun 7, 2013 15:11:25 GMT
Why oh Why do people tow cars behind Motorhomes ? It would appear to me to be the complete opposite of the idea of a Motorhome where one can enjoy travelling, in fact compact self contained travelling and ability to stop completely at will would seem to be the greatest asset of the motorhome. If you want to get to a site and stay for a while whilst having the freedom to travel locally without packing everything up etc then buy a caravan, it is ideally suited to this and a caravan and towing car is considerably cheaper than a \motorhome and small car. Just my thoughts :)
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geofers
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Post by geofers on Jun 8, 2013 9:50:50 GMT
In a word flexibility, We tow a car sometimes if we intend to stay in an area for some time, so effectively you can have a caravan holiday. Other times we just have the motor home and have a touring holiday, so we can have both which you can't do with a caravan . Cost doesn't come into it, it's our second car anyway, low insurance and zero road tax. Also many people tow due to disabilities, I for instance have slowed down a bit after major surgery so long walks & bikes are off the menu. , and the car is useful particularly say in Cornwall where access in somewhat limited in motorhomes.
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Post by borgueboy2301 on Sept 27, 2013 11:21:18 GMT
I am just about to have a small car converted to tow behind my motorhome. Can anyone clarify how the insurance works. For example if I am towing the car and it gets damaged is it the car or motorhome that you claim against.<br>
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Post by geofers on Sept 29, 2013 8:37:30 GMT
I am just about to have a small car converted to tow behind my motorhome. Can anyone clarify how the insurance works. For example if I am towing the car and it gets damaged is it the car or motorhome that you claim against.<br> I think that this can only be answered by your respective insurance companies. We have both cars insured with the same company, and basically say as long as your car is being towed on a 50mm ball hitch then it's insured !!!
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Post by Raymondo on Oct 5, 2013 21:39:56 GMT
Answer to towing a car in Europe is yes so long as, if the car is being towed on it's own 4 wheels then you must have all 4 wheel breaking on the car as if you were driving it normal, these systems cost anything up to £2000 Fitted. Alternately you could put it on a braked trailer. Law in a nut shell all wheels on the road to be braked, all so make sure you are adequately insured.
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Post by RogerThomas on Oct 6, 2013 14:29:25 GMT
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Post by chrisnjulie on Sept 1, 2014 21:36:49 GMT
But you can tow on. A recovery dolly which is absolutely safe to and maybe pull a spark plug lead off so the car isn't actually working and that's a loophole in the towing laws.
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Post by RogerThomas on Sept 7, 2014 12:09:53 GMT
With the increasing resistance to A frames within Europe the thought crosses my mind that a far more economical answer is to hire a car if you need it, off peak costs in Spain make ownership problematical. Oh and towing on a dolly is also illegal in Spain.
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