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Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have
You can tow trailers up to a certain weight with your car driving licence.鈥�
Most cars have a maximum weight they can tow. It鈥檚 usually listed in the鈥�
The equipment you use with your trailer or caravan must: meet certain鈥�
American trailers and caravans do not always meet European safety鈥�
Work out if you鈥檙e old enough or have the right kind of licence to tow a trailer from different kinds of vehicle
Check if you need to register a trailer to take it abroad, create an account to register your trailer, manage details of registered trailers.
Get a 'certificate of keeper' for your abnormal load trailer if you want to use it outside the UK, or replace a lost certificate.
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