Trailer Advice

Discover essential boat trailer maintenance advice. Learn how to prevent salt-water damage, protect your bearings, and keep your trailer rust-free all year.

Learn everything about trailer tyres. Understand Tyre tread depth, sidewall markings, ratings, and UK safety laws. Stay road legal and tow safely with Brent.

Learn the main LGV licence categories in the UK — C1, C, C+E, and what each allows you to drive or tow. Get road-ready with Brent and stay legal whilst towing.

Understand UK trailer brake requirements, from braked and unbraked trailer systems to breakaway cables, handbrakes, and legal safety trailer standards.

Understand UK trailer Type Approval and IVA tests — what they are, why they matter, and how to make sure your trailer is safe and road-ready.

Learn the UK trailer lighting requirements. Understand brake, fog, reverse, and indicator light rules for safe, legal towing. Stay compliant with Brent.

Understand how UK vehicle and trailer categories (M, N & O) affect your choice of towbars and towing hitches. Learn what you can legally tow and stay safe.

Learn the UK laws for trailer number plates - visibility, placement, and penalties for obscured trailer number plates. Stay road legal when towing with Brent.

If you’ve ever walked around a motorhome show, you’ll know the question that never dies — “Can I tow my car behind my motorhome using an...

Is it illegal to tow with horse trailer doors open? Learn UK rules, welfare laws, and best practice for towing horses safely and securely.

Learn UK standards for trailer towing jaws and hooks, articulation gaps, safety locks, and how to prevent damage or detachment when towing, so you stay safe.

Learn how to tighten trailer wheel bolts correctly, with torque settings, tightening sequence, and safety tips to prevent wheel failure. Keep your wheels secure

Learn what trailer speed symbols mean, from J to V, and how tyre ratings will affect towing safety, load limits, and legal speeds when towing in the UK.

Learn about UK trailer eye shafts, standard sizes, compatibility with towing jaws and hooks, and why mixing DIN and British pins can be dangerous for you.

Brent breaks down UK towing laws in plain English — from weight limits and licences to mirrors, plates, and speed rules — so you stay safe, legal, and confident

Mudguards aren’t just for looks. Brent explains why they’re vital for safety, legality, & other drivers’ windscreens. Driving without them is illegal in the UK.

Stop cooking your trailer brakes! Brent explains how to tow downhill safely and keep your trailer brakes cool and reliable. Feather the brakes instead.

Hate flat towing mirrors? Brent clears up whether you can use two convex mirrors legally when towing in the UK instead of using the standard flat towing mirrors

Avoid fines with Brent’s guide to trailer licence plates. Keep your trailer licence plate clean, legal, and matching your tow vehicle. This is very important!