Trailer Advice & Guides
Everything you need to know about towing, trailers, and the law. Straight from the bloke who knows, mate.
Trailer Tyres: All UK Rules, Ratings & Safety Explained
Learn everything about trailer tyres. Understand Tyre tread depth, sidewall markings, ratings, and UK safety laws. Stay road legal and tow safely with Brent.
The Main Categories of LGV Licences Explained for towing
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.
Trailer Brake Requirements: UK Trailer Brake Rules Explained
Understand UK trailer brake requirements, from braked and unbraked trailer systems to breakaway cables, handbrakes, and legal safety trailer standards.
Type Approval & IVA Tests for Trailers being made in the UK
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.
Trailer Lighting Requirements: Stay compliant with lights
Learn the UK trailer lighting requirements. Understand brake, fog, reverse, and indicator light rules for safe, legal towing. Stay compliant with Brent.
Towbars and Towing Hitches: UK Vehicle & Trailer Categories
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.
Trailer Number Plates: Learn UK trailer number plates laws
Learn the UK laws for trailer number plates - visibility, placement, and penalties for obscured trailer number plates. Stay road legal when towing with Brent.
Towing with A-Frames: Learn what the UK Law Actually Says
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 A-Frame?”It’s a hot topic, especially since Regulation 13, the EU braking rule that came into force on 1 November 2014, stirred up confusion about whether A-Frames were suddenly illegal.So, let’s clear the air.What Regulation 13 Is (and Isn’t)Regulation 13 came out of EU Regulation 661/2009, which replaced the old braking rules in Directive 71/320/EEC.The chang
Horse Trailer Towing: UK Law & Safety Explained for towing
Is it illegal to tow with horse trailer doors open? Learn UK rules, welfare laws, and best practice for towing horses safely and securely.
Trailer Towing Jaws and Hooks: UK Trailer Safety Standards
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.
Trailer Wheel Bolt Tightening: Trailer Safety & Torque Guide
Learn how to tighten trailer wheel bolts correctly, with torque settings, tightening sequence, and safety tips to prevent wheel failure. Keep your wheels secure
Trailer Speed Symbols: Learn what the trailer symbols mean
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.