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  1. Safe & Legal Towing
  2. The Law
  3. MSU - ROAD TRAFFIC -The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020
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NTTA Guide

  • NTTA Acknowledgments
  • Glossary of Terms Used in this Guide

Preparing Trailer Prior to Towing

  • Matching Trailer with the Towing Vehicle
  • Checking Weight Distribution
  • Horses and Livestock Trailers
  • Trailer Checks Before Each Journey
  • Attaching the Trailer to the Vehicle

Driving with a Trailer

  • Driving With a Trailer
  • Step-by-step Reversing

Stabilisers

  • The Use of Stabilisers

Trailer Servicing

  • Frequency of Servicing
  • Overrun Coupling - Inspection & Service
  • Brake Drum, Hub & Backplate Assembly
  • Brake Adjustments and System Settings
  • Fault Finding - Coupling & Brakes
  • Boat Trailers: Additional Operating Advice

Trailer Maintenance

  • Trailer Lighting Requirements
  • Trailer Number Plates
  • Trailer Brake Requirements
  • Trailer Coupling Eyeshafts
  • Trailer Towing Jaws and Hooks
  • Trailer Wheels
  • Wheel Bolt Tightening
  • Trailer Tyres
  • Trailer Tyre Load Index
  • Trailer Speed Symbols
  • Trailer Load & Tyre Ratings

Towbars and Towing Hitches

  • Towbars and Towing Hitches
  • European type approval 94/20/EC

Tachographs

  • Trailers & Tachographs
  • What you need to know

The Law

  • Maximum Trailer Dimensions
  • Trailer Maximum Weights
  • Driving Licences
  • Vehicle Categories
  • The Main Categories of LGV Licences
  • Calculating a Vehicle’s Towing Capacity
  • MSU - ROAD TRAFFIC -The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020
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