2007-02-09 07:59:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
On the continent all trailored vehicles have to have a roadworthiness certificate and are plated to the towing vehicle so that they cannot be towed by an innapropriate vehicle. Seems pretty reasonable to me. Over here caravans sit on peoples drives for twelve months with half deflated tyres and wheel bearings full of water and then they wonder why they are sat on the hard shoulder twenty miles after they set off, if theres nothing wrong with the caravan then theres no need to worry about getting it tested.
2007-02-10 00:52:35 · answer #1 · answered by cedley1969 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes I think caravans should be subject to an mot test/inspection, half the things being towed around our roads seem to be exempt from proper lighting/indicators. This also goes for any trailers etc some of which should have been scrapped long ago.
Road tax is debatable as trailers/caravans arn`t always being used behind the car. However I do think that if anyone wants to tow a trailer they ought to be tested for it first.
2007-02-09 08:48:00 · answer #2 · answered by Robin.S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
At the very least Caravans should have an annual inspection as to roadworthyness. It is a known fact that many accidents have been caused by poor tyres on caravans, especially ones that have not been checked for a long time. Caravans travel on our roads, therefore why should they be exempt from inspections?
2007-02-09 08:03:41 · answer #3 · answered by Jojotraveller 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not so sure about tax, but certainly there ought to be a test.
It's a daily ritual around here in the summer, traffic being held up because a caravan is in tiny pieces all over the road. The usual cause is ancient, decomposing tyres, seized wheel bearings or in some cases just rust causing the chassis to break!
I know that some caravanners take great care of their vehicles, but most don't, just dragging it off its parking place for the annual pilgrimage.
2007-02-10 02:24:15 · answer #4 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roadtax NO I believe that it 's high enough already and the caravan is not normally used enough to validate the cost that would undoubtedly be imposed
MOT or certified safety check YES. Most vans sit around for a full 11.5 months and rarely get serviced. Some of you caravanners out there do look after them well but I believe that there are many more that do not
2007-02-09 22:27:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're not really on the road enough to tax them, but they should undergo some sort of mot. Wouldn't want to be the poor sod that did that for a living though.
2007-02-10 03:47:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe not road tax but some kind of MOT/inspection should be done.
2007-02-09 08:14:38 · answer #7 · answered by J M 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Campervans - definite. they are merely heavy autos. Towed Caravans - definite. street tax pays for positioned on and tear on roads and caravns are better weight unfavourable those roads. --------------- street tax survey: how lots funds accrued from street tax is spent on roads... Britain - 33% Canada - ninety 9% Japan - one hundred twenty five%
2016-11-03 00:17:20 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! I have been stuck behind some real death traps in the past (usually driven by nutters) only to find that when I do eventually get past the thing, it's being towed by a brand new BMW or Merc! ??
2007-02-09 08:04:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Only if all the bicycles and their riders are licenced, taxed, tested and insured as well !
2007-02-10 05:31:57 · answer #10 · answered by cosmo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋