redsunbeam
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Mar 11, 2012 21:19:40 GMT
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I have a car in storage about a mile away that i want to get home to get back on the road. It has been sorn'd. Can it be towed legally?
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Mar 11, 2012 21:20:26 GMT
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Nah' fraid not. Stick the job on Shiply, I bet you won't end up paying a lot to get it legally uplifted and dropped off for you.
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Last Edit: Mar 11, 2012 21:22:46 GMT by cobblers
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Mar 11, 2012 21:30:28 GMT
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I've used Andy (Bignut) on here to shift two cars. Top stuff  |
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Mar 11, 2012 21:33:47 GMT
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I've used Andy (Bignut) on here to shift two cars. Top stuff Yeah, Andy's a top lad but he's moved down south so it makes it harder for him to fit oop north jobs in nowadays. |
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Mar 11, 2012 21:36:37 GMT
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i got a number for a chap called Jason (07799 715553) he shifted my Dimma from one side of Sheffield to the other for £25. Top bloke
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Mar 11, 2012 21:37:32 GMT
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I've used Andy (Bignut) on here to shift two cars. Top stuff Yeah, Andy's a top lad but he's moved down south so it makes it harder for him to fit oop north jobs in nowadays. We don't know where teh car is though do we |
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Mar 11, 2012 21:39:55 GMT
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We don't know where teh car is though do we I assumed you did ;D |
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Mar 11, 2012 21:40:42 GMT
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Lol, no |
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redsunbeam
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Mar 11, 2012 21:42:55 GMT
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I didnt think it was legal but thought i'd ask anyway. Thanks for the replies and numbers, cars in lincolnshire by the way.
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What I'm going to say may not be popular, but provided its safe, I'd tow it, or A frame it. But at least I'm being honest.  |
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Me too. I'd venture to say that if it's only a mile (and that mile isn't across the centre of a city or anything) I'd probably drive it*. My argument to any police would be that it is being taken to a place of repair to prepare for a MoT test, and I couldn't tax it until said test is completed. *assuming it is roadworthy and insured... edited because of sticky "a" key  |
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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skinnylew
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Transporting sorn'd carsskinnylew
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Depends what those couple of miles involved are. If it's insured then I'd be tempted to drive it if it wasn't too bad a journey i.e. past Police headquarters, through city centres, down busy motorways etc
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Mar 12, 2012 12:55:26 GMT
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I know it would be illegal to drive on the road, and illegal to leave parked on the public highway. Towing I've never thought of. If it's on a rigid A-frame, does a car become a trailer ? :-)
Personally, for a mile I'd tow it if it's a clear route, the car doesn't look like it shouldn't be on the road, and you don't attract attention to yourself.
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Mar 12, 2012 13:04:32 GMT
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I carry trade insurance at all times but regularly tow without MOT or tax to unit for welding work .About a mile but suburban streets and 3 corners away .
If you are going to tow then just be prepared to accept the consequences if stopped .It is illegal but I think it all depends on who ,where and why you get pulled and how you behave if stopped .
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Mar 12, 2012 13:07:29 GMT
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I do know that tow-ropes are only legal on motorways in emergency recovery situations - you must pull off at the next junction. However...
NB - this is not recent information, and is second-hand at best. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
I was under the impression that a car attached to another with a tow rope is classified as a trailer - and that the "driver" of the towed car is in fact a steersman (who can be anyone over the age of 12 IIRC). With someone in the car it's a braked trailer, too. However, wheeling the car onto the road to attach the rope to it would be illegal...
At least, that's what the local police told my Dad when he enquired about towing his race car (no plates, MOT, insurance, or tax but with lights and the tow-car's reg in the back window) from Harpenden to North Weald (32 miles) back in the 90s.
I don't think the legislation has changed, but the interpretation and application may have done. It might be worth investigating the legislation further...
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Mr.Sumo
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Mar 12, 2012 13:17:08 GMT
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Spoke to a Traffic Cop today ( Monday ) after getting stopped in the GrannyWagon ( he wanted a look at it , believe it or not ! ).......anyway , having read this thread last night i asked him same question as post , his reply was :
any vehicle that has been SORN"ed cannot be towed on the road . Because it is SORN"ed it would be deemed to be un-roadworthy . However , it can be taken to an MOT station , as long as it is booked in for an MOT , is within a " reasonable " ( open to debate should you get stopped )distance ....but , he said , it would be advisable if the vehicle was trailered , because to have all 4 wheels on the road classes it as " roadworthy " , so it would need to be Tax"ed , insure , MOT"d .
All the above information is open to interpretation of the Law , regarding what sort of Policeman stops you ......
hope that kind of helps.....
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redsunbeam
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Mar 12, 2012 13:27:27 GMT
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Great replies, Mr Sumo - above and beyond the call of duty ! Thank you for that. I have to question why a car that is sorn'd is deemed unroadworthy? They can still have valid mots and be insured. In this instance mine has no mot so i cant argue that one.
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Mr.Sumo
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Mar 12, 2012 13:45:43 GMT
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Great replies, Mr Sumo - above and beyond the call of duty ! Thank you for that. I have to question why a car that is sorn'd is deemed unroadworthy? They can still have valid mots and be insured. In this instance mine has no mot so I cant argue that one. Your welcome mate i think , and don"t quote me , is it would be deemed as unroadworthy because it does not have Tax.....obviously you need Tax/ MOT/Insurance to be road legal . Thats the way i would understand it as , but then , all depends on what type of Traffic Cop pulls you . Down to interpretation of the Law , again . Be on the safe side , trailer it to its MOT , or make sure it booked in for an MOT and its not a million miles away from where the car is ! ;D |
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wooffy
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Mar 12, 2012 14:02:10 GMT
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Recovery is part of my job (sorry chaps I don't have a wrecker anyone can borrow etc) and if it touches the floor it is required to be fully road legal. A frames etc also require a seperate braking system if the weight of the towed assembly (including A frame) exceeds 750kg. There are A frames out there that use a bowden cable that can be attatched to the towed vehicles brake pedal but they are pretty rare (AA used to use them).
Have you tried your local scrappies and asked if they would move it for a few quid?
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redsunbeam
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Mar 12, 2012 14:14:14 GMT
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I used the local scrappy to move the rover when we moved house so i know they will help for the price of a couple of beers. It will take longer to load the car on to a trailer/flatbed than it will to drive it. Tempting to drive because of the short distance involved but in the end its not worth the risk. Local scrappy or mate with a trailer it is.
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