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Sept 21, 2013 19:50:12 GMT
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My last word on this..... I am VOSA qualified as a roadside LPV inspector. I drive past a chemist everyday but that doesn't make me a pharmaceutical expert! It would do if the chemist pulled you in the door every week or so and checked you over for illegal drugs and i'm not sure how being able to inspect Large passenger vehicles makes you any more of an expert on A frames than everyone else? The law is pretty clear, an A frame on a car makes it a trailer and cars can't meet trailer braking regs. |
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Sept 21, 2013 20:47:17 GMT
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My last word on this..... I am VOSA qualified as a roadside LPV inspector. I drive past a chemist everyday but that doesn't make me a pharmaceutical expert! It would do if the chemist pulled you in the door every week or so and checked you over for illegal drugs and I'm not sure how being able to inspect Large passenger vehicles makes you any more of an expert on A frames than everyone else? The law is pretty clear, an A frame on a car makes it a trailer and cars can't meet trailer braking regs. LIGHT PASSENGER VEHICLES, that's cars and anything they may be towing. If you are getting pulled in every week then you are either driving a very dodgy looking vehicle or you/ your company are on a hot list. FFS. it does if you fit a braking device that effects a 50% efficiency, and it doesn't have to be on all four wheels. THE END. |
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kenb
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Sept 25, 2013 20:40:45 GMT
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Well if you are a well informed VOSA expert/employee, you will know that in 2014 more new type approval rules and regs for trailers comes into effect. Part of that TA means that trailer couplings using 'overun' braking systems can only be on trailers where the axle or axles are mounted centrally. As the wheels are mounted on four corners of cars usually that means A frames will become totally illegal, unless the brakes are operated in some other way. Hence why A frames in most European countries are already illegal, as we're just falling into line with them. As I understand it in current trailer law, electric and hydraulic type braking systems have been illegal since 1982 in this country on trailers. The only way out would be an air brake system similar to that used on HGV's, but lets be honest that isn't to be practical.
There is talk about this not being applied retrospecively, but time will tell. It can only be applied retrospectively on proper trailers IMO. Plenty on this if you scour the WWW.
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Sept 26, 2013 22:12:09 GMT
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in 2014 more new type approval rules and regs for trailers comes into effect......... this not being applied retrospecively, Too many words for such a short story! |
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