Hi peeps,
I need to pick your brains for a while...
Basically im moving from oxford to wolverhampton in April, i have a kia sportage 4x4 as a daily driver and also have a classic mini as a toy (not taxed or tested atm), i dont have a B+E licence so when i move i cannot put the mini on a trailer and tow it as i would be over my 750kg limit.
however, a friend at work has a towing dolly, used only once and he is after £125 for it, its like a little single-axle trailer but with a turntable on top which the front wheels of the towed car sit on, this means that the car you are towing is then classed as a normal trailer and requires no driver, the Kia weighs 1500kg and the mini weighs 670kg (probably less considering it is partially stripped down) and probably a further 70-80kg for the dolly, which brings me up to and hopefully under my 750kg towing allowance.
now, the things that troubles me... the Kias maximum approved (unbraked) towing weight is 465kg, which is 161% of the towing cars reccomended towing weight, would it be illegal for me to move the mini in this manner? or would it just be a major pain in the ass and likely to spit me over the central reservation and into the path of an oncoming HGV with a shitfaced polish driver at the wheel?.
as always, input appreciated peeps, much love, ho ho f*cking ho
Foameh