Hobby Prestige 560 Uf

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Hobby Prestige 560 Uf; CAR TOWING
Topic Started: Oct 15 2009, 10:09 AM (113 Views)
HOWIE0001	Oct 15 2009, 10:09 AM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Members Member #1,319 Joined: October 15, 2009	HI IM NEW TO THE WORLD OF HOBBY CARAVANS AND HAVING JUST BEEN GIVEN THE ABOVE BY MY SISTER, I HAVE STARTED TO READ UP AS MUCH AS I CAN ON THE CARAVAN .....(TURNING INTO A CARAVN ANORAK!!!) IVE NOTICED SOME POSTS ABOUT WHAT CARS SHOULD BE PULLING THIS CARAVAN? WE HAVE A PEUGEOT 407 2L AND HAVE TOWED THE CARAVAN FROM SCOTLAND TO WALES LAST WEEKEND PERFECTLY FINE. PEOPLE MENTION CERTAIN VEHICLES ARE ILLEGAL? CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN TO A DUMB BLONDE WHAT CAR DO WE NEED TO PULL THE CARAVAN OR ARE WE OK WITH WHAT WE GOT??? THE MANUAL SAYS THE CARAVAN IS 2.30M WIDTH AND 7M LENGTH. THANKS IN ANTICIPATION SORRY.......JUST THINK IVE FOUND THE ANSWER TO MY QUERIE UNDER THE TOWING SECTION..... CANT TOW MY NEW CARAVAN ON ROAD, SO WHAT AM I GOING TO DO ????? GOT ALL THESE "AWAY DAYS" PLANNED FOR THE KIDS NEXT YEAR AND CANT GO NOW.....FLIPPIN ECK...IT DOESNT RAIN BUT IT POURS.... HOW STRICT ARE THE POLICE/VOSA????? IS IT WORTH THE RISK???? WHAT ARE THE CHANCES DO YOU RECKON???? Edited by HOWIE0001, Oct 15 2009, 12:24 PM.



Brecon	Oct 15 2009, 04:23 PM Post #2
Advanced Member Posts: 122 Group: Members Member #51 Joined: August 16, 2008	First of all, the 560 is 2.5 mtrs wide externally, therefore needs a vehiclewith a GVW of 3501kg or more to tow it legally in the UK. Are Police / VOSA strict, well, police may not notice but with your car the van will appear vey wide in relation to it, so may draw more interest from them. VOSA, if stopped by them, WILL impound your van until you find a suitable recovery vehicle to move it, and will prosecute as well. Towing illegally will invalidate your insurance, then you end up with a prosecution for having no insurance and get a hefty fine and minimum of 9 points, and very very expensive insurance renewal for the next 5 or 6 years. If you have an accident which is your fault, expect to suddenly find the insurance company hav ewithdrawn your cover as you knowingly were illegal. Then find the compenastion to whoever else is involved. What will others tell you,,,do it and take a chance,,,after all accidents only happen to others,,,,,,,,,,,dont they? If you do decide to risk it, please post where and when you will be on the road so that those of us who do abide by the law can avoid you.



azusuk1	Oct 17 2009, 05:29 PM Post #3
Member Posts: 11 Group: Members Member #1,048 Joined: July 19, 2009	We had the same problem with our 560UF and solved it by storing the van in France and only using it on the continent. David



HOWIE0001	Oct 18 2009, 03:44 PM Post #4
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Members Member #1,319 Joined: October 15, 2009	Thank you.... we are still racking our brains as to what to do with it. I am so gutted words fail me.



Hobbynut	Oct 18 2009, 06:00 PM Post #5
Advanced Member Posts: 451 Group: Admin Member #16 Joined: July 26, 2008	This problem has been around for years and is well known to experienced Hobby owners..Sadly those who are new to Hobby's often come unstuck...Dealers will tell you it's OK to tow a large Hobby with a normal car..they are hardly likely to do themselves out of a sale by telling the truth..Ebay is one of the worst places where people are trying to sell large Hobby's and claiming it's OK to tow them with a big car or a 4X4..there are Hobby's on Ebay and all over the place that are being mis advertised in relation to how old they are..a few months back someone was selling a 2003 Hobby 710 which is really odd as Hobby stopped making that model in 2000..it's a minefield unless you look at this site BEFORE you buy Cheers Hobbynut



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