United Kingdom
Towing guides for United Kingdom
Practical loadmate guides for weights, towing safety, setup checks, and the Rig Score.
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The caravan weights that matter in the UK, and whether your car is a good match.
MTPLM, MiRO, MAM and payload explained: UK caravan weights
What MTPLM, MiRO, MAM and caravan payload mean, how to work out your payload, and how to keep your outfit under every UK towing limit at once.
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Can my car tow a caravan? Tow-car matching & the 85% rule
Can your car tow a caravan? Run the five checks that decide, plus the 85% kerbweight rule, in a UK matching checklist that separates guidance from law.
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Weights and limits
What a towing limit proves, and how noseweight spends payload.
Maximum towing weight: What it does and doesn't prove (UK)
What a car's maximum towing weight does and does not prove: it caps the trailer alone, while gross train weight and your car's own limits still bind.
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Caravan noseweight: How to measure, set and stay legal
What caravan noseweight is, the 5–7% band, the lowest-of-four limit that really caps it, how to measure it, and how the way you pack changes it.
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Weighing and loading
Weigh the outfit and load the caravan so each axle stays within its limit.
How to weigh a caravan at a public weighbridge
How to weigh a caravan at a UK public weighbridge: the drive-on passes, why a hitched van reads light, and add the noseweight back to find true MTPLM.
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How to load a caravan: Axle weights and noseweight
How to load a caravan so the weight sits right: what the axle rating is, why placement sets noseweight and axle load, and where the heavy gear goes.
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