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Source: http://www.doksinet D A T A SH E E T # 2 0 M atch in g car an d carav an #20 M a tc h in g y o u r c a r a n d c a ra v a n O n e of th e m ost im portan t th in gs to do w h en you re c on siderin g bu yin g a c arav an or c h an gin g you r c ar if you h ave a c aravan already - is to m ake su re you r c ar w ill tow you r u n it c om fortably. B en efit from free tow -m atc h in g w h en you join th e C lu b O n a p ra ct ica l le ve l, a s m a ll ca r ca n p h ys ica lly t o w a la rg e ca ra va n , b u t t h e re a re le g a l re s t rict io n s o n t h e co m b in a t io n s yo u ca n d rive o n t h e ro a d . Y o u ll a ls o fin d it e a s ie r t o m a n a g e yo u r o u t fit if yo u s t ick t o ce rt a in ca r t o ca ra va n w e ig h t ra t io s , e s p e cia lly if yo u a re n e w t o t o w in g . A n d if yo u re o ve rt a ke n b y a n H G V o n a n e xp o s e d ro a d o n a w in d y d a y, e ve n t h e m o s t e xp e rie n ce d d rive r w ill b e g la d h e o r

s h e h a s s t u ck t o a s e n s ib le ra t io . In t h is D a t a Sh e e t w e lo o k a t h o w t o fin d t h e b e s t co m b in a t io n o f ca r a n d ca ra va n . If yo u a re co n s id e rin g t o w in g a fo ld in g ca m p e r, t ra ile r t e n t o r a n y o t h e r t ra ile r, a ll t h e co m m e n t s a p p ly t o yo u r u n it t o o , b u t w e ve u s e d t h e t e rm - ca ra va n - t h ro u g h o u t fo r co n ve n ie n ce . In g e n e ra l, it s b e s t t o u s e t h e h e a vie s t , m o s t p o w e rfu l ca r t o t o w t h e lig h t e s t p o s s ib le ca ra va n . In t h e re a l w o rld , h o w e ve r, m a n y p e o p le co n s id e r t h e ru n n in g co s t s o f t h e ir ca rs a s w e ll a s t h e p u rch a s e p rice , s o a re m o vin g t o w a rd s le s s p o w e rfu l, m o re fu e l-e fficie n t e n g in e s e ve n t h o u g h t h e y s t ill w is h t o t o w . Fa ct o r in t h e e xt ra fe a t u re s t h a t ca ra va n m a n u fa ct u re rs a re in clu d in g

in t h e ir u n it s - m e a n in g t h e y a re o ft e n h e a vie r t h a n in t h e p a s t - a n d fin d in g a n a cce p t a b le m a t ch b e t w e e n yo u r ca r a n d ca ra va n is b e co m in g m o re ch a lle n g in g . K e rb w e ig h t, to w in g a n d M T P L M T h e re a re fo u r m a in fig u re s t o co n s id e r w h e n m a t ch in g a ca r t o a ca ra va n : t h e ca rs ke rb w e ig h t , t h e ca rs t o w in g lim it , t h e ca rs G ro s s T ra in W e ig h t (G T W ) a n d t h e ca ra va n s M a xim u m T e ch n ica lly P e rm is s a b le L a d e n M a s s (M T P L M ). Y o u ll fin d d e fin it io n s o f t h e s e in t h e p a n e l o n page 3. Source: http://www.doksinet T h e C a m p in g a n d C a ra va n n in g C lu b , like m a n y o t h e rs in t h e in d u s t ry, re co m m e n d s yo u o n ly t o w a ca ra va n t h a t w e ig h s 8 5 p e r ce n t o r le s s o f yo u r ca rs ke rb w e ig h t . T h o s e w h o a re e xp e rie n ce d a t t o w in g m a y

g o u p t o 1 0 0 p e r ce n t o f t h e ca rs ke rb w e ig h t , b u t n o o n e s h o u ld t o w a ca ra va n t h a t is h e a vie r t h a n t h e t o w in g lim it o f t h e ve h icle it s b e h in d . L e g a lly, if yo u a d d t o g e t h e r t h e M a xim u m A u t h o ris e d M a s s (M A M ) o f yo u r ca r a n d t h e M T P L M o f yo u r ca ra va n , t h e t o t a l w e ig h t m u s t n o t e xce e d t h e G T W o f t h e ca r. So m e o f t h e s e fig u re s w ill a p p e a r o n t h e w e ig h t p la t e s o f yo u r ca r a n d ca ra va n . T h e o t h e rs s h o u ld b e g ive n in t h e h a n d b o o k. In a ca r, t h e w e ig h t p la t e is a ls o kn o w n a s t h e V e h icle Id e n t ifica t io n N u m b e r (V IN ) p la t e a n d is o ft e n fo u n d u n d e r t h e b o n n e t o r o n t h e d rive rs d o o r p illa r. A ca ra va n w e ig h t p la t e w ill p ro b a b ly b e clo s e t o t h e e n t ra n ce d o o r. T h e s t a n d a rd M T P L M fig u re fo r ca ra

va n s g ive n b y m a n u fa ct u re rs is ca lcu la t e d a cco rd in g t o t h e B rit is h a n d E u ro p e a n s t a n d a rd B S E N 1 6 4 5 . It s t e ch n ica lly kn o w n a s t h e M T P L M (L o w e r L im it ) a n d in s o m e ca s e s t h is ca n b e in cre a s e d t o t h e M T P L M (U p p e r L im it ). T h is U p p e r L im it is b a s e d o n t h e p h ys ica l lim it s o f t h e ca ra va n it s e lf, s u ch a s it s ch a s s is a n d a xle lim it s . If yo u h a ve a s u it a b le t o w ca r a n d yo u r d rivin g lice n ce a llo w s it (D a t a Sh e e t 4 0 - d rivin g lice n ce s h a s d e t a ile d in fo rm a t io n a b o u t t h e lim it a t io n s o f a lice n ce ), yo u ca n a s k yo u r ca ra va n d e a le r t o - re p la t e t h e u n it t o t h e h ig h e r M T P L M w it h t h e re s u lt in g in cre a s e b e in g t h e a m o u n t o f lu g g a g e a n d o t h e r e xt ra s yo u ca n ca rry. It s im p o rt a n t t o d o t h is b e ca u s e if yo u a re ch a

lle n g e d b y t h e p o lice o r in s u ra n ce co m p a n y a n d q u e s t io n e d a b o u t t h e le g a lit y o f yo u r o u t fit , it s t h e fig u re s g ive n o n t h e p la t e s a n d a cco m p a n yin g d o cu m e n t a t io n t h a t w ill b e u s e d t o va lid a t e yo u r s t a t e m e n t s . W h y b o th e r w ith th e to w in g lim it? In m o s t ca s e s , t h e t o w in g lim it o f yo u r ca r w ill b e s ig n ifica n t ly h ig h e r t h a n it s ke rb w e ig h t , s o yo u ca n u s e t h e ke rb w e ig h t t o ca lcu la t e t h e b e s t ca ra va n m a t ch . H o w e ve r, in s o m e m o d e rn ve h icle s - e s p e cia lly h ig h lyo p t im is e d , fu e l-e fficie n t o n e s - t h e t o w in g lim it is lo w e r t h a n t h e ke rb w e ig h t . In t h e w o rd s o f t h e E u ro p e a n re g u la t io n , a ca rs t o w in g lim it is t h e m a xim u m w e ig h t a t w h ich : T h e m o t o r ve h icle t o w in g a t ra ile r m u s t b e a b le t o s t a rt

t h e ve h icle co m b in a t io n la d e n t o it s m a xim u m m a s s - five t im e s o n a n u p h ill A p o rt ab le w eig h in g m ach in e g ra d ie n t o f a t le a s t 1 2 p e r ce n t w it h in five m in u t e s . A p a rt fro m a n y le g a l a n d in s u ra n ce im p lica t io n s , s o m e h ills in t h e U K a re s t e e p e r t h a n 1 2 p e r ce n t (1 in 8 ), s o yo u d b e u n w is e t o e xce e d t h e t o w in g lim it s o n a p ra ct ica l le ve l. It h a s b e co m e in cre a s in g ly co m m o n fo r s o m e ca r m a n u fa ct u re rs t o q u o t e d iffe re n t t o w in g lim it s fo r t h e s a m e ca r, d e p e n d in g o n w h e t h e r o r n o t it is ca rryin g p a s s e n g e rs . T h is ca n p re s e n t a n in fla t e d t o w in g lim it t h a t lo o ks g o o d o n p a p e r b u t is n o t co m p a ra b le t o o t h e r ve h icle s t h a t d o n t u s e t h is m e t h o d . It s t h e re fo re im p o rt a n t t o co n firm t h e t o w in g lim it o f

yo u r ca r in t h e s it u a t io n yo u ll b e u s in g it . T h e lim it s h o u ld b e g ive n in yo u r ca rs h a n d b o o k, b u t yo u m a y n e e d t o co n t a ct t h e m a n u fa ct u re r if it s u n cle a r. Source: http://www.doksinet F in d in g y o u r a c tu a l w e ig h t G ive n t h e ch a lle n g e o f d iffe rin g ke rb w e ig h t s , t o w in g lim it s , p a ylo a d s a n d t h e like it is d ifficu lt t o p re d ict t h e t o t a l w e ig h t o f yo u r ca r a n d ca ra va n a ccu ra t e ly. T o m a ke s u re yo u a re ke e p in g w it h in s e n s ib le lim it s a n d t h e le g a l G T W lim it - it s b e s t t o w e ig h yo u r ca r a n d ca ra va n in t h e s t a t e yo u ll t o w it . Y o u ca n d o t h is w it h a p o rt a b le w e ig h in g m a ch in e , s u ch a s t h e o n e p ict u re d , o r b y t a kin g yo u r o u t fit t o a w e ig h b rid g e , w h e re yo u ca n g e t it s w e ig h t d o cu m e n t e d . Y o u r lo ca l T ra d in g St a n d a

rd s o ffice ca n p o in t yo u in t h e d ire ct io n o f yo u r n e a re s t w e ig h b rid g e . A L an d R o ver D is co very 4 an d caravan T h e U s e r P a y lo a d T h e d iffe re n ce b e t w e e n t h e M a s s in R u n n in g O rd e r (M IR O ) a n d M T P L M o f yo u r ca ra va n is kn o w n a s it s U s e r P a ylo a d . T h is m a y b e t h e w e ig h t o f t h e e xt ra t h in g s yo u ca n ca rry in s id e , b u t it s like ly yo u r circu m s t a n ce s w ill b e d iffe re n t fro m t h e ca re fu lly s p e cifie d o n e s u s e d t o ca lcu la t e t h e fig u re s (s e e "C h a n g e s t o t h e M IR O " o n p a g e 4 ) s o yo u ll n e e d t o co n s id e r yo u r ca ra va n lo a d in g w it h ca re . If yo u r ca ra va n h a s a le is u re b a t t e ry in s t a lle d o r if yo u Peu g eo t 3 0 8 w it h t railer t en t h a ve it e m s fit t e d t o t h e ca ra va n a ft e r it h a s le ft t h e fa ct o ry, s u ch a s a m o t o r m o ve r, t h e w e ig h

t o f t h e s e it e m s w ill n e e d t o co m e o u t o f yo u r U s e r P a ylo a d . A s a g e n e ra l g u id e , b a s ic it e m s fo r t w o p e o p le w ill w e ig h a b o u t 1 0 0 kg , w it h a n e xt ra 2 5 kg a llo w a n ce fo r e a ch a d d it io n a l p e rs o n . H o w e ve r, if yo u ca rry s e ve ra l h e a vy s e cu rit y d e vice s a n d a n e xt ra g a s b o t t le , fo r e xa m p le , it w ill e a t in t o yo u r p a ylo a d . It s w o rt h g e t t in g a ro u g h id e a o f h o w m u ch yo u r lu g g a g e a n d e xt ra s w ill w e ig h b e fo re yo u lo a d u p t h e ca ra va n . Y o u m a y fin d s o m e o f t h e h e a vie r it e m s n e e d t o b e ca rrie d in t h e ca r - t h o u g h b e ca re fu l n o t t o o ve rlo a d t h a t e it h e r. Source: http://www.doksinet V o lvo X C 6 0 w it h caravan T h e im p o rta n c e o f y o u r c a ra v a n s n o s e w e ig h t A n o t h e r im p o rt a n t fig u re is yo u r ca ra va n s n o s e w e ig h t . T h

is m e a s u re s t h e d o w n w a rd s fo rce p u t o n t h e ca rs t o w b a ll a n d it va rie s d e p e n d in g o n h o w yo u lo a d t h e ca ra va n . T o ke e p yo u r ca ra va n a s s t a b le a s p o s s ib le o n t h e ro a d , yo u ll n e e d t o lo a d it ca re fu lly (s e e "L o a d in g yo u r ca ra va n ", b e lo w ). E xce s s w e ig h t in t h e re a r o f t h e ca ra va n , fo r e xa m p le , ca n ca u s e t h e u n it t o a ct like a p e n d u lu m b e h in d t h e ca r, ca u s in g it t o b e u n s t a b le o r "s n a ke ". T h is ca n b e u n co m fo rt a b le a n d is p o t e n t ia lly d a n g e ro u s if it g e t s o u t o f co n t ro l. W h e n it s re a d y fo r t h e ro a d , t h e ca ra va n s n o s e w e ig h t s h o u ld b e a s h e a vy a s p o s s ib le , b u t n o t e xce e d t h e ca rs t o w b a ll lim it o r t h e ca ra va n s o w n n o s e w e ig h t . B o t h a re n o rm a lly b e t w e e n 5 0 kg a n d 1 0 0 kg . Y o u ca n b

u y a n o s e w e ig h t g a u g e t o ch e ck yo u r u n it s t ru e n o s e w e ig h t b e fo re e a ch t rip o r u s e a p ie ce o f w o o d (s u ch a s a s e ct io n o f b ro o m h a n d le ) a lo n g w it h a s e t o f b a t h ro o m s ca le s t o d o t h e s a m e jo b . L o a d in g y o u r c a ra v a n W h e n yo u lo a d yo u r ca ra va n , ke e p t h e it e m s lo w d o w n a n d a s clo s e t o t h e a xle a s p o s s ib le . In t h is d ia g ra m , t h e a re a in b lu e is t h e b e s t p la ce fo r h e a vy it e m s s u ch a s a n a w n in g . M e d iu m w e ig h t it e m s ca n b e s t o re d in t h e p in k a re a w h ile t h e re s t o f t h e ca ra va n s h o u ld o n ly b e u s e d t o s t o re lig h t it e m s . Source: http://www.doksinet W h a t d o e s it m e a n ? In d ivid u a l ca rs , ca ra va n s a n d t ra ile rs ca n w e ig h d iffe re n t a m o u n t s , d e p e n d in g o n t h e ir s p e cifica t io n a n d w h e t h e r t h e y a re ca rryin g a lo

a d o r n o t . U n fo rt u n a t e ly, t h e re a re n o s t a n d a rd d e fin it io n s fo r m a n y ve h icle w e ig h t s (o r m a s s e s , s e e b e lo w ) b u t h e re a re a fe w co m m o n ly q u o t e d w e ig h t s w it h t h e ir n o rm a l d e fin it io n s . If yo u h a ve a s cie n t ific b a ckg ro u n d a n d kn o w t h e d iffe re n ce b e t w e e n m a s s a n d w e ig h t , p le a s e n o t e t h a t t h e in d u s t ry a s s u m e s t h e y m e a n t h e s a m e t h in g , b o t h b e in g m e a s u re d in kilo g ra m m e s (kg ). U n la d e n W e ig h t - T h e w e ig h t o f a ve h icle w h e n n o t ca rryin g a lo a d a n d e xclu d in g fu e l o r b a t t e rie s , if it s e le ct rica lly p o w e re d . K e rb w e ig h t T h e M a ss in R u n n in g O rd e r ( M IR O ) o f a ca r. T h is is d e fin e d in E u ro p e a n D ire ct ive 9 5 /4 8 /E C a s t h e "m a s s o f t h e ve h icle w it h b o d yw o rk in ru n n in g o rd e r (in clu d in g co o la

n t , o ils , fu e l, t o o ls , s p a re w h e e l a n d d rive r)". H o w e ve r, s o m e ca r m a n u fa ct u re rs d o n o t in clu d e t h e w e ig h t a llo w a n ce fo r t h e d rive r (7 5 kg ) in t h e ir ke rb w e ig h t fig u re s . M a ss in se rvice T h e M a ss in R u n n in g O rd e r ( M IR O ) , o r ke rb w e ig h t in clu d in g a 7 5 kg d rive r, o f a ca r a s it le ft t h e fa ct o ry. It e xclu d e s a n y co m p o n e n t s a d d e d b y t h e d e a le r T h is fig u re is g ive n in t h e ca rs V e h icle R e g is t ra t io n C e rt ifica t e V 5 C (lo g b o o k) fo r n e w e r ve h icle s . M a x im u m A u th o rise d M a ss ( M A M ) , M a x im u m G ro ss W e ig h t ( M G M ) o r G ro ss V e h icle W e ig h t ( G V W ) T h e m a xim u m a ve h icle is a llo w e d t o w e ig h w h e n it s fu lly lo a d e d . G ro ss T ra in W e ig h t ( G T W ) T h e m a xim u m a n o u t fit , s u ch a s a co m b in a t io n o f a ca r a n d ca ra va n , is a llo w e d

t o w e ig h w h e n fu lly lo a d e d . T o w in g L im it - T h e m a xim u m w e ig h t a ve h icle is d e s ig n e d t o t o w u p a 1 2 p e r ce n t h ill (1 in 8 ). M a ss in R u n n in g O rd e r ( M IR O ) - T h e w e ig h t o f a ca ra va n re a d y fo r t h e ro a d , w it h o u t p e rs o n a l e ffe ct s . Se e "C h a n g e s t o t h e M IR O ", p a g e 4 U se r P a ylo a d - T h e w e ig h t o f e xt ra s t h a t ca n b e ca rrie d in o r o n t h e ca ra va n . M a x im u m T e ch n ica lly P e rm issib le L a d e n M a ss ( M T P L M ) T h e M a x im u m A u th o rise d M a ss ( M A M ) , n o rm a lly a p p lie d t o a ca ra va n . A ctu a l w e ig h t - T h e w e ig h t o f t h e ca ra va n lo a d e d a s yo u t o w it o n t h e ro a d . T h is m u s t n o t e xce e d t h e M A M o r M T P L M , a s in s crib e d o n t h e w e ig h t p la t e o f t h e ca ra va n . N o se w e ig h t - T h e d o w n w a rd lo a d t h e ca ra va n p u t s o n t h e t o w b a ll

o f t h e t o w in g ve h icle . C h a n g e s to th e M I R O T h e d e fin it io n o f a ca ra va n s M a s s in R u n n in g O rd e r (M IR O ) h a s ch a n g e d re ce n t ly, t o b rin g it in lin e w it h E u ro p e a n T yp e A p p ro va l re g u la t io n s in t ro d u ce d in 2 0 1 2 . C a ra va n s b u ilt a ft e r Ju n e 2 0 1 0 w it h N a t io n a l C a ra va n C o u n cil (N C C ) a p p ro va l s h o u ld co n fo rm t o t h e n e w s t a n d a rd . In t h is ca s e , t h e M IR O w ill in clu d e a n a llo w a n ce fo r a g a s b o t t le , fre s h w a t e r a n d t o ile t flu s h w a t e r, b u t n o le is u re b a t t e ry. Source: http://www.doksinet In p ra ct ica l t e rm s , a ca ra va n b u ilt b e fo re Ju n e 2 0 1 0 w ill a p p e a r t o h a ve a n M IR O o f a b o u t 5 0 kg le s s t h a n t h e s a m e ca ra va n b u ilt a ft e r t h a t d a t e . H o w e ve r, m o s t p e o p le w ill fin d t h e ir re a l U s e r P a ylo a d is d iffe re n t fro m t h a

t q u o t e d in t h e h a n d b o o k. If yo u r u n it h a s a 1 0 -lit re fre s h w a t e r t a n k, fo r e xa m p le , a n d yo u a lw a ys d ra in it b e fo re yo u t ra ve l yo u ca n a d d a n e xt ra 1 0 kg (t h e w e ig h t o f 1 0 lit re s o f w a t e r) t o yo u r U s e r P a ylo a d . B u t if yo u h a ve a m o t o rm o ve r fit t e d , t h is co u ld re d u ce yo u r P a ylo a d fig u re b y a s m u ch a s 4 0 kg (t h e w e ig h t o f t h e m o ve r). A s t an d ard cat eg o ry B d rivin g licen ce allo w s yo u t o d rive a veh icle u p t o 3 ,5 0 0 kg an d t o w a t railer u p t o 7 5 0 kg b u t t h is co m b in at io n n eed s a cat eg o ry B E licen ce F in a l c h e c k s B e fo re yo u ch a n g e yo u r ca r o r ca ra va n , h e re s a ch e cklis t t o cla rify w h e t h e r yo u h a ve a ch ie ve d a g o o d m a t ch . If yo u ca n fo llo w t h e s e q u e s t io n s a n d a n s w e r "ye s " t h ro u g h o u t yo u h a ve a ch ie ve d a g o o d m a t ch

b e t w e e n yo u (t h e d rive r), ca r a n d ca ra va n . T h e q u e s t io n s a s s u m e t h e ca ra va n is b ra ke d . V e ry s m a ll ca ra va n s w it h a n M T P L M o f 7 5 0 kg o r le s s ca n b e u n b ra ke d a n d co m e u n d e r s lig h t ly d iffe re n t re g u la t io n s . 1 . W h a t is t h e ca rs ke rb w e ig h t ? 2 . W h a t is t h e ca ra va n s M T P L M ? 3 . Is t h e M T P L M le s s t h a n 8 5 p e r ce n t o f t h e ke rb w e ig h t ? If n o - g o t o q u e s t io n 4 If ye s - g o t o q u e s t io n 5 4 . Is t h e M T P L M le s s t h a n t h e ke rb w e ig h t ? T h o s e w h o a re u s e d t o t o w in g m a y b e co n fid e n t t o t o w a h e a vie r co m b in a t io n s u ch a s t h is . If s o , g o t o q u e s t io n 5 5 . Is t h e M T P L M le s s t h a n t h e t o w in g lim it o f t h e ca r? 6 . Is t h e ca rs t o w b a ll lim it s u it a b le fo r t h e n o s e w e ig h t o f t h e ca ra va n ? 7 . D o e s m y d rivin g lice n ce p e rm it

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n co ve r a n y t h ird p a rt y d a m a g e w h ile yo u a re t o w in g . Y o u w ill p ro b a b ly w a n t s e p a ra t e ca ra va n in s u ra n ce t o co ve r t h e ca ra va n it s e lf a g a in s t d a m a g e , fire a n d t h e ft a n d t h is ca n a ls o b e p ro vid e d b y C lu b C a re . If yo u h a ve fe e d b a ck o n o u r n e w fo rm a t D a ta sh e e t, p le a se le t u s kn o w , u sin g o u r sh o rt Fe e d b a ck Fo rm . Source: http://www.doksinet C o n ta cts W eb: T h e C a m p in g a n d C a ra va n n in g C lu b T he C a mp ing a nd C a ra v a nning C lub Gre e nfie ld s Ho us e , W estw ood W ay, C o v e nt ry C V 4 8JH Te l: 024 7647 5442