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michaelawson
17-10-09, 02:20 PM
i am supposed to be towing a car tonight .. (using towe rope)

i am just wondering do you need a license to be in the car being towed ??

cheers
brake-dust
17-10-09, 02:35 PM
yes you do as im pretty sure its classed as still driving on a public high way
AlexW
17-10-09, 04:31 PM
You need to have a provisonal at least.
Plug
17-10-09, 04:36 PM
being in a towed vehical with wheels on the ground the car has to be tax'd, mot'd and insured and you have to hold a full licence and be on the insurance

as brakedust said its still classed as driving
AlexW
17-10-09, 04:40 PM
No need for a full license, read it on the dvla website :)
Plug
17-10-09, 04:41 PM
ok i might be wrong but IIRc you have to be on the insurance policy for the car your sat in being towed
L33 LEG
17-10-09, 04:48 PM
as said, has to be fully insured. however, i have towed about 50 times, and in some cars which really where not fit for the road, not once have i been pulled over.

however, i suggest the person being towed has at least a license...
Ben
17-10-09, 05:05 PM
as said, has to be fully insured. however, i have towed about 50 times, and in some cars which really where not fit for the road, not once have i been pulled over.

however, i suggest the person being towed has at least a license...

true i have NEVER been pulled towing and again i have towed some absoloute sh!te!
dave.gsi
17-10-09, 06:01 PM
thought they made it illegal to tow with a rope? or is that just me being a mong and beliving everything i hear in the pub!
NASTYNOVA
17-10-09, 06:07 PM
thought they made it illegal to tow with a rope? or is that just me being a mong and beliving everything i hear in the pub!

i heard that too!!
dave.gsi
17-10-09, 06:22 PM
hmm, im looking into this but getting mixed answers at the mo....
http://www.policespecials.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1782

even the part time police dont seem to know lol






EDIT... even the real police don't know the answer lol

http://www.ukpoliceonline.co.uk/lofiversion/index.php?t23287.html
Ben
17-10-09, 07:37 PM
The person in the broken down vehicle must be a qualified driver as he is actually driving the vehicle. A further point is that if it is dark then the broken down vehicle must have its lights on as it would under normal circumstances."

but that answers the original question!
mowgli
17-10-09, 07:41 PM
FOR GOD'S SAKE......

of course a full licence is needed.......... why would anybody even consider sticking a learner in a 1 tonne projectile on the end of a rope.......


my missus has driven for 25 years & I won't even consider letting her going in the towed vehicle. (tried & got hit up the ar$e) she is marginally better in the towing vehicle, but at least I have a little more control of my destiny