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On 16th December 2021 the rules for anyone who passed their driving test after 1st January 1997 changed. The changes meant that the B+E category entitlement was automatically added to your driving licence. This means that all drivers who passed their test from 1st January 1997 can now tow a trailer with a maximum weight of 3,500kg. You can check your B+E licence entitlement online at https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence. When you renew your photo card driving licence or make any amendment such as address change the B+E category will be added automatically. The DVSA are still encouraging car drivers wanting to tow to seek professional training before towing a trailer, caravan or horsebox with their car. The 'National standard for driving cars and light vans' tells you about the skills, knowledge and understanding you need to tow a trailer. If you wish to undertake caravan training, please see the Caravan Training pages of this website.

ASM one day trailer towing courses are designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to safely load, hitch up, tow, and reverse a trailer, caravan, or horsebox.

The training trailer is an Ifor Williams BV105 twin axle trailer with a Maximum Technically Permissible Laden Mass (MTPLM) of 2,700kg. During the training course the trailer will be loaded with 100kg of bagged sand. The overall weight on a training course is approximately 900kg. Should you wish to train with a heavier load then please let me know the weight you wish to train with when booking your course.

The course is run using your towing vehicle and an ASM trailer and covers the following:

  • • Licence requirements
  • • Car and trailer size, weight limits and outfit matching
  • • Insurance and breakdown cover requirements
  • • Safe trailer loading including nose weight demonstration
  • • Load securing
  • • Pre towing trailer checks and legal requirements
  • • Safe coupling and uncoupling
  • • On road driving on all types of roads and situations
  • • Motorway lane discipline
  • • Towing speed limits
  • • Towing in adverse weather conditions
  • • Dealing with instability issues (snaking)
  • • Height and weight limits
  • • Blind spot awareness
  • • Overview of trailer braking systems
  • • Reversing with the trailer

The training trailer is an Ifor Williams BV105 twin axle trailer with a Maximum Technically Permissible Laden Mass (MTPLM) of 2,700kg. During the training course the trailer will be loaded with 100kg of bagged sand. The overall weight on a training course is approximately 900kg. Should you wish to train with a heavier load then please let me know the weight you wish to train with when booking your course.

The trailer reversing course is a 2-hour course aimed at giving you the techniques and skills to be able to reverse your trailer with confidence. The training will take place using your car and trailer or your car and my training trailer, at a location to be agreed.

During the session we will cover the following areas; how does the trailer braking system know you are going to reverse, how to reverse in a straight line, how to reverse to the right (near side), how to reverse to the left (blind side), when to take a shunt, how do you know if you are at the point of a jack-knife, how do you go from jack-knife to straight in the length of your car, what should your final move be when reversing. This course gives you the tools to do the job! (It’s much easier than you think!)

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