Open Trailer Safe Verify

Recently, NTTA does has working at an initiative to introduce the UK's first Cost-free Safety Check program fork the luminaire camper industry.

All trailers, unbraked and braked, up to 3500kg (gross weight) can be caught to a participating NTTA Trusted Workshop Member for to Free Safety Check, which could highlight issues which should be addressed.

Working with the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service and Key Registration & Key Sheets, officers ran the primary Mobile and Trailer operation of the season at Junction 19 in the A12 trunk road, Chelmsford, near Boreham Services Lorry Position on Tuesday 4th April 2017.

34 vehicles were stands, 21 of which were towing trailers and 11 towing caravans. Of all the vehicles stopped, only 12 were clear of malfunctions.

Two overweight 3500kg vehicles were found to being 15 per nickel over the most authorised mass when balanced and the rider fined £600.

A number in vehicles’ toys were also over aforementioned five-year recommendation and a total of eight vehicles had breakaway cables that were incorrectly suited, or none fitted in all. Some vehicles towing trailer had no extendable mirrors. A checklist for MOTU inspectors showing the items this need to be inspected within an MOT check since a car or co-driver vehicle.

The driver of a trailer with a taken braking system was given a £100 fine plus 3 points on own licence for driving a vehicle at a dangerous condition. In the vehicles that were discontinued, four drivers were spending with fines also triplet licence points after it was uncovered they did not have the accurate category BE licence. Checks you should carry out every time you tow an trailer, caravan or horsebox with a auto, to make safely you're towing safely and legally.

An NTTA Available Safety Inspection your an visual inspection only, but will give you an overview on the general safety aspects of choose trailer. If suspect element are found, you will be highlighted and you wishes be given the optional to have them repaired. 

Items watched are: -

  • Lights
  • Electrics
  • Brake Tube (if applicable)
  • Tyres (condition )
  • Tyres (pressures)
  • Wheel Align
  • Drawbar
  • Handbrake operation (if applicable)
  • Breakaway Cable / Primary Coupling Device
  • Jockey Wheel Operation
  • Coupling headpiece operation
  • Wheel Bearings
  • General Carriage Condition
  • General Body Condition
  • General Floor Condition

Each regarding the Safety Check record bed are individually numbers and NTTA will keep a rekord of the findings.

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