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Originally Posted by Al Weyman
Also they generally have a huge rear overhang (the vans not the girls!) and that can cause problems towing as it kicks out the trailer. My mate bought one and it was in the Mini-Winnie class which was below HGV weight and he got into trouble with it on the way to Mallory and ripped the wing mirrors off going through some road works which simply were not wide enough for the thing but he was committed to the manouvere and could no way back out and he is a competent driver. He sold it shortly after.
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It's also a shame the government didn't make the towing licence law retrospective as they wanted to originally instead of just for everyone who passed after 1997. That way most of the older drivers who only passed a basic car test would have to take some tuition on towing and larger vehicles.