I've got to go over a weight restricted bridge to stop off at a friends. It 
a 3 tonne limit. My car is less than that, my caravan is less than that but 
I've been told that your vehicle weight is defined as car + caravan and 
hence we can't.

Anyone know?


Thanks,

Dave

"Dave P"  wrote in message 
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> I've got to go over a weight restricted bridge to stop off at a friends. 
> It a 3 tonne limit. My car is less than that, my caravan is less than that 
> but I've been told that your vehicle weight is defined as car + caravan 
> and hence we can't.

The weight restriction relates to the gvw of the entire outfit.  That's its 
theoretical max weight, not its actual weight on the day.

Rgds

Andy R

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>
> "Dave P"  wrote in message 
> news:5-SdnVMm47nAZDfaRVnyvwA@bt.com...
>> I've got to go over a weight restricted bridge to stop off at a friends. 
>> It a 3 tonne limit. My car is less than that, my caravan is less than 
>> that but I've been told that your vehicle weight is defined as car + 
>> caravan and hence we can't.
>
> The weight restriction relates to the gvw of the entire outfit.  That's 
> its theoretical max weight, not its actual weight on the day.
>
> Rgds
>
> Andy R
>

Thanks Andy. Glad I asked. Guess I won't be popping by my friends!

Cheers,

Dave

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Dave P   wrote:

> I've got to go over a weight restricted bridge to stop off at a
> friends. It a 3 tonne limit. My car is less than that, my caravan is
> less than that but I've been told that your vehicle weight is defined
> as car + caravan and hence we can't.
>
> Anyone know?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave

How long's the bridge? How about unhitching and pushing the van over by hand 
(or using a winch on the car to pull it over, once the car's clear)?
-- 
Cheers,
Roger
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