NTTA Guide to Safe & Legal Towing

NTTA Guide

NTTA Acknowledgments
Glossary of Terms Used in this Guide

Preparing Trailer Prior to Towing

Matching Trailer with the Towing Vehicle
Checking Weight Distribution
Horses and Livestock Trailers
Trailer Checks Before Each Journey
Attaching the Trailer to the Vehicle

Driving with a Trailer

Driving With a Trailer
Step-by-step Reversing

Stabilisers

The Use of Stabilisers

Trailer Servicing

Frequency of Servicing
Overrun Coupling - Inspection & Service
Brake Drum, Hub & Backplate Assembly
Brake Adjustments and System Settings
Fault Finding - Coupling & Brakes
Boat Trailers: Additional Operating Advice

Trailer Maintenance

Trailer Lighting Requirements
Trailer Number Plates
Trailer Brake Requirements
Trailer Coupling Eyeshafts
Trailer Towing Jaws and Hooks
Trailer Wheels
Wheel Bolt Tightening
Trailer Tyres
Trailer Tyre Load Index
Trailer Speed Symbols
Trailer Load & Tyre Ratings

Towbars and Towing Hitches

Towbars and Towing Hitches
European type approval 94/20/EC

Tachographs

Trailers & Tachographs
What you need to know

The Law

Maximum Trailer Dimensions
Trailer Maximum Weights
Driving Licences
Vehicle Categories
The Main Categories of LGV Licences
Calculating a Vehicle’s Towing Capacity
MSU - ROAD TRAFFIC -The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020