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drunkenfool

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Registered: 7th Feb 03
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17th Nov 08 at 18:25

Ive heard this is now illegal but cant find any concrete evidence on the net. I gotta take my car to the garage tomorrow for a clutch change, the one in there is so close to being completely gone that i needed a run up the hill to get home last time, so i didnt wanna risk driving it the 3/4 mile to the garage in case it goes on the big roundabout or something

If it is illegal, whats the penalty? Its such a short distance I think I may just do it anyway, but not if theres silly penalties

John G

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17th Nov 08 at 18:33

i thought it was only illegel to tow via a rope on mway??

DAZ1985

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Registered: 3rd Sep 06
Location: Scholar Green, Cheshire
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17th Nov 08 at 18:35

Its safer and easier with a bar and their only £20. best £20 i ever spent

Warren G

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17th Nov 08 at 18:35

try being towed on bike with tow rope

yeh, never again

Corsa_Sport21

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17th Nov 08 at 18:39

TBH i think its a "grey" area.Itl all just depend on the copper if u do get pulled but id think ud be ok if its only a short distance to and from the MOT station.

Mike GSi

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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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17th Nov 08 at 18:39

its illegal now yes! on the public highway full stop, i wouldnt trust the person i was towing with a rope, especially now every car has servo assisted brakes lol!

DAZ1985

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17th Nov 08 at 18:44

when i used to tow with a rope id have the car behind with its handbrake on abit to give thats little bit more when slowing down

corsasriboy

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Registered: 23rd Mar 07
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17th Nov 08 at 18:54

my dad was towing my mums car with a metal towing bar and as he braked for a junction the bar just bent and crumpled and my mum just went straight into the back of him! must have been a cheap one or something. the brakes didnt work in my mums car because the engine wasnt on and she didnt think quick enough to use the handbreak.lol.

[Edited on 17-11-2008 by corsasriboy]

Mike GSi

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17th Nov 08 at 18:55

the breakls do still work theyre just hard as hell, but for that reason thats why they dont allow rope, also your not meant to rely 100% on the tow bar to do all the work

Adam-D

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17th Nov 08 at 18:56

the bars are not infallable, and hard brakeing will kill just about any bar

even a Aframe can buckle under hard brakeing. bit like slamming on with a caravan on the back, its gonna uncouple and buttfuck you

drunkenfool

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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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17th Nov 08 at 19:02

I cant even see a towing hook on the front of my car

Hmmm...

harrisp

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Registered: 15th Dec 07
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17th Nov 08 at 19:03

I broke down on a roundabout today and got my mum to tow me, she didn't realise that you cant just pull of without taking up the slack, it survived the first time then the second time she snapped it. She heard the noise it made, she slammed on the brakes and I nearly went ito the back of her.

Moral of the story, if you are using a tow rope make sure that both drivers know what they are doing

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[Edited on 17-11-2008 by harrisp]

Graham88

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17th Nov 08 at 19:06

Use a tow bar IMO. £25 from Halfords, towed my Fiesta 15 miles.

It does say don't go over 15mph though which is stupid. We did 50 and it was fine.

richc

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17th Nov 08 at 19:08

quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
I broke down on a roundabout today and got my mum to tow me, she didn't realise that you cant just pull of without taking up the slack, it survived the first time then the second time she snapped it. She heard the noise it made, she slammed on the brakes and I nearly went ito the back of her.

Moral of the story, if you are using a tow rope make sure that both drivers know what they are doing
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[Edited on 17-11-2008 by harrisp]

Dont let your mum tow you thats the moral

richc

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17th Nov 08 at 19:08

quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
Use a tow bar IMO. £25 from Halfords, towed my Fiesta 15 miles.

It does say don't go over 15mph though which is stupid. We did 50 and it was fine.

I think its to do with the braking mate. I dont think it wil hit a certain speed and then snap

tom_simes

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17th Nov 08 at 19:34

Try towing a Volvo V70 T5 up a hill with a Corsa 1.6

Smell of burning clutch, anyone?

Graham88

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17th Nov 08 at 19:41

quote:
Originally posted by richc

quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
Use a tow bar IMO. £25 from Halfords, towed my Fiesta 15 miles.

It does say don't go over 15mph though which is stupid. We did 50 and it was fine.

I think its to do with the braking mate. I dont think it wil hit a certain speed and then snap

Hmm true, I was pressing my brakes but tbh with the servo it was so hard I don't think it was actually doing anything!

harrisp

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17th Nov 08 at 20:25

quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
Try towing a Volvo V70 T5 up a hill with a Corsa 1.6

Smell of burning clutch, anyone?

I towed a 106 quicksilver with my 12v, my gearbox went today

Haimsey

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Registered: 8th May 05
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17th Nov 08 at 20:30

quote:
Originally posted by Graham88

It does say don't go over 15mph though which is stupid. We did 50 and it was fine.

Mate brought a Mk2 golf back a few miles (~30 IIRC) and his mate in his 1.8 Corsa C knocked 100mph chasing someone who overtook him

God knows how long it took him to reach 100

I just got a text saying 'omg he's doing a ton'

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pow

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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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17th Nov 08 at 20:34

I once towed a mini with a tow rope.

I think that did my Corsa clutch for good.

Also, watching him come up fast in my rear bumper wasn't good.

Ian W

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17th Nov 08 at 20:35

Lost count of the amount of times I was towed 30 miles down the M56 and M53 in my Corsa when it broke down coming to and from work, most of the time used a rope. Went past plenty of police, just had a clear on-tow sign (kept it in the car

)

Couldn't see anything other than the brake lights on the back of my dads van

there's certainly an art to it.

Haimsey

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17th Nov 08 at 20:38

Just remembered

The golf even had 'ON TOE' wrote on the rear screen

Marcy Marc

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cunningham

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17th Nov 08 at 20:54

i towed a 2ltr cavy sri ina 1.2 corsa b breeze lol

drunkenfool

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17th Nov 08 at 21:10

My road is on a bit of a hill up to the main road, maybe 30m, im hoping my mate's 1.6 megane is strong enough to tow my skyline to the top of there, the rest is dowhill or flat and less than a mile, so it shouldnt be an issue. I found the towing eye but its behind the bumper

Mertin

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17th Nov 08 at 23:30

quote:
Originally posted by Haimsey

quote:
Originally posted by Graham88

It does say don't go over 15mph though which is stupid. We did 50 and it was fine.

Mate brought a Mk2 golf back a few miles (~30 IIRC) and his mate in his 1.8 Corsa C knocked 100mph chasing someone who overtook him God knows how long it took him to reach 100 I just got a text saying 'omg he's doing a ton'

tbh, thats just fucking stupid

Only thing iv towed is a vectra sri 2.2 with a 1.5 dci clio

Well, I do tow a tractor on a daily basis to start it

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