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1.---Check your driving licence is suitable for your car and caravan combination. See page 29
2.---Stay safe and legal:
To ensure that the combination of car and caravan is legal for use on th public highway you must ensure that:
Your car’s MAM is not exceeded,
Your caravan’s MTPLM is not exceeded,
Your caravan’s MTPLM does not exceeded your car’s MPTM,
The combined ladenweight of your car and caravan does not exceed your car’s GTW.
The lowest load limit of these four elements is not exceeded:
• The car’s towbar and ball
• The caravan’s drawbar limit
• The caravan braking system overrun device
• The caravan hitch coupling
Then make sure that the caravan noseweight lies within the 5% to 7% range (see below)
Information on car and caravan limits may be found in the handbooks issued by the car and caravan manufacturers, from the clubs and from caravan dealers.