Before Towing
- Make sure your trailer or caravan is regularly serviced and maintained. You wouldn´t leave your car standing idle for 11 months of the year and then expect it to be fit for a 300-mile journey would you? Tyres and brakes in particular need careful attention.
- Check your tow vehicle. In particular check and replenish engine fluid levels and tyre pressures. Towing puts enormous extra strain on a vehicle, parts such as the suspension, brakes and transmission get a very hard time, so make sure everything is in top working order before you set off.
- Be aware that the vehicle and trailer will take much longer to stop, accelerate and turn than a vehicle on its own.
