Thanks Doune for your reply. I never thought of looking for a Facebook group so that's a great idea and I've requested to join now and will pose the question there too.

My daughter is nearly 5 so it would be the group 2 high back booster we need. When your Gracown Milestone is forward facing in ...

Hi,

I'm hoping any parents out there can advise on a group 2 child seat (18kg+ / age 4+) on the market just now that doesn't have the buckle crunch issue please?

I don't want to go down the route of shortening the seatbelts or wrapping them round the bar as we don't want to risk compromising on ...

Thanks Getcarter, that's really helpful.

Thanks Tertiary, but I was never intending to tow without taking the course, as I said in my post. We have never towed before and fully see the benefit of the training; we wouldnt feel confident or safe doing it otherwise - it would be irresponsible and I completely agree with you.

My question was ...

Thanks for the tips guys. I'll discuss the scotchlocks before I book Bongo in for towbar fitting.

Damp - Getcarter - Ouch! :shock: That was an expensive fix! If the damp isnt readily obvious by marks or smell, are there any other tell tale signs I should look out for?

A few people have reccomended ...

And from my experience, make it clear you don't want scotchloks used for tapping into the vehicle wiring harnesd. Sooner or later they're bad news for wiring [-X
:?: :?: :-k Thanks Mike, scotchloks...? Is this for the wiring for the towbar? Sorry I'm totally knowledge free when it comes to the ...

That is extremely helpful Bob, thanks very much for that!

So if we didnt do the test we'd be sailing a bit too close to the wind perhaps....depending on the caravan we got of course.

Thanks again.

Thanks guys! Thats all really helpful.

I have another question for all you knowledgeable folks....: :-k

We passed our drivng test after 1997 so the gov.uk website states we can "tow a trailer over 750kg MAM as long as the combined MAM of the trailer and towing vehicle is no more than 3,500kg". We ...

Done now (Edinburgh), thanks Bob.

Another couple of quick questions-

- MOT is due on the Bongo this week. While it's in the garage anyway, I was wondering if there's anything specific I should be asking the mechanic to take an extra look at to make sure alls okay for towing e.g. gearbox?? (Can ...

Thanks again for your replies. The articles were confusing me but I understand you now.

This article seems to suggest the same -

http://www.caravantalk.co.uk/caravan-advice/towing/measure-a-caravans-nose-weight

"A 1200kg laden caravan with a 7% nose weight of 84kg would need a car that could support a weight of 100kg or more, such as a large saloon or a medium 4x4."

Sorry if I'm ...

The article states -

"In the braking example, we decided that towing slightly nose down was the best option, and we discovered that under braking forces, the caravan imparted a downward force on the rear of the vehicle, well this will increase the nose weight and if you are loaded to the maximum ...

Hi, thanks for the replies. I think I'm even more confused about noseweight now though.

I don't understand how you're able to tow such a heavy weight safely if the max nose weight is 85kg and this should be 7% of Max laden weight- would this not suggest the max laden weight should be no more than ...

Hi, we have a 4wd Diesel 1997 and we're thinking of having a towbar fitted for towing a caravan for a bit more comfort on our holidays now that we have a family. I was hoping that someone would be able to help with these questions please:

- From reading tinternet I have found that the kerbweight is ...

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this conversion company and these swivel seats?

http://www.northstarconversions.co.uk/8.html

It seems like the perfect solution to have seats facing forward for driving safely with children in car seats, then just swivel them round when parked ...