Practical Caravan

Buyer’s guide

YOUR VAN BUYING QUESTIONS ANSWERED

WILL YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR CAR?

Q First and foremost – and especially if you are new to towing a caravan – you should follow the 85% guideline.

This states that when fully laden, the caravan should not weigh more than 85% of the tow car’s kerbweight – so you’ll need to find out the latter figure before you can start to consider which caravan you might want to buy.

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