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dadof7kids
Member Since: 23 Aug 2011
Location: sunny Doncaster
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looking at a 26 footer...yes so i can fit all my kids in.. 
not towed tintent for 15 years,
can i legally tow one this size ?
cheers Paul java Black D3 gone : (
Club Lux : ) GONE : (
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 27th May 2012 8:53 am |
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NickJ
Member Since: 11 Oct 2010
Location: there's no f in point
Posts: 2137
 
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The directgov website states:
"The width limit for any towing vehicle is 2.55 metres. The length limit is 7 metres for a trailer towed by a vehicle weighing up to 3.5 tonnes (3,500 kilograms)".
But this is excluding the drawbar.
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| 27th May 2012 10:23 am |
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mcsimmo
Member Since: 08 Aug 2011
Location: North of the south
Posts: 1795
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dadof7kids,
my Coachman twin axle has an overall length of 25ft 10 ins, or for metric chappies, 7870mm. Its completely legal, as it should be being a British made van.
Give the Caravan Club website a visit, there is a very good section in there on legal requirements etc etc. Man with no D3 anymore, but cant leave the forum....how sad.
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| 27th May 2012 10:34 am |
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BarryC
Member Since: 15 Feb 2012
Location: NE England
Posts: 42
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We made the move about 5 years ago to a 26ft van , following a time with a small two birth we moved to camping for 3/4 years and then bought our current van.
The 26ft is the shipping length , including the a frame , I understand the legal limit to be 7 mtrs but that is not shipping length it is the external body length ( a measurement that not many publish , internal length or shipping length no problem , external body length not seen it written down anywhere)
Not come across anywhere I couldn't get in/out of , although a few have recommended I don't try , all comes down to what you are comfortable with.
The space is great , no need to put awning up if only staying for a short time , not tripping over each other etc.....
One thing I will say is , you have the best tow car !
Cheers and good luck.
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| 27th May 2012 11:20 am |
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dadof7kids
Member Since: 23 Aug 2011
Location: sunny Doncaster
Posts: 1303
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Will be 6 kids + lads friend so will need awning putting up aswell,
towing dunt bother me except down them very narrow roads like in cornwall  java Black D3 gone : (
Club Lux : ) GONE : (
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| 27th May 2012 1:48 pm |
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BarryC
Member Since: 15 Feb 2012
Location: NE England
Posts: 42
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dadof7kids wrote:Will be 6 kids + lads friend so will need awning putting up aswell,
towing dunt bother me except down them very narrow roads like in cornwall
Wow and thats going to be a Holiday ?
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| 27th May 2012 4:16 pm |
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stew 46
Member Since: 01 Dec 2011
Location: cornwall
Posts: 10146
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o no tell me when your down in gods country and ill stay off the roads 
where are you staying  -------------------------------------------------
if you cant hold on dont let go , it ill come in handy for something even if you never use it.
D3 SE 05,
110 s wagon 300 tdi SOLD
h top transit
crew cab transit
transit connect
ausa dumper, muck truck .
peljob 2.5 digger
06 L 200 crew cab
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| 27th May 2012 4:21 pm |
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Somerset Jem
Member Since: 07 Jul 2011
Location: Somerset
Posts: 435
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I'm with you BarryC! Went to Dorset at Easter with my daughter, partner and 2 kids and their 2 friends. A week of taxi driving, cooking and cleaning...........I had to fit 3 kitchens when I got home and that was more of a break than the holiday!
Re your OP Paul, my vans a 7.96m (total length) twin axle Sterling and I swapped from a tiny 2 berth and I love it. Towing with the D3 is a doddle and is no more hassle than with a small van really. But the extra space and comfort is a bonus when you get there..........unless you fill the space up with 5 kids that is! 
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| 27th May 2012 6:57 pm |
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