Passed your car driving test before 1st January 1997?
Drivers who passed a car driving test before 1st January 1997 retain their existing entitlement to tow trailers until their licence expires. This means they are generally entitled to drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to 8.25 tonnes MAM.
However if a driver has had to take a retest after the date shown above, they will have lost their automatic entitlement to tow and will need to take the B+E test, if they wish to tow larger trailer combinations.
Towing a trailer without the correct licence can lead to a fine of up to £5000 and 9 points on your licence

Passed you car driving test on or after 1st January 1997?
Drivers who passed a car driving test on or after 1st January 1997, are limited to vehicles up to 3.5tonnes MAM towing a trailer up to 750kgs, or a vehicle and trailer combination up to 3.5 tonnes MAM providing the MAM of the trailer doesn’t exceed the unladen mass of the towing vehicle. You will need to pass an additional B+E driving test if you wish to tow a caravan or other trailer combination which exceeds these weight limits.
Should you be involved in an accident you may find that your car insurance is invalid if you are found to be towing illegally

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What is MAM?
The MAM of vehicles and Trailers refers to the permissible maximum weight, also known as the gross vehicle weight.
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