Can I Tow?

by Rog Cannon
(Norwich, Norfolk UK)

I have a Lunar Lexon EB 4 berth (2001), it has an unladen weight of 1010kg and a MTPLM of 1340kg. My car is a Ford Mondeo Titanium 5 door Hatch, 1753cc, TDCi 125ps. It has a Max permissable mass (exc. m/c) of 2155kg and a Mass in Service of 1546kg. It also has a Technically Permissable Maximum towable mass of trailer of: braked 1600kg and unbraked 735kg.
LOADS of numbers and I am having great difficulty in figuring out the figures I need i.e. MIRO of the van and Kerb weight of the tow car so I can find out if I am on or below the magic 85%.
Any help gratefully appreciated!


On the homepage of our website, you will find a section entitled 'What Can I Tow'. If you click on that and then scroll down the page, you will find a box where you can enter your outfit details. If you fill this in, it will tell you if you have a safe match between car and caravan.