Legality question

[SR_Micra_Boy]

Can u tow a trailer without having a rear bumper on your car (ie so u can get the towbar on without wrecking ur bumper)

Yes or No?

Cheers

 

[Dr Zoidberg]

can you not try get a crappy bumper from a scrap yard mate? then it doesn't matter if gets wrecked

go for the black car blue bumper look :laugh:

not sure on the legal side of things tho. would think you probably need bumpers or they wouldn't be on the car in the first place

 

[SR_Micra_Boy]

Well that may be an option,but dont really want to spend any money on sorting that side of things out. A possible idea was I could tow it without a rear bumper, then when i get to the show, stick the rear bumper back on, and vice versa for coming back. There is no one else wanting to tow so its getting desperate now.

 

[Dr Zoidberg]

i'll prob be going to the scrappies at the weekend as my mate needs some stuff, will have a look for ya price wise etc

wonder if we could get a cracked/smashed one cheap and then glue it together?

 

[SR_Micra_Boy]

I was considering that, we really need to get something sorted, and as cheap as possible aswell...

 

[Herr_spl1ff]

I know you normally need a bumper, I think mainly to protect other road users. I've seen a few debumpered golfs and escorts who have had to sort something else out! I would imagine this still applies if you're towing but that the penalty would be a vehicle defect form.

Phone your local police station and ask, ask what the penalty for not having one is too.

 

[micra man]

Why not just get a removable towbar on?? Then you can take it off at the show, towing it shouldn't be much of a problem and I can't see why it would damage the bumper.

 

[SR_Micra_Boy]

Cos i have the kit on my car, so therefore it wont fit, Id need to hack the rear bumper and splitter to bits.

I may have a spare sorted though, waiting to find out

 

[chie]

as long as you dont have any sharp edges you can get away with having no bumpers at all, wodnt look pretty tho

 

[SR_Micra_Boy]

Pretty aint an option at the mo mate, lol....... I is in desperation mode....

 

[Slim]

you dont ned a bumper on a car i believe, as long as you have no exposed sharp edges you'll be ok

 

[SR_Micra_Boy]

Ok cheers for ur help guys

 

[goldstar0011]

think slim is right, while back i used to see a micra without a bumper driving about for at least 2 weeks

 

[blacksupers]

The official line "iany exposed surface must have at least a 5mm radius". This is so that you don't injure the poor pedestrian you've just reversed over the top of.

 

[Jim]

This is so that you don't injure the poor pedestrian you've just reversed over the top of.

except if you reversed over a pedestrian you'd run them over with your trailor first, so an exposed bumper is the least of their worries...