Towing a Car via A frame

Hi , the first thing to do is contact your car insurance company and check they will cover it , I had to change mine because they wouldn’t, you will get quotes anywhere between £700 and £1500 , depending on the type of braking system it uses , mine is a simple cable method, I tow a Toyota Aygo ,it takes about 10 minutes to set it all up and take it off when you get to your destination, don’t forget you will need to store it when you are on site , 

Thanks Husky, do most A frame fold down to a small size?

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Yes ,mine folds down and fits in the boot of the Aygo 

mine is made by Towtal 

FB, I think you'll find most of the info you need on the websites of A-frame suppliers/converters. 

It's a huge subject to cover in a few posts because there are different types of braking system, the trailer law to research, whether your MH can tow the weight, whether your car of choice is auto or manual etc etc.

I'd start with the suppliers and discuss with them if you need to but don’t believe them if they tell you the system is certified and legal. It will not be legal overseas and is only accepted in the UK because it has not been declared illegal. Some suppliers sell second hand cars already converted for A-frame use.

Good advice from Husky regarding car insurance and I'd tell the MH insurer as well.

Hi FB. Have a look at http://www.tow-bars2tow-cars.com/. The tow bar all packs away in the boot. No problems. Takes about 10 minutes to pop  on the car and same to take down.

When we had our motorhome we used to tow around a little Peugeot 107 on an A-Frame. We had an A-frame from Armitage trailers near Leeds they also converted the car for us so that the lights on the car worked when hooked up to the van. The frame was very solid and fairly easy to fit but it could be a bit heavy if just one person is setting it up but not too bad and took about 10 mins to set up. We towed it around for thousands of miles and never had any trouble. When we sold our motorhome and bought a caravan we were able to sell the car and frame together to people who had a motorhome and were going to tow it around so they bought the lot from us and towed it away.

Hope this helps 

Tow bar electrics then  the a frame also the car depending expenditure on car £ 6/7000 buys a lot of taxis or hire cars  over many years

I have had three towed cars, two I towed with a Car-a-Tow frame and my latest  one I tow with a Tow-Bars-2- Tow frame.It's by far the lightest and easiest to use. I recommend this last system. Do check it out.

Peedee

Most towed cars serve two purposes,local run about when at home and the holiday cr to take away.

peecee