Towing capacities

So does mine Milo.  Only ever had to do one emergency stop when towing: all I can say I stopped VERY quickly!!!  Stick to the guidelines and you will have no problems.  Why raise a problem that should not exist - unless someone knows better.

Problem? I thought Cushie was passing on advice.🤔

Not in all cases Vulcan. My last company paid me a car allowance but also supplied a list of 'rules' that my car had to adhere to in order for me to keep claiming my allowance....and be paid expenses for.

Back to the original topic I personally wouldn't like to tow anywhere near the 100% mark. It'll probably be OK 99% of the time but it's that 1% where the extra weight of the car can make all the difference. Some might say that they tow X with Y and it's 110% of tow weight and they have no worries as they take the tins out the top cupboard but it's basic physics. Of course lots of other factors come into play, and I do understand your predicament, but when the cookie crumbles the extra stability of the car can make the difference.

Go for the heaviest car you can with the lightest caravan, that's my advice for what it's worth.

The choice of vehicle with a company car depends on the company policy on this. At one time we were stuck with being given a date to be in and a new car would turn up but you had no choice as to what it was. The company moved to a single supplier and the choice was more or less any thing you wanted from Vauxhall. The limitation was workable but does show it is not always straightforward.

that's a bit of a contradiction Wildwood as you state " a new car would turn up but you had no choice as to what it was"  then state " any thing you wanted from Vauxhall "  so you did have a choice of any Vauxhall.

WW explained that "The company moved to a single supplier…". This means things changed from the first arrangement to the one it moved to. Hence the two different scenarios.👍🏻

It is not so much the braking that is the problem but the situation when braking alone is not enough and a sharp evasive manoeuvre at speed is needed to avoid a smash.

So how does that work on an artic then, the trailer, when loaded, weighs more than the unit does.  

Have you never seen a trailer jacknifed after the tractor unit has lost grip and skidded? 

I think that is why when the tractor unit loses it it is normally the trailer that then jack knifes