Posted on 10/01/2019 15:55
Does anyone have any experience of towing a 1700kg MTPLM caravan with a VW Tiguan 2.0 4M (4WD) automatic?
I have used the NCC Towcheck website and with a MPTW braked trailer figure of 2,100kg it is a suitable match for an experienced caravanner.
I used a Skoda Superb auto with my previous, lighter, caravan with no issues.
Any feedback would be much appreciated.
Posted on 14/01/2019 07:02 by richardandrosI don't think I was dreaming!! I remember the conversation with a lady called Nicky Summerfield at CC Insurance - who was most helpful. She pointed out that it was a condition of insurance for the caravan that the weight ratio didn't exceed 95% and I told her that I had put the van and car through the CC matching service and it came out at 89% - to which she replied "That's fine then" and that was the end of the matter. I also have a dim recollection that some of the other insurers I spoke to mentioned that the 100% ratio shouldn't be exceeded.
The crunch is that all of these conversations are "recorded for training and monitoring purposes", so if push came to shove, they have the evidence regardless of what it says in the small print of the policy.
I must admit that having looked in detail at my policy, there is no mention of the weight ratio, but I know I didn't make it up!
Posted on 14/01/2019 08:14
I tow a 1500kg MPTLM caravan with a 2005 4WD X-Trail which according to CC match has a kerbweight of 1515.00kg 
To get down to that I would need to have no driver, take off towbar, drain fuel tank and take a couple of wheels off. No idea how they arrive at that weight
Posted on 14/01/2019 07:17 by xtrailmanI've towed a 1700kg for two years with a Mazda Cx-5 175 AWD auto with out any issues, And also have a rear bike rack which i carry 40kg on including the rack weight of around 10kg.
I take delivery of a 2019 Tiguan tomorrow, a 190ps diesel 4motion Auto SEL.
It has a minimum kerbweight of 1735kg, it comes with a foldaway towbar as an extra, which will weight over 21kg, along with other extras i expect the kerbweight to be around 1800kg plus.
Tow limit is 2200kg to 2500kg, with a 100kg nosewight limit.
I don't foresee any issues with it, PC site has done two or three videos of the tig towing.
Posted on 14/01/2019 07:02 by richardandrosI don't think I was dreaming!! I remember the conversation with a lady called Nicky Summerfield at CC Insurance - who was most helpful. She pointed out that it was a condition of insurance for the caravan that the weight ratio didn't exceed 95% and I told her that I had put the van and car through the CC matching service and it came out at 89% - to which she replied "That's fine then" and that was the end of the matter. I also have a dim recollection that some of the other insurers I spoke to mentioned that the 100% ratio shouldn't be exceeded.
The crunch is that all of these conversations are "recorded for training and monitoring purposes", so if push came to shove, they have the evidence regardless of what it says in the small print of the policy.
I must admit that having looked in detail at my policy, there is no mention of the weight ratio, but I know I didn't make it up!
Posted on 15/01/2019 15:28
It turns out I was wrong - or at least I was given incorrect information. I have just spoken to the insurance dept on another matter and asked for clarification on this issue since I had raised it on here. I was told that it was not part of their script to mention anything to do with weights.
So - I apologise if I have misled anyone but it was done in good faith since I am still convinced this was said to me, regardless of whether or not it should have been!
walkandall
Caravanner