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Post Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:25 am

Just looking up towing services.. and thought I'd try on here too as I'd rather put the money to a fellow zoner..

I need to get my car towed from Camden to Bushey in Hertfordshire (roughly 13miles).

Is there anyone here that might be able to help out.. failing that any recommendations..

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Post Sun Oct 07, 2012 12:52 pm

Me and my brother brought a solid towing bar off the bay and towed a tourer from kidderminster to warrington using mostly b roads without any probs.Took a while but had a laugh doing it 8)
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Post Sun Oct 07, 2012 1:56 pm

I was thinking about doing that. Using a rope is just nasty. I've found a few people on gumtree, might see how much it compares to buying a solid tow bar.

Cheers bimanut.. :D
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Post Sun Oct 07, 2012 2:03 pm

Should cost about 40-50 to get someone to do that on a flat bed truck. Is the car being towed taxed and insured? If not I think that renders a tow bar illegal... The boys in blue will tell you anyway :)
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Post Sun Oct 07, 2012 2:08 pm

Only way I think you can tow a car legally without tax, MOT and insurance is via an A-Frame with a light board fitted with no one in it to steer or brake the towed car. As soon as whatever is being tower needs someone in it to control it it needs to be fully road legal.
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Post Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:39 pm

Had a quick look on eBay. A solid tow bar is around £15.

The cars taxed and MOT'd. The clutch slave has gone or there is a leak somewhere (no mess in the footwell) as the reservoir is empty. It's parked on a hill on a cambered road, so just want get it 13 odd miles up the road where I can work on it.

I think a tow bar might be a good option.
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Post Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:50 pm

It's possible to drive a car without a clutch. I've done it a few times.
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Post Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:58 pm

Yeah I did too when it went. But gave up, its a f**king pain in stop start traffic. Plus it can't be good for the gear box??
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Post Sun Oct 07, 2012 5:02 pm

Your welcome G,think that was how much the bar we brought cost.
It is illegal to tow a car without tax & mot,i think you can only use a dolly to be legall.
Hence why we used country B roads winkeye

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Post Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:59 pm

I've changed a clutch slave at the side of the road before, well sort of it was the road outside my house but same thing really! Didn't take long, just bring a friend to bleed it 8)

I think there is a couple of zoners in both hertfordshire and camden area that would have a trailer to help, if not 13 miles with a tow rope isn't so bad!
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Post Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:46 am

bimanut wrote:Me and my brother brought a solid towing bar off the bay and towed a tourer from kidderminster to warrington using mostly b roads without any probs.Took a while but had a laugh doing it 8)
I did the same from Portsmouth to warrington, but did it on M6 :D
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Post Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:11 pm

Might be cheaper/easier to pay a local mechanic to do it... mine was looked after by a guy in Kentish town before I bought it. PM me if you want his number.
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Post Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:49 pm

Thanks tommygoldy, I've got a few bits to get done and quite enjoy the work. So tow forth it shall be.
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Post Mon Oct 08, 2012 11:01 pm

G-Bear wrote:Thanks tommygoldy, I've got a few bits to get done and quite enjoy the work. So tow forth it shall be.
I hear you. Good luck with it.
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Post Mon Oct 08, 2012 11:58 pm

G-Bear wrote:Yeah I did too when it went. But gave up, its a f**king pain in stop start traffic. Plus it can't be good for the gear box??
The answer is to drive it very late at night/very early in the morning when there's very little traffic about. :wink:
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Post Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:51 am

Try shiply, it's like go-compare for transportation. put in your deatails and wait for the quotes to come in.

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Post Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:17 am

if you use a rigid bar and the tow cars hook is on the other side then remove the e30 front bumper and swap the tow eye bumper bracket to the other side by flipping it 180 degrees .

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Post Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:50 pm

Cheers speedtouch, suedenim and magpie for the advice. I'll look up the website, check the tow eye and go at night :thumb: