About Trailer coupling and licence plate: which statement is correct?
- A trailer may have both a breakaway braking device and an auxiliary coupling for extra safety.
- A light trailer (up to 750 kg) gets a yellow plate with its own registration; a heavy trailer (above 750 kg) gets a white plate with the car's registration.
- An auxiliary coupling is a valid alternative to a breakaway braking device for any trailer, regardless of weight.
- ✓ The same up-to-750-kg rule applies to bike carriers that hide the car's licence plate from view.
Correct answer: The same up-to-750-kg rule applies to bike carriers that hide the car's licence plate from view.
Explanation
The same up-to-750-kg rule applies to bike carriers that hide the car's licence plate from view. They get a white plate with the same registration as the car.
Why learners get this wrong
- Trailers with a breakaway braking device may NOT also have an auxiliary coupling; the two work in opposite ways (book p.231) and combining them is a defect, not extra safety.
- It is exactly the reverse. Up to 750 kg: white plate with the towing car's registration. Above 750 kg: own registration certificate with a yellow plate and its own registration number.
- The choice (breakaway device OR auxiliary coupling) only applies up to 1,500 kg; above 1,500 kg a breakaway braking device is mandatory and an auxiliary coupling alone does not suffice.
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