At a trailer rental near the Keukenhof you check a 1,100 kg trailer with a working auxiliary coupling. The approval mark on the coupling is barely legible anymore. The rental owner says: 'With that auxiliary coupling fitted, the coupling no longer needs an approval mark.' Is that correct?
- Yes, under 1,500 kg that mark lapses as soon as an auxiliary coupling is fitted
- Yes, for trailers under 3,500 kg those coupling requirements do not apply yet
- ✓ No, even at 1,100 kg with an auxiliary coupling the coupling must have an approval mark
Correct answer: No, even at 1,100 kg with an auxiliary coupling the coupling must have an approval mark
Explanation
False — one requirement does not replace the other. The coupling of every trailer must have an approval mark and be properly fastened, whatever the weight and whichever braking device is fitted.
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: one requirement does not replace the other. The coupling of every trailer must have an approval mark and be properly fastened, whatever the weight and whichever braking device is fitted.
- Wrong: you borrow the licence threshold. The 3,500 kg threshold belongs to driving licences; for the coupling every trailer needs an approval mark and sound fastening, and the choice between breakaway braking device and auxiliary coupling depends on the 1,500 kg threshold.
Topic: Trailer coupling and licence plate
Read the rule: Core: Trailer coupling and licence plate
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- Challenge: Trailer coupling and licence plate
- The model: Trailer coupling and licence plate
- Core: Trailer coupling and licence plate
- Why it matters: Trailer coupling and licence plate
- Active recall: Trailer coupling and licence plate
- Teach back: Trailer coupling and licence plate
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