At the vehicle inspection station in Almelo there is a trailer with a permitted maximum mass of 1,900 kg. What must be fitted to this trailer?
- A breakaway braking device and an auxiliary coupling as well
- A breakaway braking device or an auxiliary coupling, whichever you choose
- ✓ A breakaway braking device, without an auxiliary coupling as well
Correct answer: A breakaway braking device, without an auxiliary coupling as well
Explanation
False — the free choice no longer applies here. Only up to 1,500 kg may you choose between a breakaway braking device and an auxiliary coupling; above 1,500 kg a breakaway braking device is mandatory.
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: both together is not extra safe. A trailer with a breakaway braking device may not also have an auxiliary coupling; the two work against each other and exclude each other.
- Wrong: the free choice no longer applies here. Only up to 1,500 kg may you choose between a breakaway braking device and an auxiliary coupling; above 1,500 kg a breakaway braking device is mandatory.
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
- Memory hook: Trailer coupling and licence plate