On the other hand if you can't see it you can't book it


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I need to get a set of these, and wondered if cheap and cheerful with something universal and to regulations or to invest in a decent pair like Milenco etc ?

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I need to get a set of these, and wondered if cheap and cheerful with something universal and to regulations or to invest in a decent pair like Milenco etc ?

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We lost a Milenco mirror on the A14 on Monday this week while returning from the EribaFolk meeting. A rather large truck overtook and just sucked it off the car.

Luckily you can buy them singly, so a trip to Norwich Camping and Leisure soon restored the status quo.

Keith

An interesting debate - thank you for your replys. When we first took delivery of our Puck L we didn't use towing mirrors then hearing of an acquaintance who was pulled over for not having them (granted it was a small caravan but not an Eriba) we took fright and bought a cheap pair and found that at least on the drivers side it improved the rear view significantly. So now we tend to fit one mirror to the drivers side but don't bother with the nearside - seems to work fine just hope the Police would consider this legal. If I'm pulled over with one mirror I'll let you all know!
Tony

Nev thanks. what the law says is ambiguous by the use of the word "may". Would a pedantic cop want to argue in the pouring rain too?

" you may need to fit suitable towing mirrors."

Zitat

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what the law says is ambiguous by the use of the word "may".
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"you may need to fit suitable towing mirrors."

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I think the ambiguity arises because the law doesn't know what mirrors your car/towing vehicle is already fitted with. The law says only that you must have adequate rear vision. If you already have mirrors that give you this, then you're ok. If not, then you are required to modify your car so as to achieve it. It's the "if/if not" that gives rise to the "may", and therefore the ambiguity.

We could then go on to dicker about what constitutes "adequate", but I'm sure there was a diagram posted here a while back showing sightlines and blindspots, so it's not too difficult to work it out.

For my part, as long as I can see where the Eriba's nearside wheel is relative to the kerb, then I'm ok. No matter how I adjust the RAV's n/s mirror, I can't see it, so, never mind what the law says, I need at least one additional mirror.