Corinium Towbar

You will see on the Daimler plate on my van below heir is a max Gross Train Weight of 5880kg  HOWEVER on the AS conversion plate there is no GTW specified.  That is because the conversion is NOT type approved to tow and cant (shouldn't) have a tow bar fitted.

Can any Corinium owner lets us know what is on his AS plate - should be inside front passenger door on Peugeot (drivers door on Mercs).

PLOUGHLIN wrote:Peter#1, interesting.

Haven't noticed that plate on my slightly earlier Gloucester, will look when next at van. The handbook quotes GTW @ 5880kg. I have a towbar on tow my trailered Smart.
I notice that the current Bourton H/B on line shows GTW - N/A as does the 2016 Malvern H/B. The Corinium H/B does quote GTW 6000kg for the 4000kg chassis.

According to information from AS that I have seen but don't have a copy, the Gloucester is not type approved for towing. If you are its obviously practically possible but may be an insurance issue. Do you refer to the AS or Merc handbook? If AS then you should be ok.

Yes, both my handbooks also give the Gross Train Mass as 5880 however it is not included in the EC Certificate of Conformity, extract above.  It is my understanding that the 'plate' is the legal status.  Any idea when you will be able to check your plate?

PS My Malvern type approval was issued 14/01/2011

I had to get the CoC from AS to prove the emission category to the Austrian authorities for Gobox hire as it is not on my V5. If you e-mail AS with your build number they should send it to you.

Hot off the press, although below is about Mercedes chassis, I believe it also applies to some Peugeot eg the Broadway FB:

We are not type approved for towing on any of our models based on the Mercedes Sprinter chassis. This is due to difficulty on some models with fitting around tanks, spare wheel etc. This is why the Auto-Sleepers weight plate does not give a figure and the Certificate of Conformity says n/a (not applicable) The figure in the Auto-Sleepers handbook is a mistake I’m afraid.

The base vehicle is actually capable of towing a 2000 kg trailer (in terms of engine and brake performance), as shown by the Mercedes plate and their handbook.

A towbar cannot be legally fitted to a type approved vehicle because there is no gross train weight shown on the weight plate. However, post registration, the solution is to have a supplementary weight plate made up by one of the companies who specialize in vehicle weight changes.

One such, is SvTech Ltd, who will issue you with a supplementary weight plate showing the GTW of 5880 kg and a certificate to send to DVLA to have the registration document altered.

Contact Gareth Marsh, the Sales Manager, at gareth@svtech.co.uk or phone 01772 621800 and they will talk you through the process.