21-07-2018, 07:08 AM
Legally speaking a towed car on a rigid bar is a trailer, with a steersman. Legal responsibities relative to the Road Traffic Acts and its associated Regulations apply to the driver of the towing vehicle as he is the one that has control of speed and direction of the combination. Failing to unlock the steering on a towed vehicle which results in an accident places the onus directly on the front driver and not the steersman (who incidentally is not classed as driving and therefore needs not even be a driving licence holder). The towed vehicle does however require 3rd party insurance, a valid mot (if not exempt) and be currently taxed (even if zero rated). Just saying.