I just bought a 20 foot camping trailer. Do I need trailer brakes for a small trailer like that and if so how do you install them to work with your vehicle you are pulling it with?

Brandon, August 2008

20 foot is not a small trailer its a big one and should have come fitted with brakes as standard. Was it a genuine one or one which someone cobbled together. If it weighs more than 750 Kg then it MUST have brakes by law. And dont assume its not that heavy get it weighed, cause the boys in blue will.

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/vehicles/vssafety/requirementsfortrailers

B, September 2008