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I know over here it's hard to get a new one as factories stopped production for a while and then everyone had cash to splash because of business bounce backs it seemed so I think that has drove the price of them up to the point where it nearly seems pointless not spending an extra little bit on a new one
To be fair I never shopped for one before so no idea how the prices compare now and before covid. But that makes perfect sense.
i have decided to sell mine but i think i am too far away plus i do not think your van will pull it
Ifor Williams do P7e/P8e unbraked trailers with mesh sides which are a lot cheaper than braked although you will be limited as to the weight you can put in them. Might be ideal for hedge clippings etc.
https://www.iwt.co.uk/products/small-domestic/p6e-p7e-p8e/?tab=broc...
Get a trailer with a tipping body. Well worth the extra premium and will pay for itself several times over due to the ease of emptying it.
You also need to make sure that your van is capable of towing it and that you have the entitlement on your driving licence (last part applicable if 750kg or under).
I've an Ifor Williams p7e...................... great little trailer with the mesh sides................. bought it new a couple of years ago..... about £1200.... still about the same price.. You can get a huge amount in it if once its full, get a chainsaw/hedgecutter and slice everything up in 2 directions........... I've some boards on top of the bottom to save damaging the trailer. I'm sure a tipper would be nice but they're a lot more pricey, heavier + it really isn't that hard to use a fork to get the stuff of the trailer. Used to find them on Ebay but none there at the moment. They're a good investment and should last forever. Unfortunately, I believe you have to take a test to tow a trailer if your licence was issued after a certain date............. I still struggle to reverse round corners but after years, I'm getting there.
We empty around 1t a week most weeks of the year; last week and this week it has been 2.5t each time due to all of the leaves we clear. With a tipper this job can be easily carried out by one person and in the summer if there is a week's worth of grass clippings you don't need to go near them as they slide out the back and stink of sileage!
I would add that we use our tippers like a skip and our vans unload into them at the end of each day and we then empty them once full.
We have 2 Brian James trailers, one 9ft with caged sides and one 10ft with caged sides, both tippers. One of my biggest regrets is that we used non tipping trailers for far too long.
That's a good recommendation from Graham. I might be wrong but I think a test isn't required for trailers up to 750kg. It would be worth double-checking.
No need for a license as long as the total weight doesn't exceed 3,500kg. Depending on what the van is rated for he may have to get a "lighter weight" trailer like those listed above. If the trailer is plated for gross weight of 3,500kg and the van is only plated to tow 2,000kg then strictly speaking it would be breaking the law, even if he drove around with an empty trailer.
Thanks for all the advice. I passed my test in 97 so I think I'm ok with the restrictions after 97. I wasint looking at getting a massive trailer, I think the p7e would be ideal after looking into it. I just want something large enough to carry what I have been putting in my van out to now. With tools, racking etc and the addition of 4-5 bulk bags+ is wrecking the van so a trailer that's 8x4 is ideal and I believe p7e's are a 750g fully ladened anyway so well under what I'm allowed to pull on my licence. I believe a 2015 SWB Vivaro is allowed/capable of pulling 1000g so I should be ok.
thanks again for all the advise, it's made up my mind on the trailer options. The tipper trailer would be amazing but way out of my current budget.
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