Towing with a dolly

[smellmycheese]

When towing with a dolly, does whatever I'm towing have to be insured etc...

[Richard]

Yes

[dollywobbler]

Probably. Like A-Framing, you could argue that the vehicle being towed is a trailer in the eyes of the law. Whether that argument would actually stick, is another matter.

[Ronnie L]

Whatever you are towing needs to be insured etc because it has 2 wheels running on the road. The only way you can pull something which isn't road legal is if it's fully on a trailer.

I never liked dollys anyway. Got rid of mine asap and bought a Brian James car trailer. Never regretted it. Gave the dolly away to a friend who was pulling a car on it one day and the straps loosened off the front wheels. Car (Triumph Spitfire) jumped off and smashed into a parked car. He gave me back the dolly and I gave it away to someone else and thankfully never heard about it again. 

They can work ok but you have to be very careful that the front wheels of the towed vehicle are able to 'steer' with the dolly as you go round corners. The ratchet straps can get really strained on tight turns.

Best avoided IMHO.

[nigel bickle]

Get a proper dolly, they're fine. Usual caveats etc.

 

I have a trailer, dolly & several A frames, prefer the A frames every time, but recgonise that some can't get on with them/ don't like them. Fine by me

 

To the original question, probably. If it can be construed as a car, and any part is on the deck, it needs cover.

 

It's a grey area, not yet tested. Don't be the one!