wingnut1 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Hello, This may come as a bit of a shock to some but I've just found out that its illegal to tow with a Jap Discovery The reason , it does not have any weights stamped on the Vin plate all it has is the chassis number. After doing a bit of digging about on the internet, this does appear to be correct. Now the fun starts. I've contacted the heritage centre, they say contact land rover. I've contacted land rover, they said contact Japan, (ok ? ) Now I've just sent a e-mail off to VOSA to see what they have to say. I do have a certificate of conformity from land rover saying it conforms to all UK requirements. All that's needed is the weights stamped on the Vin plate and away we go . Has anyone else come across this problem , if so what did you do to sort it out please. Any info would be of great help. Neil P-M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 found this on difflock.com http://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=43460&view=next&sid=1961910fc7e670ea7666b9e767b9e1ba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut1 Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 thanks for putting that up but i had allready read that and it still leaves things open. think this is going to be a large can of worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrycol Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Australian Discos and indeed any vehicle here do not have towing weights etc on the VIN plate - it is listed in the owners handbook for the vehicle. So the Japanese experience is not unusual - it would seem that it is the UK that is different to the rest of the world in this respect. With my current Range Rover I go to the Aust supplement of the handbook to get tow weights not the VIN plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 What he said.. Quite a few vehicles here on the Continent have nothing on the VIN plate but the VIN number. Most Logbooks will state what the various weights are. If the vehicle has a UK registration now, chances are some of the paperwork will have the various weights. Keep a copy of that with the vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut1 Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 Today I went to a scrap yard that had two disco's in it. I checked both of them, neither had any weights on the Vin tag. This is starting to look a bit like a willd goose chase from VOSA. has any one got a Vin tag that is stamped up with the correct weights in the boxes, if so could you take a picture of it but tape over the Vin number so we can't see that just in case so it can't be copied. That way I can get a separate one made up with , Maximum permitted laden weight for vehicle Maximum vehicle and trailer weight Maximum road weight - front axle Maximum road weight -rear axle. Many thanks. Neil P-M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 See towing & vehicle weights on pages 145 & 146 of Discovery owners handbook https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5kIlEiLq7M8QWg5dGZUU1pKZE0/view & http://workshop-manuals.com/landrover/discovery300tdi/04_general_specification_data/information/vehicle_weights_and_payload/ haven't found any info relating to specific Japanese market vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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