Does anybody know if home made trailers need any form of SVA approval?
I have an idea for one to drag behind my Disco on long haul which is going to be around 8' long and based around a fairly heavy box section chassis riding on what is effectively the rear suspension from a range rover.
The idea for this is that I've looked at the Safari trailers that some companies provide and decided that nice as they are, £10k is well more than they are actually worth.
I have a need for a towable fuel bowser (150-200 gallons), portable generator, small scale field kitchen including fridge and a substantial water store and general storage.
I'm planning on having this thing sitting on top of Rangie suspension with the bottom of the trailer actually being the same level as the spring hangers. Using a rangie rear axle means that I have a trailer with the same track as the Disco.
I was planning on having the fuel split across maybe 5 separate tanks with transfer pumps to try and keep things balanced, a couple (maybe as many as four) of deep cycle batteries, a decent sized gas cylinder available for the cookery side of things and a few other treats.
I figure that I can build the trailer itself for £2-300 and maybe the same again (or a little more) to kit it out.
So - does this think need any form of legal approval.
I suspect that making it a fuel bowser changes the rules a little.
P.