3.5 horsebox or trailer ????

[leigh23]

Thanks everyone for the info i'll give you an idea of my situation. I have a trailer that was bought mainly for transporting my 14.2hh cob to the local shows etc but my sister has a 16.2hh TB that is retired and would only be using it for vets visits only prob is we loaded him in the other day and he's so long backed his bum was poking out that i couldn't get the ramp up and to be honest the cob didn't travel well in it when we took him out even though it is a 2x16.2 trailer it seems a tad narrow. I have a shogun that i tow with which is great but i also use my car for work and its a bit too heavy on the diesel for everyday use. Also i can't go anywhere alone with the trailer cause haven't got it on my license so mum has to always come with me which she doesn't mind but feel so restricted if i get a box i can get a smaller car for work, so really unsure what to do any advice would be great it feels like my brains on overload trying to work out what to do

[rifruffian]

It's cheaper to put one motor vehicle on the road, than two. So, if cost is important, make it a single vehicle that can tow.

As to trailer size, sell one and buy a bigger one.

As to licence, take the test to get the licence.

Each of these steps should be a one time issue......once done, problem solved for the foreseeable future.

[highlanderpony2002]

We have an old 7.5ton lorry it costs us 500 a year before it moves in tax insurance and MOT. It is relatively low mileage at 100,000 miles and it is a godsend OH drives it and we are both old so both old enough to not need special licences to drive it. Now a days it would probably be marginally cheaper to just have a trailer but I hate towing and being in a vehicle that is towing so will do so only under duress. I dont work so it would be cheaper to trade my car for a 4x4 and lorry for a trailer.
When I was working a distance from home when we bought the lorry it was cheaper for me to have a little run around and the lorry as the fuel costs and extra tax were far more than the lorry on a day to day basis. Now we cant afford to buy a trailer and 4x4 as I dont work and the lorry if sold wouldnt cover it.
Fuel consumption of the lorry is about 25miles per gallon so not a lot different to the 4x4 tax is less than OH's car and insurance about 290 including recovery so better than doing 250 miles per week in a tow car

[maislow]

I have a trailer but would love a lorry simple for the fact they give the horse a more stable (pardon the pun) ride

[joandlad]

I used to have a trailer and a 4x4 but I do quite a lot of mileage in the car and it was costing me an absolute fortune in diesel. I got rid of the 4x4 which I had purely to tow the trailer and got a small van for running around in. I've got a 3.5t Iveco horsebox which I absolutely love and so does Murph. The cost of insurance was unbelievably very little more than the cost of insuring my trailer! So for me it works out cheaper to run a horsebox. I'm lucky though that my husband runs an MOT station that can do Class 7 (up to 3.5t) so I don't have to worry too much about that side of things.

[dingbat]

I think in your situation i'd be inclined to just get a bigger trailer? It'll be cheaper. Otherwise you will be taxing, mot'ing and insuring 2 vehicles instead of one. And it's probably cheaper to do the trailer test than pay to tax and insure the lorry once? I put mine off for ages because i never had money but if you have your own car/trailer then it doesnt cost that much? I only had 2 lessons and then the test day.