Towing a vehicle using normal car

Question

Is it legal to tow a car which has no MOT / Tax / Insurance from one place to another using a normal car (using normal car as the towing car) ? or do I have to call a registered tow vehicle for the move?

Answer 1

If you are towing the car to be scrapped or to a mot testing station then it should be ok, it might be better to get a loan of a trailer and put the car on the trailer.

Answer 2

My car insurance covers anything that I tow behind my vehicles.

( that's Allstate in NC ) , and I'm pretty sure that plates and registration are not required for the towed vehicle.You should check with your local DMV office or web site to be sure.

Answer 3

you can tow for short journeys on A roads but not motorways, you need a rigid straight bar not a rope, substantial journeys you will have to trailer or put it on a flatbed lorry... both the major car vehicle recovery company's AA and RAC use this method, would they tow on a rigid bar if it was illegal?

Answer 4

Here in the UK you would need tradeplates on the towing vehicle to be legal.

Answer 5

It's not legal.  Needs to be off the road, i.e on a flatbed or trailer.

Answer 6

Of course it is legal - one can tow caravans, trailers etc so obviously you can tow a car.

If you wish to do this, you need a TOWING BAR not a rope.

Answer 7

If a car has any of its four wheels on a public road, it must have tax, MOT and valid insurance.  That applies even if it is being towed.