Road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is reminding motorists to ensure their vehicles and trailers are road worthy as they take out their trailers this summer.
The IAM says that towing incidents are often caused by overloading the caravan or trailer, a mismatch with the towing vehicle, tyres which have burst because they have not been checked or replaced where needed, and poor towing technique from drivers such as excessive speed.