Revision question · Vehicle loading

You're planning to tow a caravan. What will help the handling of the combination?

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A jockey wheel fitted to the tow bar

Power steering fitted to the towing vehicle

Anti-lock brakes fitted to the towing vehicle

A stabiliser fitted to the tow bar

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A stabiliser fitted to the tow barThis was the right answer

Towing a caravan or trailer affects the way the towing vehicle handles. A stabiliser device isn't designed to overcome instability caused by incorrect loading but it can give added security in side winds and from buffeting caused by large vehicles.

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What a caravan stabiliser can and cannot doReviewed guidance summary · The club’s technical guidance distinguishes the stabiliser’s damping role from ABS, power steering and the jockey wheel.

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