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Posted 12 March 2007 by Ian

This is a topic that comes up over and over again in our caravanning forums and seems to the source of much confusion so I thought it would be worth summarising the main points here.The law in the UK is that in order to legally tow a trailer with a width of over 2.3 metres (or a length of over 7 metres), the towing vehicle must have a permissible gross weight of over 3.5 tonnes (Department of Transport - Requirements for trailers). Even the largest 4x4s do not have this permissible gross weight. However, there are a few commercial vehicles that do, for example the LWB Mercedes Sprinter or... [more]

Posted 8 March 2007 by Ian

We've been getting lots of feedback on the changes launched last week, and it seems one change that has proved a big hit is the improvements we have made to advert categorisation.Now, if it's not immediately clear which is the best category for your advert, you can use our search function to find a suitable home (Remember, if there is more than one category that appears suitable, you are more than welcome to place your advert in both).Also, for our regular advertisers, we provide a quick list of all your most frequently used categories, allowing you to jump straight there in just a couple... [more]

Posted 7 March 2007 by Ian

One of the most common questions we are asked is how to limit the number of adverts that get sent each day by our Ad Alert system and in particular, how to receive only local results.Well, one of the changes we made last week is to allow searchers to set a maximum distance they are willing to travel as part of our advanced search. This maximum distance is also saved when you set an Ad Alert so you can now restrict your alerts to local sellers only.If replacing an existing alert, remember to delete the old one from the members area.(Hint: if you are having problems getting the system to... [more]

Posted 28 February 2007 by Ian

It has become a tradition here at Preloved to lock our techies away in a darkened room during the winter months and set them to work refreshing and improving the site. Well, thanks in part to a spell of global warming, spring has come early and they have emerged from hibernation . They have worked hard, giving Preloved the biggest revamp of its 9 year history!First and most striking is the new design, which has been beautifully illustrated by Russell Tate, a talented British artist. We've retained the site's simplicity (the subject of many compliments over the years) and taken it to a new... [more]

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