On 14/04/2018 17:21, David wrote:
On Sat, 14 Apr 2018 16:51:38 +0100, Nightjar wrote:

On 14-Apr-18 4:14 PM, Rob Morley wrote:
On 14 Apr 2018 13:15:42 GMT David wrote:

Two basic requirements:

(1) Shows the location of the corners when reversing.

(2) Remains fixed to the trailer and undamaged when towing at the
legal maximum of 60 mph on dual carriageway.

The suggestion was that the poles needn't remain in place - they could
just be attached before reversing, then removed and stowed away.


If you have to get out and attach the poles, there will be few cases
when it would not be just as simple to uncouple the trailer and move it
by hand.

Also, if you have to reverse to get out of a possible problem on a busy
roundabout you don't want to find yourself having to leap out of the car
and start fixing poles to the back of the trailer before you can reverse.

Of the two options, having them permanently fixed seems the more sensible
option.

As you say, few cases. However the time when it isn't really sensible to
get out and move it by hand will be the time when you don't have the time
and space to go wandering around in busy traffic.

On one occassion (luckily towing a caravan rather than my trailer), I
entered a section of roadworks on a motorway that was down to two lanes.
One lane crossed to the other side, leaving only a single lane. Traffic
stopped and a while later the police got everyone to reverse out of the
section. They probably wouldn't have appreciated me holding everything
up, getting out, removing the trailer cover and hunting for reversing flags.

SteveW