UK Car Trailer

markru wrote:

Hi

I bought a large trailer in the UK and brought it into Hungary. I now find that trailers in Hungary have to be registered with their own number plate. This is not done in the UK. Can anyone advise me on how I register the trailer here and is it expensive. Thanks.

Hi,

I'm no expert on this at all, just wanted to get the ball rolling:

Depending on the weight of the thing (loaded) there are different requirements to meet: Lights, automatic break, etc.
But if it's something small, we see all kinds of home-made stuff all the time, and somehow they got license plates and papers, so it can't be difficult.
On the other hand a lot of people don't even bother with registration and just weld themselves something that rolls. I guess they don't go cross country with these, just inside the village.

I would think if you are towing it with a UK reg. vehicle you are OK anyway without registering it.

fidobsa wrote:

I would think if you are towing it with a UK reg. vehicle you are OK anyway without registering it.

No, I have a Hungarian registered car as I am a Hungarian resident. The trailer is a twin axle unit with a max load of 500kg.