Towbar Quality

Quality
Tow-Trust Towbars are designed to fit precisely to the specified mounting points and are manufactured using only British high quality steel. All fasteners used are a minimum grade of 8.8/10.9 bright zinc plated high tensile steel.

Our in house quality control system ensures all production is checked at every stage.

Type Approval EC94/20
Type approval EC94/20 was introduced under European law from the 1st January 1998 and was implemented in the UK on the 1st August 1998. The aim of these regulations was to standardise the design and manufacture of towbars.
As a result of this, all light passenger vehicles manufactured after this date must only be fitted with towbars that conform to the EC94/20 regulations. Towbars that meet these requirements will always carry a type approval label.

The standards also specify the dimensions, locations and clearance of the 50mm towball. The towing height should be between 350mm and 420mm from the ground to the centre of the towball when the vehicle is laden.

All Tow-Trust Towbars that are EC94/20 approved have been tested with a minimum 25mm packer.

Traceability
All Tow-Trust Towbars approved to EC94/20 carry a label ensuring product traceability and all the information necessary to conform fully to the European Standard. These labels carry the following information;

The European type approval number
The ‘D’ and ‘S’ value
The product code
Identity of the manufacturer

This label must be visible and not be removed.