Van Towbars

Van Towbars

Are you looking for a van tow bar or tow bars for a fleet of vans? Ultimate Towbars supplies and installs tow bars on vans just like yours Their fitters are highly experienced at fitting tow bars to vans and can install them at your location, saving you time and the...
Towbar for Motability

Motability Towbars

The Motability Scheme enables people to get mobile by exchanging their mobility allowance to lease a new car. We get daily calls from people asking about having a towbar fitted to their Motability car. The good news is that if you're a Mobility car user, you can have...
Dedicated CanBus Towbar electrics

Why we Fit Dedicated CanBus Towing Electrics…

Two types of tow bar electrics exist: Can Bus and Universal Bypass. We don't fit Universal bypass electrics due to the unreliability and the safety issues when towing. We do fit dedicated CanBus electronics, so here's a little about them from one of our suppliers......
Towbar Price

Tow Bar Prices

How much for a tow bar? It all depends on the type of tow bar, the sort of electrics you need fitted, and who is fitting it. What we can tell you is that tow bar supply and fitting isn't cheap. With new vehicles having high-tech parts and the need for aftermarket...

March Update

Spring is starting to spring, and we’re all looking forward to brighter evenings and warmer sunny days. March is the ideal time to get your towbar fitted. It’s just before the towbar season kicks off and just before the towbar manufacturers' annual price increases on...

New Car Towbars.

We get lots of phone calls from people needing a tow bar for their new car, especially those with new models. Unfortunately, sometimes getting a tow bar is impossible because the aftermarket tow bar for the particular vehicle hasn't been manufactured yet, or is still...
Towing a Horse Box

Towing a Horse Box.

The priority when towing a horse trailer is getting your horse or horses to their destination safely. The tow vehicle needs to be in good condition and capable of towing a trailer that weighs around 1,300 kg for a single horse and 1700kg for a twin horse box with two...

Universal Towbar Wiring Warning.

As you might already know, two types of tow bar wiring can be fitted to your vehicle. Universal Wiring and Vehicle-specific dedicated wiring. Once an industry standard, Universal wiring is the old way to connect up your vehicle’s towing electrics.  Scotch Lock...
Guide to Aftermarket Towbars

Aftermarket Towbars: All You Need to Know.

Aftermarket Towbars: All You Need to Know. This document explores aftermarket tow bars and tow bar installation. It discusses the different types of tow bars, the towing electrics, and other information you need to know when buying a tow bar for your vehicle. What...
Tesla Tow Bars

Towbars For Teslas

Towbars for Tesla Cars: A Guide to Towing with Tesla Vehicles Tesla, renowned for its innovative electric vehicles (EVs), has made significant strides in sustainability and performance. While many associate Tesla cars with sleek design and impressive acceleration,...
How to Choose a Towbar

How to Choose a Towbar

Picking the right type of tow bar for the job is probably best left to your tow bar fitter as there's more to choosing the right tow bar than just picking the one you like the look of. In the UK and Europe all tow bars have to be type-approved by law (unless your...

Ultimate Tow Car

Ultimate Tow Car

We've been fitting tow bars to a few rather nice tow cars over the past few weeks. Which got us wondering what would be the ultimate tow car. We're not talking about your normal caravan pulling machines, we're talking about the Ultimate tow car. Vehicles such as the...

Aftermarket Towbar Fitting to a New Car

Aftermarket Towbar Fitting to a New Car

Getting a new car and wanting an aftermarket towbar? You're getting a new car and need a towbar. Here are a couple of things you need to know. Firstly, you need to ensure the company that's fitting the tow bar knows what they are doing and is appropriately covered by...

Audi RS6 Towbar

Audi RS6 Towbar

Towbar Fitting - Audi RS6 Today we had the pleasure of fitting a Westfalia detachable tow bar along with approved dedicated wiring and vehicle coding to a customer's Audi RS6. The customer contacted us through one of our premier clients after sourcing his Audi RS6...

Witter Towbars Ceases UK Trading.

Witter Towbars Ceases UK Trading.

Looking for Witter towbars? UPDATE: Witter Towbars have ceased UK manufacturing. They will still manufacture tow bars, but this will be in Romania, with a distribution warehouse based in France. Witter tow bars have a long history of tow bar manufacturing at their...

Audi A8 Towbar Fitting

Audi A8 Towbar Fitting

We've just completed another Audi A8 tow bar fitting. Here's a quick overview of the fitting and a few tips if you want to fit your own. The tow bar we used is the Aragon A8 vertical detachable tow bar, available to buy through the Aragon UK supplier ( That's us.) For...

Towbar News…

Towbar News…

It's been a busy month so far at the Ultimate office, with lots of fitting inquiries and loads of inquiries for parts and accessories as people start to look forwards to getting away for a springtime break. People are already getting their tow bars fitted in...

New Product – Bike Carriers

New Product – Bike Carriers

The UK has some of the best cycling routes but sometimes riding your bike to them is a little bit too hard work. Hence the need to have a bike carrier. The biggest benefit of using a tow bar mounted cycle carrier over a strapped on carrier is that you don't end up...

Fitting a Towbar to a Lease Vehicle

Fitting a Towbar to a Lease Vehicle

Can I have a tow bar fitted to my lease car? We often get calls from customers asking about fitting a tow bar to a leased car, so here is what you need to know... Firstly, you must inform the lease company that you intend to get a tow bar added to the vehicle and you...