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Pre-Travel Towbar Checks
Before you hitch up your cycle carrier, trailer, or caravan, it’s good practice to do a few checks to make sure everything is legal and safe.
The Caravan and Motorhome Show
The Caravan and Motorhome Show at Birmingham's NEC showcases the best in motorhomes, campervans, caravans, tents, trailer tents, and caravan holidays. As a company that likes to keep up with the latest developments in the leisure holidays industry, we sent our...
Erde Trailers
We are now able to offer customers the opportunity to buy an Erde Trailer direct from us. Erde trailers are well known for their high quality and durability. Perfect for those wanting a leisure or camping trailer. Below is the smallest of the range, the popular Erde...
TowTrust Detachable Towbar Neck
The TowTrust detachable neck is one of the most popular aftermarket and OEM tow bar necks on the market. Easy to attach and detach, the neck is standard on all TowTrust detachable tow bars. Using a proven and tested locking system, the tow ball neck is held securely...
Towbar Fitting Porsche
Got a Porsche and need an aftermarket towbar fitting? We've just received the latest Porsche tow bar coding updates, so we can now provide aftermarket tow bar coding for Porsche tow bars. Tow bar coding activates the vehicle's towing safety features and is needed when...
Electric vehicles and caravanning in the UK
With the UK government banning all sales of new cars and vans powered entirely by petrol and diesel by 2030 the purchase of electric vehicles is on the rise, but how will this affect you and your towing abilities? 15.1% of the new car market is currently held by...
Tow Bar Type Approval
Every tow bar made after 1989 must be type-approved (if you plan to tow with it.) Type approval is a legal government requirement where tow bar manufacturers have to follow rigid design and testing procedures in order to keep tow bars safe and legal. All modern tow...
Meet the Team
Who's behind Ultimate Towbars? Based at our offices in Sheffield, South Yorkshire we have a small professional team dedicated to providing customers with the very best experience when buying a tow bar or towing accessories. Meet our core team… Michael ‘Ade’ Ward...
Why You MUST have Dedicated Towbar Wiring
Basically, there are two options when it comes to towbar electrics... Universal and dedicated wiring. Universal, as the name implies, can be fitted to all vehicles (not strictly true anymore.) With universal wiring, wires are Scotch Locked onto your vehicle's wires in...
Commercial and Motor Trade Towbar Fitting
Well known for our excellent high-quality domestic tow bar fitting we also offer commercial and motor trade tow bar fitting. Why should you choose Ultimate Towbars to supply and fit your towbars? We ONLY fit type-approved towbars, sourced from the UK's best-quality...
SMART MOTORWAYS
Smart motorways may be smarter than you think. Bristling with technology, SMART motorways use the latest available tech to keep drivers safe. Speed cameras that can track the average speed of a vehicle, ANPR cameras that log the vehicle's number plate and report...
Buying a New Car for Towing.
With the increase in sales of hybrid and all-electric vehicles, there appear to be many cars being sold that are not suitable for towing, even though the salesperson was informed the car would be used for towing. The big problem is that most car salespeople know very...