If you’re on the look-out for a new car but aren’t sure whether it will be up to the job of towing your touring caravan, then a new service designed to help car dealers secure sales could be a major help.
Towsafe is an online service provided by vehicle data specialists HPI designed to match cars to caravans that they are safe to tow.
Though the service has been around for more than ten years, only now is the service being rolled-out to car dealers around the country.
In a bid to help them increase sales to caravan owners, dealers will be able to show customers exactly which cars they sell that can legally tow their caravan, but the benefits will be experienced by both buyer and seller.
Many caravanners are still unaware that towing their tourer with a car deemed unsuitable can result in three penalty points and a fine of as much as £1,000, so making sure that the car fits the caravan is essential.
According to HPI, there are more than one billion different combinations of caravan and towcar, but using the firm’s in-depth database when buying a vehicle provides all of the information needed to tell whether there is a match.
At the moment, the firm is marketing the service to vehicle dealers, but private customers can sign up at the Towsafe.co.uk website to carry out a match, with prices starting from £2 per match.
“Dealers can sell with confidence with Towsafe, helping them improve their customer service and safeguard their name,” said Kristian Welch, consumer director at HPI.
“[They] can check out caravan and car combinations for added peace of mind for them and their customers . helping secure the deal and build lasting customer relationships.”
HPI was formed in 1938 and offers the UK motor industry, dealers and consumers a primary source of vehicle information.
