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bear100

Member Since: 22 Mar 2010
Location: South Wales
Posts: 1914

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

Checked the website, v5 and yes I pay the £270 tax so Ive got an N1

Looking at all the comments (thanks) a receiver is probably the way to go,

2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8
2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI
2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone)
2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone)
1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone)
1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone)
1994 discovery 300tdi (gone)
90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone)
Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone)

7th May 2020 9:42pm

sako243

Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Wales
Posts: 1218

1994 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Alpine White

db950 wrote:
2” receivers aren’t Type approved for the UK.

I assume you mean that it is not type approved on the Defender.

Land Rover have offered 2" receivers on the Range Rover since at least 2007 from factory so they had to be type approved for them to sell them at that point. Ed
82 Hotspur Sandringham 6x6
95 Defender 110 300Tdi

8th May 2020 9:14am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17372

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

There are (as far as I know) no Defender receiver hitch fittings that have been type approved.

There may be other vehicles for which TA fittings are available, and there may be things you can stick in a 2" receiver that are type approved, but there is no type approved way to mount them on a Defender.

I hope that this provides clarity!

8th May 2020 9:56am

db950

Member Since: 01 Feb 2012
Location: Lincoln
Posts: 560

sako243 wrote:
db950 wrote:
2” receivers aren’t Type approved for the UK.

I assume you mean that it is not type approved on the Defender.

Land Rover have offered 2" receivers on the Range Rover since at least 2007 from factory so they had to be type approved for them to sell them at that point.

There a very few TA 2” receivers, the Range Rover being one (if not all) but are manufacturer specific and TA for that vehicle only.
To my limited knowledge there are no aftermarket TA receivers available for any vehicle, but I stand to be corrected!

8th May 2020 10:42am

Welshsurferdude

Member Since: 23 Feb 2012
Location: Newport
Posts: 2402

I've had a 2" reciever on the back of mine for years, towed over 3.5 tonne no problem

when I'm not using it i just remove it and put it under back seats. nice to be able to swap between tow ball and recovery eye with ease. 2008 Santorini Black 110 XS USW (Sold)

2015 Discovery 4.5 Black pack Firenze red XS

2008 Corris Grey 110 XS USW (sold)

2011 Santorini Black 110 XS USW (Sold)

9th May 2020 6:01am

amschnellsten

Member Since: 23 Apr 2020
Location: Nati
Posts: 3

BuckBlu110 wrote:
Just to add on what to what Bear100 has asked, would a 2” receiver and drop plate be ok for towing a horse box with two medium sized horses? So let’s say 2-2.5t that moves a bit.

you would still be way below the weight limit for the receiver. As a Yank that is mainly what we use until a 5th wheel. I've just came back from towing two defenders @ or above 90 mph for 10 hours so yeah, you should be fine.

12th May 2020 2:35am

BuckBlu110

Member Since: 19 Apr 2014
Location: in the pub
Posts: 712

1994 Defender 110 BMW M57 3.0 Diesel CSW Buckingham Blue

Thanks, I guess it’s no different in strength to a Dixon bate with a single pin drop plate which i currently have.

12th May 2020 6:48am

DAZ110

Member Since: 06 Dec 2007
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 2038

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Barolo Black

I think the pin is slightly thinner than the Dixon bate pin.

12th May 2020 8:59am

donmacn

Member Since: 06 Nov 2017
Location: Nth Scotland
Posts: 1841

db950 wrote:
Type approved came in on 01/08/98 for passenger vehicles (M1) but light commercials (N1) were exempt until 31/10/12 when it changed to all needing type approval.
All depends on the age of the Defender and if it was registered as a N1 commercial.

I’ve looked at 2” receivers before, and the always got bogged in the type approval/tax class thing.

So I searched and read a few more threads today and found this above.

I don’t actually know what my V5 says, but it might be irrelevant anyway! My car is a 1994, base spec 110 SW - first sold to a local airport fire brigade. Does the fact that it’s 1994 mean I don’t need to worry about type approval, and could legally tow my boat trailer (about 1.2T)?

I know, legal advice from a Defende forum… but you know what I mean! Donald

1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong
(The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html )
2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8

in the past..
RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi
1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box
1993 Discovery 300Tdi

not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper...

14th Jul 2022 9:06pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

Yes, yours pre-dates the need for any type approval. Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia

16th Jul 2022 10:33am

donmacn

Member Since: 06 Nov 2017
Location: Nth Scotland
Posts: 1841

Thanks Darren, more stuff I’d read was bringing me closer and closer to that conclusion, but it’s good to get it supported.

Cheers Donald

1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong
(The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html )
2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8

in the past..
RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi
1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box
1993 Discovery 300Tdi

not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper...

16th Jul 2022 4:02pm

bear100

Member Since: 22 Mar 2010
Location: South Wales
Posts: 1914

I did indeed fit the 2" receiver and very please with it

16th Jul 2022 5:38pm

kenzle8a

Member Since: 12 Feb 2020
Location: None
Posts: 1074

How do people find it with towing 3.5 tonnes? I can legally fit one, just looking at options for the farm as we have a few hook and loops and some nato hitch things

16th Jul 2022 8:19pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17372

I've regularly towed up to 3.5 tonnes on mine without any problems at all.

How do I find it? I look at the rear crossmember and there it is, nestling just underneath!

(Sorry, couldn't resist that one).

16th Jul 2022 10:32pm

Devon-Rover

Member Since: 22 Jan 2015
Location: South Devon
Posts: 916

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Aintree Green

Not had any worries about having a weight up behind when using the 2inch receiver. Everything is still sound.

I know of a Chinese ebay special drop hitch that has started to fail,

Also can be found on Fb, Ytube, Insta & Twitter @4WDSouthwest

17th Jul 2022 6:50am

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