RMurphy195
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- South Birmingham
They might well be, but that isn't the point.
If the vehicle is not approved or constructed to accept a towing bracket then it is illegal to fit one, even if you can find one to fit a different version of the car. And then there's the resale to consider - if I purchase a vehicle, used, that I know should not have a towbar fitted, and it has one or shows signs of having had one, I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole - and neither should anyone else.
Such a fitting may also have a detrimental effect on your vehicle insurance, leading to all sorts of trouble. Best avoided.
EDIT - maybe not quite right on the legal bit (maybe some further research?), but my other comments apply. http://www.towbarsdirect.co.uk/typeapproval.htm
If the vehicle is not approved or constructed to accept a towing bracket then it is illegal to fit one, even if you can find one to fit a different version of the car. And then there's the resale to consider - if I purchase a vehicle, used, that I know should not have a towbar fitted, and it has one or shows signs of having had one, I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole - and neither should anyone else.
Such a fitting may also have a detrimental effect on your vehicle insurance, leading to all sorts of trouble. Best avoided.
EDIT - maybe not quite right on the legal bit (maybe some further research?), but my other comments apply. http://www.towbarsdirect.co.uk/typeapproval.htm