Rear tow point

Thank you I tried Shannon but no luck

I am going to fit a Kamar or other rear bar in the future which will have tow bar included

If your tow bar has a removable hitch like a Haymen Reese style one day maybe one of those dropkicks will notice it then you will be up for the cost of repairs as it's illegal to leave it in place when not in use and your insurance won't cover it..

If you can find any evidence in the history of time where insurance has been declined due to leaving the tow bar tongue in, I’ll walk on water. I’ll add to that, I’ll keep my end of the deal if it happens within the next 50yrs too. It may well be illegal but I reckon you have as close to zero chance as you can get where insurance will be voided for the sole reason of your towball tongue is in when not in use.

It's not actually illegal to leave a tow hitch in place if you're not using it.

What the law does say, is, you are not allowed projections on a vehicle that may injure pedestrians if you accidentally hit one.
Obviously, the law is designed to apply to the front of vehicles, and it would be open to challenge in court if you were booked for having a tow hitch installed, and you weren't towing something.

I've been hit 4 times up the rear in 55 years of driving, and every time, I had a towbar and hitch fitted (with nothing attached) and each time, the insurance company paid out, without complaint.

What I did find, was that every driver that ran up my rear, produced a false name and address!
The last idiot even produced the name of a bloke that was in jail that particular day! - and had the hide to tell that to the investigating police!

Cheers, Ron.

Will be the cheapest also

And it is the best way of spreading the tow force between the two chassis rails. This is a very important point. Why the aversion to fitting the correct equipment?

Who's to say it's not correct and not spreading the tow force evenly, it is after all a "Tow Bar" a lot of design goes into producing them and they are model specific.

I don't get your gist Ian. Are you insinuating that I am saying a tow bar does not distribute the towing force evenly to the chassis????????????????

I thought that was what you were saying, however on re reading your post I see that I was wrong, and I apologise. The "Why the aversion to fitting the correct equipment?" was what confused me, once again sorry.