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29-08-2022, 10:39 PM
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If you don't need all 3 rear seats, then bikes roll in easily and stow with their wheels on. Hardly take up any room.
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A word of caution. If you fit a non approved part or make your own modification your insurance company might have something to say about it.
Just imagine if a bike came off your modified rack and struck a pedestrian on the kerbside or caused damage to following traffic.
I think the days of such clever application of own skills are no longer supported.
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You have to ensure your insurance company actually covers the carrying of bikes on a rack and whether they accept on cover, the potential for an injury or damage to another vehicle by a bike coming loose while driving.
Seems to be patchy, some companies do not cover this at all, some say it is under "other" clauses, but unless they agree beforehand, I expect they would easily wriggle out of covering this, leaving the driver personally liable. This is from info provided by other users on a mountain biking forum.
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(29-08-2022, 10:39 PM)Matt Haigh Wrote: If you don't need all 3 rear seats, then bikes roll in easily and stow with their wheels on. Hardly take up any room.
Sadly not with the modutop fitted - have to lay mine sideways at an angle
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