AA 2T 3.5 m Tow Rope AA6189 – Yellow Strap-Style Towing Belt for Car Breakdowns Other Vehicles up to 2 Tonnes

I've recently had to tow my one vehicle and it was a nightmare using an old style flat rope.This is far easier and safer to use, taking a lot of the effort out of.towing safely.The ends are easy to attach to the towing eyes. They also attach well to the main section using pins and clips.The clips are a little thin for my liking. Some normal clips are a far better fit and hold stronger.The spring loaded centre section is a nice touch and ensures any fast braking causes less impact.For the price, this is good quality, sturdy and definitely one I can recommend.

Good to tow a car to a garage if you don't want to pay for recovery. Solid design and sturdy in practice. Used an insignia to tow a freelander 2 that had broke its clutch and stood up to the task. Hooks on to towing eyes and locks in to place. Spring softens blows when breaking. Will only work on tow eye not tow bar so make sure you have one.... as I found out the insignia doesn't have a rear tow eye so had to modify. Still worked amazingly.

I bought this to save a £70 tow for my broken down smart car, Upon opening the package my initial concern was the gaps between the lock that goes over the towing eyes. The Smart car towing eye was quite thin and I was afraid that it could be forced out of the lock and the pole detach, so I wrapped lx tape around the lock closing the gap. This made it feel much safer and secure. The Smart was towed by an automatic Bmw X5, this didn't even recognise the extra weight on the back until we had to go up a steep incline when the X5 felt slightly more sluggish than normal. We kept the towing speed under 35MPH on a the by-pass (AA recommended 25MPH) and 15-20MPH on major roads. It helped that we had hands free phone contact between the two cars so the smart could start braking at the same time as the X5. The tow bar felt perfectly adequate to tow the smart and I would now be happy to try it on larger vehicles. I would like to see a secondary safety bond connected through the pole to both eyes, but that is my choice. The bag that houses that pole has an on-tow sign printed on it (To comply with the law, the towed vehicle must clearly display an ON-TOW sign) BUT it doesn't have any easy way of fixing it to the towed vehicle. I ended up cutting the corners off the bag and running a rope through it securing it to the boot.Make sure that the person driving the towing vehicle thinks well ahead for any manoeuvres and share what you're going to do with the car being towed - communication really does help.I'd happily recommend this TOW BAR for vehicles below 2.5/2 tons... Make sure that your car is capable of towing the weight of the on-tow car before you start.

Used this once to tow a 2015 Nissan Pulsar 1.2 with a 2016 BMW 330D. The front towing eyelet on the Nissan was on the left and the rear towing eyelet on the BMW was on the right. The instructions supplied with the pole didn't specify if this would be a problem or not, just reccomending that they should both be at roughly the same height from the ground. We went with it anyway and it worked fine, although the operation of the spring was probably compromised and the distance between the cars was less than 1.8m. I would reccomend staying connected in a hands free phone call during the tow and be aware thats its a very odd feeling. Only needed to tow for about a mile, which was stressful enough but worked without incident despite the clanking of the pole against the eyelets sounding horrendous in the car doing the towing. The car being towed probably won't have power steering or servo assist on the brakes so will need to be controlled by someone strong enough to steer without assistance, probably won't have the demister or wipers either. The On Tow sign doubles up as the carry case for the pole and isn't the easiest to attach and could easily fall off. Will be stashing some duct tape in the bag for its next use. The pole also needs a 13mm spanner for some of the bolts. This is not supplied. Luckily we were towing a mechanically unrepairable car away from a garage so we're able to borrow one before departing. I have since added a 13mm spanner to the storage bag along with some duct tape. Other than that, it did the job at a reasonable price and far less stressful than a tow rope.