The Farmers Mart Oct-Nov 2019 - Issue 65 | Page 61

ATV SPECIAL 61 • OCT/NOV 2019 SEVERAL POPULAR QUESTIONS The Farmers Mart posed several popular questions to Can – Am which came from feedback from farmers to which they were keen to respond. 1. What prompted Can Am to produce the road legal model? Can-Am have been designing, developing and manufacturing road legal models for many years and the reason these models were introduced to the Can-Am off-road line-up is to meet the constantly evolving demands of the user and to be compliant with light agricultural vehicle and private light goods (PLG) regulations. on public roads) and restrictions in place in relation to road usage, so if you require an ATV to use on the road over 1.5km from the farm, you need to purchase a road legal model or risk being pulled over and fined by the police or having issues relating to the insurance if the vehicle was involved in an accident. 2. Why as a farmer should I go to the extra expense of a road legal model? 3. Does road legality compromise versatility at all? The reason is quite simple, it is because of the agricultural regula- tions (in passing between any two such areas and does not travel a distance exceeding 1.5 kilometres No, the versatility is not com- promised by it being road legal. Can-Am have now introduced ABS braking to it’s range of T homolo- gated ATVs. 4. If as a farmer I am 70% off road user, the risk of damage to the road legal extras and expense must be much greater? No, because the way the lighting kit is built and moulded into the machine, it reduces the risk of damage. 5. Is the second-hand value much less on a road legal model if it’s used mainly off road? The value of a second-hand ATV that is road registered is greater than one that is a non-registered model because being road legal (PLG) opens it up a wider market of potential buyers. 75727 - TFM Engineering - QUTR.pdf TFM Engineering Ltd Independent ATV Specialists supplying New and Used Honda ATV’s. Service and repairs to most makes of ATV. Equipment from Logic, Chapman, C-DAX, Wessex, Longdog and TFM. 1 11/10/2018 14:52:16 C TFM Engineering manufacture a range of ATV trailers. Livestock Canopies to fit most utility vehicles M Y SALES  SERVICE  EXPERTISE CM MY CY CMY K Contact: Tom Taylor 01904 758 105 Tel: [phone] | [email protected] www.tfmengineering.co.uk