I get very frustrated when drivers such as yourself brand young caravanners with the same brush. I'm very careful, my outfit is stable, and I do my best to avoid annoying heavy/coach drivers by sticking to the speed of the lorry in front (56- 58mph) on motorways.
I'm actually all in favour of all drivers being required to take some sort of profeciency test/training prior to towing a caravan - otherwise you are really "learning as you go". I passed my test in January 1998 (age 17) frustratingly meaning that I will have to take my B+E this year as we have just ordered an S-Max, and despite the fact that I will effectively be safer towing with this car due to the increased kerbweight, it takes me over 3500kg total MAM. I tow a perfectly legal outfit with total MAM of 3400kg (Skoda Octavia Estate + Compass Corona 524). Well I am one of your "30 year olds", well actually I'm 28 (and 3/4). I am just wondering if the people who speed, undertake and use the third lane whilst towing KNOW they are doing wrong? or are they choosing to break the law? as i have already said I DO NOT tailgate other vehicles as i know and understand this massively dangerous. if someone sees the safe seperation distance i have left to the slower vehicle infront as i start to overtake it as an opertunity to save themselves as little as a minute and chooses to undertake that is a mistake THEY have made. i have taken and passed these tests ALL seperately. i have motorbike, car, car and trailer (upto MAM), 7.5 T, 7.5T and trailer (upto MAM), hgv class 2 and pcv. I am a highly qualified driver when compaired with most other road users. this is something i can not condone in any way. In this instance i'm NOT talking about hgv and pcv users hogging the centre lane.