[Wideboy]

i think i will go for proper tie downs, whether it legal or not i don't like driving around with two pieces of iron stuck out.

i don't know how you would categorise my trailer. Technically its not a home build, its an old trailer tent that's been stripped down to the chassis and running gear. It's rated to 750kg but i will never carry more than 2 bikes. It has 3 U channels in the middle for the bikes (i.e. carry two bikes on the outsides and for carrying one it goes in the middle) I've gone over all he welds, welded in additional cross rails and all that's left for me to do is weld on my brackets for holding the front on the mudguards, fix the lighting board more permanently, the tie downs then clean it up and paint.