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Are you licensed to tow your Caravan ?

If you passed your car driving test on or after 1 January 1997 and you now want to tow a caravan or certain trailers, you may have to take a specific practical test.
If you passed your car driving test before 1 January 1997
If you passed a car driving test before 1 January 1997 you keep your existing entitlement to tow trailers until your licence expires, no need to take B+E test. This means you're generally entitled to drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to 8.25 tonnes MAM.
If you passed your car driving test on or after 1 January 1997
If you passed a car test on or after 1 January 1997 you must pass a practical category B+E test to tow a trailer which exceeds 750kg on a vehicle weighing 3'500kg; or vehicle and trailer/caravan/horsebox combination over 3500kg.

The car and trailer practical driving testThe car and trailer test (B+E) is based on the lorry driving test and lasts for approximately one hour. Please note that B+E tests are conducted at vocational (bus and lorry) driving test centres.The towing test (B+E) includes vehicle safety questions, an off-road reverse manoeuvre, a controlled stop, uncoupling and coupling of the trailer and driving on the road.You won't be expected to carry out the following exercises:- emergency stop on the public road- reversing round a corner- reverse parking- turning in the road