Aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus

An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus adapted for use adjacent a rear door of a vehicle, the aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus comprising:

• a panel mounting arrangement including a vehicle attachment and a panel attachment, the panel mounting arrangement attached to the vehicle at the vehicle attachment, and the panel mounting arrangement configurable at a first configuration and a second configuration;
• and
• an aerodynamic panel attached to the panel mounting arrangement at the panel attachment and moveable between a deployed position substantially behind a rear of the vehicle and a compact stowed position substantially alongside a side of the vehicle, the panel mounting arrangement configured at the first configuration when the aerodynamic panel is at the deployed position and the panel mounting arrangement configured at the second configuration when the aerodynamic panel is at the compact stowed position;
• wherein a distance between the vehicle attachment and the panel attachment of the panel mounting arrangement is reduced when the panel mounting arrangement is reconfigured from the first configuration to the second configuration.