whY should i get my rig weighed?
To ensure it’s legal and safe to tow.
Motor Vehicles and Caravans/Trailers have weight limits placed on them by the manufacture to ensure they remain safe of our nations roads. These are called compliance limits, they are not to be exceeded. If exceeded they can render your car, trailer or both as overloaded and unroadworthy. It can be easy to accidentally overload your car, trailer or both without knowing it. Common modifications and accessories such as bull bars and winches on vehicles and additional water tanks, gas cylinders or tool boxes on a caravan can eat into the carrying capacity and limit how much you can carry and tow.
We have seen some caravans can even exceed their maximum weight when empty. This is a big problem as there is no easy fix. We have also seen a few caravans with incorrectly marked ID plates from the factory and some with so little payload that necessary items can’t be carried. Ultimately, you need to know the weight of your caravan to know whether your tow vehicle is suitable and if you can carry everything you need. It is the responsibility of the person in control of the vehicle to ensre they comply with these limits and remain roadworthy.
We have seen some caravans can even exceed their maximum weight when empty. This is a big problem as there is no easy fix. We have also seen a few caravans with incorrectly marked ID plates from the factory and some with so little payload that necessary items can’t be carried. Ultimately, you need to know the weight of your caravan to know whether your tow vehicle is suitable and if you can carry everything you need. It is the responsibility of the person in control of the vehicle to ensre they comply with these limits and remain roadworthy.
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Comprehensive weight anaylsis of your vehicle and trailer
Weigh Your Rig will provide a full written report on the following:
GVM Car fully loadedAxle Weight of the CarATM Max weight of the trailer Inc TBMGTM Max weight of the van Excluding TBMAxle weight of the vanGCM Car and Van togetherTBM tow ball downloadWeight of Van to vehicleVan weight balancesTyre PressuresSafety Chains and D Shackles
Assistance and time to shift your load around
Our service allows you to move your loads around so that your van is balanced and tows the best that it can. We usually allow 2.5 hours between booking to ensure you have enough time to get the best out of this service.
Our goal is for you to drive away compliant and safe.
