hi dose anyone no how to go about getting truck gmv lowerd so can be driven on car licenes thanks
In NSW you need to get an approved engineer to provide a certificate indicating you have made significant changes to the Chassis/suspension/wheels/tyres/etc. to justify the lowering of the GVM..
The GVM being the maximum the vehicle can legally weigh when fully loaded..
Not an easy exercise it is much easier to go and upgrade your drivers licence...
-- Edited by oldbobsbus on Saturday 14th of June 2014 07:38:53 PM
For a start you would have to get the gvm down to 4.5t with a weigh bridge ticket, depends on what the actual truck is as it may never be possibile. Talk to the RMS. or equivelent in your state.
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Our mobile home is 5t and I just put L plates on when my wife drives it :)
there is NO need to put L plates on so long as there is a person with the correct licence in the passengers seat that is sober and assuming responsibility for the driver...
any doing inexcess of 100 k has probably been tampered with. on the east coast with all the speed averaging cameras there is not much point in speeding if a truck gets caught 3 times the rego gets cancelled
You wont get the GVM lowered, Its a Manufacturers load limit, ADR compliant, Just get a heavier licence for it, Its a one day course, All inclusive, My MR licence was $700-00
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hi dose anyone no how to go about getting truck gmv lowerd so can be driven on car licenes thanks
Hi Philip,
It depends on the size of the truck. If it is too heavy, more than 4.5 ton tare, as others have already said, then it cannot be done. If it is somewhat below 4.5 tons Tare then it is possible. You have to get an engineering assesment of it and what modifications will be necessary. There is a list of qualified engineers that are acceptable to the RMS(NSW) to do this. Probable cost $700-1200 for the report. Plus any modifications you will have to do.
There is a phone contact number to the RMS which I have found helpfull. However have some information on the proposed vehicle available, eg the rego weights or similar, so they can give some help.
Vehicle technical enquiries 1300 137 302
You can also look up their website for a search but its not too helpfull for this.
good luck jaahn
-- Edited by Jaahn on Monday 16th of June 2014 10:17:50 AM
Our mobile home is 5t and I just put L plates on when my wife drives it :)
there is NO need to put L plates on so long as there is a person with the correct licence in the passengers seat that is sober and assuming responsibility for the driver...
When learning to ride or drive in a higher licence class, you must:
be accompanied by a supervisor who
holds an open licence in the licence class you are learning to drive in
has held that licence class for at least 1 year
clearly display L plates at the front and rear of the vehicle (back only for motorcycles)show your provisional or open licence to a police officer if requiredobey a zero alcohol limit ( http://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/road-safety/drink-driving/blood-alcohol/index.html )not be under the influence of illegal or prescription drugsobey any conditions ( http://www.qld.gov.au/transport/licensing/driver-licensing/types/index.html#conditions ) stated on your licence.
It depends on the size of the truck. If it is too heavy, more than 4.5 ton tare, as others have already said, then it cannot be done. If it is somewhat below 4.5 tons Tare then it is possible. You have to get an engineering assesment of it and what modifications will be necessary. There is a list of qualified engineers that are acceptable to the RMS(NSW) to do this. Probable cost $700-1200 for the report. Plus any modifications you will have to do.
There is a phone contact number to the RMS which I have found helpfull. However have some information on the proposed vehicle available, eg the rego weights or similar, so they can give some help.
Vehicle technical enquiries 1300 137 302
You can also look up their website for a search but its not too helpfull for this.
good luck jaahn
-- Edited by Jaahn on Monday 16th of June 2014 10:17:50 AM
TARE weight has nothing to do with licence class's . It is GVM which determines the class of licence
Our mobile home is 5t and I just put L plates on when my wife drives it :)
there is NO need to put L plates on so long as there is a person with the correct licence in the passengers seat that is sober and assuming responsibility for the driver...
OK well rules differ between states as in NSW there is no requirement for an L plate
When learning to ride or drive in a higher licence class, you must:
be accompanied by a supervisor who
holds an open licence in the licence class you are learning to drive in
has held that licence class for at least 1 year
clearly display L plates at the front and rear of the vehicle (back only for motorcycles)show your provisional or open licence to a police officer if requiredobey a zero alcohol limit ( http://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/road-safety/drink-driving/blood-alcohol/index.html )not be under the influence of illegal or prescription drugsobey any conditions ( http://www.qld.gov.au/transport/licensing/driver-licensing/types/index.html#conditions ) stated on your licence.
It depends on the size of the truck. If it is too heavy, more than 4.5 ton tare, as others have already said, then it cannot be done. If it is somewhat below 4.5 tons Tare then it is possible. You have to get an engineering assesment of it and what modifications will be necessary. There is a list of qualified engineers that are acceptable to the RMS(NSW) to do this. Probable cost $700-1200 for the report. Plus any modifications you will have to do.
There is a phone contact number to the RMS which I have found helpfull. However have some information on the proposed vehicle available, eg the rego weights or similar, so they can give some help.
Vehicle technical enquiries 1300 137 302
You can also look up their website for a search but its not too helpfull for this.
good luck jaahn
-- Edited by Jaahn on Monday 16th of June 2014 10:17:50 AM
TARE weight has nothing to do with licence class's . It is GVM which determines the class of licence
No one was suggesting that tare weight had anything to do with licence classes. The OP was asking about reducing the GVM of a particular vehicle to something less than 4.5 t so he could drive it on his C class licence. Jaahn was just pointing out that there was no point in going through the exercise if the tare weight was too high to allow a reasonable loading when the GVM was reduced.
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