My son in law mentioned yesterday that while towing his van recently he had been stopped by the police and they checked his load levelling bars. Apparently the police checked to: firstly that his rig was using levelling bars and secondly; the bars were the right type for the van/tug combination.
Has that ever happened to anyone else? And if so, were there any problems if they happened to not have the right size/type of bars?
Gday and welcome to the forum Murray I have for one never heard of this as part of a police action and from my understanding Load Levelling bars are not mandatory when towing a van although they make very good sense, some vehicle manufacturers tell you not to fit them.
-- Edited by aussietraveller on Tuesday 23rd of December 2014 11:11:39 AM
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Son-in-law didn't say why they pulled him over - but perhaps the van wasn't level with the front too low.
You are right about some vehicles/towbars not allowing WDH/levellers - our other son-in-laws Subaru Forrester's towbar has a notice on it to that effect.
I would doubt the the Police would be qualified to make such a check , Main roads inspectors would be required to be in attendance
It would take about 2 minutes for the Police to take a photo with their supplied Iphone, send it to the traffic branch, have it viewed and judged there and be back on the iphone to show to the motorist. This can be done from anywhere that you have mobile reception.
Police already carry an array of devices to check unroadworthy vehicles - decibel meter and a T shaped arm they push under cars to check if too low to name just 2.
