I reckon that because you have around 10 % on your tow ball that would place you near legal back a bit officials would allow 10 % on your axles.

Not seeing your weighbridge ticket this would have to be a guess.

I hope this helps with your question.

Mostly on main roads but then again I found them on secondary roads Vic, NSW, Qld and SA they were really hiding on a back road looking for trucks.

As for caravans none I have ever seen, but good chance if you are completely loaded up with fold away boat trailer, water churns, 2 spares tyres hanging of the back, car loaded up with roof rack full.

I haven't seen one nor do I know of anyone who's been pulled over. Heard lots of tales about someone's mate's, wife's second cousin three times removed who might have been pulled over in some location in Australia at some unspecified date by some folk in some form of uniform who proceeded to impound the van and towing vehicle because they claimed it was overweight and the driver and passenger were left stranded on the side of the road .... and so on.

Dave

thanks guys - pretty much another urban myth. Here in WA we see 100s of larger vans towed by the small Parados and obviously overweight, but never seen any pulled over.

John - I take your point about insurance......but at the risk of sounding a bit casual, if you do have an accident, your van wont get weighed anyone as usually police don't attend motor accidents unless injury involved and then its likely your van will be so trashed, its not able to be weighed.

I suspect the vast majority of 'van users do not even consider ATMS etc, let alone get them weighed or stay within the ATM

Im not suggesting for a moment that being overweight is ok, but look at how many trucks are in crashes and are either overweight or badly loaded (allowing for the fact that there are more of the on the road than roads)....or worse still are not maintained correctly - eg the fuel tankers debacle right across the country a few months ago

Recently we had visitors who saw caravans being put on a weighbridge in Victoria, they warned us but we aren't overweight, so didn't note the location.

Gerty Dancer wrote:

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Recently we had visitors who saw caravans being put on a weighbridge in Victoria, they warned us but we aren't overweight, so didn't note the location.

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How many of you who read this thread  have actually witnessed this  "First Hand"    

You sometimes see Caravans, and Trailers that look dreadfully overweight or out of balance on the road.   I would think  the authorities  seeing those types  should stop and check.    I have never witnessed a weigh in of caravans or motor-homes in my travels.    Seen rigs stopped for obviously unsafe loads. 

Yep this is an issue for sure.

I guess I was lucky, I asked Jayco to increase my ATM and I got an extra 225KGs and a new compliance plate, so no major dramas anymore. Goes to show how they downgrade weights when they build these suckers.

I emailed our dealer and had the new plate as soon as I proved the old one was cut up (photo in email showing VIN)

Cheers

That's amazing about Broadford Vic...my daughter lived there for considerable time and I used to visit...point being its not on any Highway..in fact you have to exit a busy highway and drive a number of kilometres just to reach it......its not even a real go to small Town...although a nice/pleasant hamlet..many folk live there I found because housing was reasonable and being on the main rail line they could commute to work in Melbourne by rail.....I don't even recall ever seeing a caravan in the main Street or environs on my visits...how did they snag 71 caravans on a single Saturday?....was there a Caravan convention there?..and if so where did they stay?....not doubting it happened, just a tad incredulous that it did happen there....Hoo Roo

And on the many times I have driven past the weigh bridge station I have NEVER seen it open! Not even for trucks. My last pass was in the third week of January - and I was towing our van back to Canberra at the time.

Murray