Towing an unregistered trailer in NSW?
VTR250
required to register a 6x4 trailer in Victoria, so this is OK.
I want to drive to NSW and tow the trailer behind my VIC-registered
car. I phoned Vic Roads and asked them if I needed to do anything to
avoid being fined by NSW police and they told me that as long as I was
driving on my Victorian plates and the trailer had Victorian plates I
would be exempt.
Do any of you guys know Victorians fined for towing an unregistered
trailer in NSW? I thought people have been fined for this.
PS. is it $1K?
Rob
What you suggest is legal if the trailer is towed by a Vic car.
Don't you have to display the car registration plate number on the
trailer plate as well? It can't be a blank sheet of canvas.
Sylvia Else
You can lawfully tow the trailer behind your VIC-registered car,
provided certain requirements are met:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/legis/nsw/consol_reg/rtrr2007478/sch1.html
ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATION 2007 - SCHEDULE 1
Section 11 Trailers towed by motor vehicles registered in Victoria
The registration provisions do not apply to any trailer (other than a
trailer used to carry a boat) that:
(a) is being towed by a motor vehicle that is registered in
Victoria, and
(b) is exempt from registration in Victoria, and
(c) is not used in the course of trade, and
(d) weighs less than 200 kilograms unladen, and
(e) has a manufactured width that does not exceed the width of the
vehicle towing the trailer, and
(f) is of a length (including the draw bar and any load) that does
not exceed 3 metres, and
(g) if it obscures the number-plate of that motor vehicle-displays
(whether by painting or otherwise) on its rear the registration number
of the vehicle so that the number is clearly distinguishable at a
distance of 20 metres from the rear.
Of those, the ones most likely to catch the attention of police would be
(e), (f) and especially (g).
It might be worth printing that out and having it with you.
Sylvia.
Tim
Tim
George W Frost
"Rob" <mesa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Yes, the trailer is legal to be towed,
Following copied from Vicroads:
A trailer is exempt from registration if:
a.. it is not used for business purposes, and
b.. is not specifically constructed to carry a boat, and
c.. weighs less than 200kg unladen, and
d.. is not wider than the towing vehicle, and
e.. is less than three metres in length, including the draw-bar and load.
I think also that the limit of weight for the trailer is 750 Kg fully laden
But, you can travel through NSW with that trailer, as long as you abide by
the rules of the State your car is registered in, (their words, not mine)
I have done a few trips from Melbourne to Canberra / Newcastle and not been
pulled up by the HP or any other copper
Scotty
"VTR250" <goo...@m-streeter.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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:I live in Victoria and have a 6x4 trailer (unregistered). You are not
(f) is of a length (including the draw bar and any load) that does
not exceed 3 metres, and
Thats a pretty damn small trailer!
George W Frost
" Scotty" <sco...@warmmail.com> wrote in message
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No its not
It is primarily meant for 6'x4' home trailers
6' of trailer box and 3' of drawbar
only gives you 9', just a smidgeon under 3 metres
Scotty
"George W Frost" <george...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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: " Scotty" <sco...@warmmail.com> wrote in message
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3ft draw bar?? Thats quite short really. Mind you I havent towed a 6x4 for many years. Dad had a
5x3 which was road registered, an absolute bitch to reverse as it had wheel barrow wheels as well.
easier to lift it up and park it.
Sylvia Else
> earlier comment.
The RTA only seeks to piss off NSW voters. Someone in a car registered
in Victoria towing an exempt trailer may be a NSW voter, but probably isn't.
Sylvia.
George W Frost
"Paul Saccani" <sac...@omen.net.au> wrote in message
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>
> "Exempt trailers may be registered upon request. Note: In many other
> states, including New South Wales and South Australia, all trailers
> require registration. If you intend towing your trailer interstate, it
> is recommended that you register it in Victoria before you travel."
>
Yes, I missed that part, and I guess that the coppers have also missed it.
I took a trip to Canberra the other day, without a trailer, but, saw about
10 trailers heading north along the Hume with just the car registration
number on the trailer.
I also saw a number of 4WD school wagon types, Navara's, Rav4's that type of
vehicle, with push bikes on the rear of the vehicle or on the roof rack.
A number of them had the car registration plate, looked like a commercially
produced smaller version on the back of these bikes presumably because the
plate was obscured, but, that being all done nice and good, the indicators
and stop lights were obscured by the wheels and wheel covers of these bikes,
so you would have to be driving at night time to be able to see what they
were doing.
> Cheers,
> Paul Saccani
> Perth, Western Australia.
George W Frost
"Sylvia Else" <syl...@not.here.invalid> wrote in message
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Like someone who lives in Albury and has their car registered in Wodonga at
a friends address because of the cheaper registration??
Sylvia Else
Surely, no one would do that, because it would be against the law.
Actually, I knew someone who had their car, which they used in Sydney,
registered at their parents' place in WA. I thought that would be asking
for trouble, but as far as I'm aware, no trouble ever came to pass.
Of course, get involved in an accident that's bad enough to involve the
police, even if the accident is caused by someone else, and the issue of
registration could easily come up.
Sylvia.
