Is it legal?

Hi Matt,

There was a thread on this a while ago (couple of months back, i think).

From memory the answer was "NO"

Cheers, Brad

It is allowed in South Africa. Car, caravan, trailer sailer/tinnie or car, caravan, trailer

It may be legal(Ihave heard of it.....hearsay) if you have the appropriate licence and the towed vehicles all have electric or independant brakes.


Cheers

The answer is YES

Councils and other companies do it all the time BUT you need the right type of vehicle up front

No you can't do it with a basic 4wd

Short answer NO. Gee some people have no end of trouble managing just one trailer.

Matt
This is the L A W law in NSW
ROAD TRANSPORT (SAFETY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) (ROAD RULES) REGULATION 1999 - REG 48
Number of vehicles that may be drawn
48 Number of vehicles that may be drawn
(cf MTR, r 114)

(1) A person must not use or cause or permit to be used on a road:
(a) an articulated vehicle drawing any motor or other vehicle or trailer, or
(b) any other motor vehicle drawing more than one motor or other vehicle or trailer,
unless written permission is first obtained from the Commissioner of Police and all conditions of the permission are strictly complied with.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.


sorry I dont know about the other states.

tessa

Hi Matt, I live in Adelaide and there is a guy here that has a rubbish removal business, he leaves trailers at your house and you fill them up and he comes along and takes them away. i have seen him tow three empty trailers and drop them off at different places. after talking to him about it he said it was legal.
i also see the council over here doing it.
hope this helps.
Shane.

Gday,
Why would you even try?
You couldnt possibly total enough weight to keep the rear trailer on the road????

Buy something bigger.

Cheers

Hi all,
I recall seeing an article in a magazine or newspaper a couple of years ago about a bloke in Albany in WA whom had a GU Nissan trayback which he towed both a caravan and then a boat behind that. He had to have a roadtrain licence I Believe. There was a picture with the article so you could see the rig all together.
Regards Alan.

interesting replies matt. Youre getting a couple of yes votes ; a few more no votes ; a maybe ,and a fair swag of "buggered if I know"s. Sounds like a job (question) for the professionals - the cops.I think I would lean toward their reckoning as they are the ones who hand out the traffic violation tickets and they can be very expensive.

Whilst some jump on the "NO" answer, i can't find where it says IN SA legislation that you can't! IS there any legislation that specifically says that it is unacceptable (like NSW and Qld examples given)?

Can someone cite the clause etc for future reference? I'm not saying that it doesn't exist, just that it is hard to find :-)

It would be better to answer this question with facts, not hearsay....

Andrew

I can't believe someone that would even think of asking such a stupid question. Yes, thats right their are stupid questions.

Or is it a bleep take?

Perhaps you could try a few transport department webistes first.

Here is a link to the RTA trailer one which makes it easy to understand.

RTA Towing Trailers

Oh andf here is someting from Transport QLD
Legal requirements
To ensure the safety of yourself and other road users, you must abide by the laws governing the towing of trailers. These are:
• the vehicle and trailer must comply with all relevant standards for registration;
• the vehicle and trailer must be in a roadworthy and safe condition;
• all trailers must be fitted with a rear number plate and a registration label fixed to the left side
or rear of the body, with the label facing outward;
• towbars and couplings must not obscure the towing vehicle’s number plate or rear lights when
the trailer is not connected;
• towing more than one trailer is prohibited;
• people are not permitted to ride in trailers or caravans; and
• the speed limit for a vehicle towing a trailer is the same as for a normal vehicle.

Seems to be a universal theme here.

I do note that SA Transport info on towing trailers doesn't actaully say you can't do it. Perhaps they assume that no one is silly enough to try, but hen again we ave one here.

Why not contact the SA transport and give them a bit of a laugh.

In South Australia it is Legal as long as the Towing Vehicle has a GVM of 4500kgs
and any trailers have brakes if over 750kgs,
more than likely the first trailer would have brakes
and of course you can't exceed the GCM of towing vehicle

That is the rule !!

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All,
Many thanks for all the replies. It appears the answer is no, however it does depend on what state your in, or what you tow with.
The more succinct replies have been duly noted, while a couple of others can be read by my budgie at the bottom of his cage. I'm sure he'll pass judgement on them - probably straight after his breakfast.

Cheers, Matt