Towing capacities.

Manufacturers websites provide that information

Roma caravans also provide on their website a fairly comprehensive list of vehicles and their capacities

I agree with your son but only if the weight contributed to the cause of the crash.


Hardly your fault if you are driving along and someone runs a red and T bones the van.

What does that do to the claim.

I'm sure the RTA has one internally but they probably wouldn't make it available on line. With the constant updating of specs by manufacturers the only real way is to check their specs.

If you've seen some of the rigs that are getting around, you can understand why an insurance company would want to check van weights where it was relevant.

Site Link

See if you can find what you want here.

Dont you just love insurance companies?

In my opinion the whole caravan towing industry is a bit of a fiasco. I say this because three years or so ago we had a tow bar fail, resulting in a fair amount of monetary damage. No one questioned the cause!! Was the tow vehicle legal with the van we were towing? Yes it was, but no one checked. Was the tow bar & ball rated correctly for what we we were towing? Yes it was, but no one checked. Were we using weight distribution equipment? Yes we were but no one checked. Was the Van overloaded? No it wasn't, but no one checked.

Take a look at the rigs on the road & you will see heaps with the bum of the tow vehicle dragging on the ground & the nose of the van frighteningly low at the front!! & worse, you will read of people on Forums, including this one that WDH are not necessary, even though they are loaded to the hilt with heavy modern day "necessities". Scares the bleep out of me & it should scare the same out of every other road user!

And worse again. How come the RTA or any other authority will allow someone with a basic car license who has never even towed a 6x4 trailer go out & buy a big tow vehicle, a big van and let them loose on the road?

About four years or so ago, that's what they allowed me to do!! Never towed a thing in my life and at age 62 or so I was allowed to to it. No one asked for evidence of training. No upgrade of license. For god's sake I got my licence in 1959 & the only thing upgraded since then has been to check my eyesight!!Nothing else. Nothing!! ( I did organise some tow training for myself of my own bat) But no authority made it essential. They don't give a stuff!! If that's not stupid, in deed irresponsible, then what is?

Every time anyone of us sees a caravan approaching them on the Hwy have good reason & ought to be bleep scared of the potential calamity approaching.

So that's my two bob's worth! Think I might have a beer. Cheers