House trailer endorsement in BC

StirCrazy wrote:

nickthehunter wrote:
What is the definition of a house trailer in BC?

a Pure RV or toy hauler. a horse trailer that has rv acomadations in the front doesnt qualify.

there are two different ways to go, the house trailer or the heavy tow endorsment. if you go the house trailer route then you can only tow heavy rv's over 4600Kg or 10143lbs. (thet go by the max GVW not the actual weight also) but not utility trailers horse trailer, even if it has a living quarter. it is also a permenant endorsment.

if you go the heavy tow it allows you to tow any type of trailer over the 4600Kg but it is a comecial endorsment so it is subject to comercial medicals and other requirments.

I have had my 07 endorsment for 4 years now and I have never been checked but it is probably better to get the endorsment and be covered.

Steve

Thanks Steve.

Right about the weight in pounds. Used to be 12,500 lbs before metric was used. 4600 kg is a nice round number. It's how we roll these days.

Technically, they can require a medical and a vision test for the 07 endorsement, but just a declaration from me was enough in my case. Must be my good looks.

The word I get from ICBC is that they do go by actual weight. You can have a GWR of 4650kg and weigh 4599, and you are OK. It's the insurance you have to worry about in the case of an accident, although it would be a tough call to make in my case where I am relatively light. It would be null and void if you had an accident, did not have the endorsement, and the trailer was obviously over the minimum weight. eg, the trailer weight on the sticker was over 4600 kg.

Many Canadian 5th wheel owners that I have talked to have no idea that the endorsement is required in one form or another in every province in the country unless you have a commercial license.