Who has ever been weighed when RV towing?
There is lots of posts to do with weights and ratings etc. etc. Has anyone ever been stopped and weighed by enforcement authorities while towing an rv?
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jspence1 wrote:John & Angela wrote:
In BC it is not uncommon to see safety check points set up for checking weights of RV's as well as checking that batteries are hooked up so that break away switches are working properly. Not uncommon to see truck campers sitting on side of road waiting for proper sized truck. One of the under passes where they set up is a couple miles from our place. They seem to set up 4 or 5 times per summer, mostly long weekends. They are also checking BCers for their house trailer endorsement.
BC is the only province in Canada where your GVWR is legally enforced.
BC does use a GVWR number which may be the truck mfg GVWR or can be a GVWR determined by:
BC Motor Vehicle Act Regulations
Weight scales:
19.05 (snipped for length)
(4) The gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be the sum of the individual gross axle weights of all the axles of the vehicle or combination of vehicles. "
And a RV.net poster from BC checked into the issue and says this;
dukesofhazzardcounty
British Columbia
langley
New Member
Joined: 08/23/2011
"well another phone call to a dot worker that I personally know,
here it is, go by the gross axle weight rating front and rear, tire ratings, and then make sure you are not over your licensed gross rating, ex. mine is 4600kg, he said after you get the camper and if you are under on the axle ratings and tire ratings but over the licensed gross rating, up your insurance to be over your total gross, this is the cash grab part of it, you are paying more for fixing the roads etc. the more weight you are. so there you have it from the bc dot. (snipped for length).
