Mobile Caravan Weighing
Are you off on a caravanning adventure? Got everything packed, a tank full of fuel, and all your gear to make it the trip of a lifetime? How exciting! Before you wave goodbye to home, it’s important to check that your caravan’s weight is safe and legal.
At Drive A Weigh, we provide knowledgeable and accurate mobile caravan weighing services to clients in Melbourne’s South-Eastern suburbs, Bayside, the Mornington Peninsula, Bass Coast and parts of Gippsland. If you’re out of our service area, we can work with that too. Simply reach out to us, and we’ll see what we can arrange. Call us on 0401 476 948 or submit an enquiry to book an appointment.
Is weighing your caravan really that important?
The answer is yes. Overweight caravans pose significant safety and legal risks and can impede handling and braking performance. Additionally, overweight caravans can strain the towing vehicle, resulting in unnecessary mechanical faults and costly repairs.
In other cases, drivers carrying overweight loads can be slapped with hefty fines and penalties, including losing demerit points, which could spoil your travels.
Overweight load penalties across Australia
Travelling with an overweight caravan is unlawful in Australia, but the penalties if caught doing so vary from state to state (or territory). You may be liable for fines up to $1976, incur licence demerit points or even risk legal action being taken against you.
On-site caravan weighing — we come to you!
Our caravan weighing scales indicate that many caravans are heavier than their specifications allow. This makes them unroadworthy. Whether your caravan is new or new to you, we’ll tell you exactly what you need to do to make it road-compliant. A Drive A Weigh accurate mobile weighing service measures and includes:
Overall load weights, verifying Aggregate Trailer Mass (ATM)
Gross Trailer Mass (GTM)
Towball Mass (TBM) assessments
Individual wheel weights
Single and group axle weights
TBM as a percentage of ATM
Available payload, if any
Weighbridge certificates for use with relevant authorities
Weight distribution and balance recommendations
Tailored advice and solutions for a safe and legal load
Knowing the numbers is just the start. We offer advice to help you distribute your load efficiently and make any necessary adjustments. From reducing the risk of sway to improving fuel economy, our team provides actionable insights to optimise your caravan's performance on the road. We include all this and more in a detailed report for your records, providing printed weighbridge tickets suitable for use with road and traffic authorities and VASS engineers.
Drive A Weigh — friendly, informative, accurate
Our team is passionate about caravanning, having completed a lap of Australia not once but twice! We share the excitement a new caravanning experience brings and are committed to helping Aussie adventurers like ourselves embark on their journeys safely.
While exploring this beautiful country, we’ve witnessed many hazardous caravans on the road. From sway and jack-knifing to rollovers and avoidable accidents, the consequences of towing an overweight load are truly sobering. That’s why we’re here to make towing your caravan safer by providing informative and accurate mobile weight solutions, right at your doorstep.
Whether you want us to weigh your caravan on its own or combined with your vehicle, we can make it happen. Our professionals arrive on time and ready to go, bringing with them state-of-the-art caravan weighing technology to deliver accurate results down to the kilogram.
Let’s get started
Contact us to schedule your next caravan weighing appointment. We offer our services to Melbourne customers in the South-Eastern suburbs, Bayside, the Mornington Peninsula, Bass Coast and parts of Gippsland. If you’re outside of our service area, we can also accommodate you. Simply give us a call to arrange an appointment.
If you’d like more information about our services or are keen to learn more about the importance of vehicle, trailer or caravan weighing, head over to our Technical Info page. There, you’ll find answers to some frequently asked questions and further insights into how it all works.
