Thread: Can the seller be also liable - Duty of Care?

Originally Posted by mick88

Are you saying "road trains" are illegal in Victoria?
At present there are road trains galore running up and down the northern end of the Calder, and along the Mallee Highway.
I spotted three today on a short drive of about ten kays along the Calder.

Cheers, Mick.

You more than likely saw A Doubles, not Road Trains, a rose by any other name.......
A Doubles operate under a PBS scheme and are slightly shorter (in the converter dollies) than Road trains. They display LONG VEHICLE signage as opposed to ROAD TRAIN. We can't have the Ma and Pa Kettles scared of big road trains running about their streets.

I didn't see any of the regular ones that are running up and down the Calder, however I spotted another parked on the side of the road in Red Cliffs. It was loaded with empty wine grape bins. I pulled up and had a yarn with the driver who also happens to own the truck. It is full road train, not an "A" Double and displays Road Train on the front. He said he is operating on a permit, which costs him $70 per annum. His dolly registration was $1100 per year, but a few years back they (Vicroads) reduced it to $60.

Cheers, Mick.