Thread: Towing a trailer on "H" plates.

Thanks for the heads up Mick.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Thanks for the heads up Mick.

Funnily enough I found on the Vicroads web site that they were available, so I phoned them up to purchase one.
The chick I got on the phone said that they weren't available, however I said according to your web site they are.
She consulted her supervisor who also said they were not available, however when they checked the web site they
were very surprised and consequently took my order for one.

Cheers, Mick.

OK, I will ask the silly question. What does trailer exempt mean. and what are H plates. Are these more silly Victorianisms from VicRoads?.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

OK, I will ask the silly question. What does trailer exempt mean. and what are H plates. Are these more silly Victorianisms from VicRoads?.

Here in Victoria, trailers meeting certain requirements are exempt from registration. This will save $58.10 a year.
You can buy a plate with the same registration as the towing vehicle for attaching to the trailer.

H plates are the plates for a historic vehicle on a club permit.

Yep, if your trailer is narrower than the towing vehicle, less than 3 metre long overall and has a GTM of 750KG or less, no rego is required on it in Vic -basically a standard 6x4 trailer.

Also fruit bin trailers, silos, harvester combs, etc don’t need reg but we’re referring to 6x4’s here.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

OK, I will ask the silly question. What does trailer exempt mean. and what are H plates. Are these more silly Victorianisms from VicRoads?.

And it's a good "Victorianism" too!
However as Gav has stated there are restrictions on the size and use.
The trailer also must weigh no more than 200kg. empty, cannot be used for trade purposes, and it not allowed to have any cargo that exceeds outside of the trailer.
You can either write with chalk or paint the towing vehicles number plate on the trailer and it has to be visible from twenty metres away, or alternatively purchase a
"Trailer Exempt" number plate from Vicroads for a one off cost ($33). Until recently they did not make/provide these Trailer Exempt plates to match the Club Permit
System number plates.

Cheers, Mick.

Originally Posted by mick88

Funnily enough I found on the Vicroads web site that they were available, so I phoned them up to purchase one.
The chick I got on the phone said that they weren't available, however I said according to your web site they are.
She consulted her supervisor who also said they were not available, however when they checked the web site they
were very surprised and consequently took my order for one.
.

Why don't VicRoads staff look out the windows in the morning ?
If they did they wouldn't have anything to do in the afternoon.


Don't you just love dealing with them............




Colin

Not the first time I’ve had to show VicRoads their own website...

Had to do this when registering a motorbike from a deceased estate - had all the correct paperwork, but they wanted a signed document from the Son (executor of the estate). I showed them their own list from the website which only showed all the usual stuff plus a signed copy of the death certificate and they said ‘ok’.

It’s knowing how to play the game. If you know what is needed up front, you’re usually ok. Most people I see that cock it up, don’t have the correct paperwork or are trying to dodge something. It’s always interesting to listen in on what other people are up to at the counter while waiting. 😉