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Nissan Pathfinder and caravan GCM

Asked by Bill Jenkins

I was recently stung for being overweight by the Queensland police, even though I reckon I was within the limits allowed. My Nissan Pathfinder was loaded up to close to the GVM, but not over it, and I was towing a caravan weighing just under the 3.5 tonnes towing limit of the car. The police weighed the rig and said I was almost half a tonne overweight. How can that be?

Answered by CarsGuide

27 Sep 2013 Graham Smith

You have to be careful not to exceed the overall GCM, that's the maximum weight allowed of the combination of vehicle and trailer, which is probably what you have done. Before you hit the road next time weigh the total weight.

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