If you are going to tow a caravan, trailer or boat, be sure you know the legal load limit for your vehicle and make sure your load is well secured. Heavy or poorly-secured loads can cause rollovers and accidents.
Add 200 kilograms to the weight shown on the vehicle licence paper to allow for bedding, travelling gear, stores and equipment.
The legal speed limit outside a built-up area, unless otherwise signposted, for a vehicle towing a trailer or caravan is 100km/h.
If your car and caravan is more than 7.5 metres long you must keep at least 200m behind any similar car/caravan or long vehicle on all roads outside built-up areas, unless you are overtaking.
Be courteous in sharing the road with other users. Check your rear vision mirror regularly to see if traffic is building up behind you. If you are holding up traffic, pull over and stop when it is safe to do so.
It is not recommended that you tow a caravan on unsealed roads in remote areas such as the Kimberley. If you wish to take a camper-trailer, make sure it has four-wheel drive tyres with a high clearance and can withstand corrugations and rough road surfaces.
