Factory Pickup Instructions

For South Australia,

• The maximum weight of any motor vehicle fully loaded (including passengers) must not exceed the vehicles Gross Vehicle Mass specified by the manufacturer. This information can be found in the vehicle handbook.
• Your load on a vehicle or trailer must be secured and not cause the vehicle or trailer to be unstable or become an obstruction.
• The load on a vehicle, including trailer, must not overhand more than 1.2 metres over the front of the vehicle or 150 millimetres on either side. The maximum width is 2.5 metres.
• If your load overhangs to the rear and cannot be seen easily you must have a bright piece of cloth attached during the day and a red light at night.
• Lastly, if you were to have a fallen road you cannot leave it on the road without approval. You are responsible for removing it and organising this as soon as you can safely.
• Information accessed from www.mylicence.sa.gov.au 02.07.2020.  Please check with local authorities for latest information.

For Victoria,

• The load on a vehicle, including trailer, must not overhand more than 1.2 metres over the front of the vehicle or 150 millimetres on either side.
• If your load overhangs to the rear and cannot be seen easily you must have a bright piece of cloth of at least 30 x 30 centimetres during the day, and a red light at night.
• The maximum overall width for a vehicle and any load in 2.5 metres.
• All loads must be covered to secure and contain the materials.
• Information accessed from www.vicroad.vic.gov.au 03.07.2020.  Please check with local authorities for latest information.

For New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory,

• The load cannot overhang more than 150 millimetres beyond the trailer’s width and no more than 2.5 metres overall width, whichever is less.
• If your load overhangs to the rear and cannot be seen easily you must have a bright piece of cloth attached during the day and a red light or two red reflectors at night.
• The overall length of the vehicle and trailer combination including the load cannot exceed 19 metres.
• The load should be kept as low and close as possible to the axle or axles. The trailer drawbar should be level or slightly nose down.
• All loads must be covered to secure and contain the materials.
• Information accessed from www.rms.gov.au 03.07.2020. Please check with local authorities for latest information.

For Queensland,

• You must not exceed the legal limits of the vehicle or trailer’s total length, height, width and rear overhang.
• The total width cannot be more than 2.5 metres, total height cannot exceed 4.3 metres and the side overhang from the load can be up to 150 millimetres.
• The load must not project more than 1.2 metres from the front of the vehicle’s headlights.
• If your load is clearly visible and does not project over 1.2 metres from the back of your vehicle you do not require a warning device. However, if your load does project over 1.2 metres you must use a warning device such as a bright coloured cloth of 45 x 45 centimetres during the day and a red warning light or at least two red reflectors at night. All warning devices should be displayed at the very end of your load to be clearly visible to other people.
• Information accessed from www.qld.gov.au 03.07.2020. Please check with local authorities for latest information.

For Western Australia,

• The maximum weight of any motor vehicle fully loaded (including passengers) must not exceed the vehicles Gross Vehicle Mass specified by the manufacturer. This information can be found in the vehicle handbook.
• The total width cannot be more than 2.5 metres, total height cannot exceed 4.3 metres and the side overhang from the load can be up to 150 millimetres. If the load exceeds 2.5 metres width you will need a permit to carry it issued my Main Roads WA.
• The distance from the centre of the axle or wheel group to the rear of the load cannot exceed 3.7 metres.
• A red light must be used at night attached to the projecting load that may not be easily seen.
• Information accessed from www.rsc.wa.gov.au 03.07.2020. Please check with local authorities for latest information.

For Northern Territory,

• The maximum weight of any motor vehicle fully loaded (including passengers) must not exceed the vehicles Gross Vehicle Mass specified by the manufacturer. This information can be found in the vehicle handbook.
• Your load on a vehicle or trailer must be secured and not cause the vehicle or trailer to be unstable or become an obstruction.
• The load on a vehicle, including trailer, must not overhand more than 1.2 metres over the front of the vehicle or 150 millimetres on either side. The maximum width is 2.5 metres.
• If your load overhangs to the rear and cannot be seen easily you must have a bright piece of cloth at least 300 millimetres long attached during the day and a red light at night that can be seen at least 200 metres away.
• Information accessed from www.nt.gov.au 03.07.2020. Please check with local authorities for latest information.