RV FEATURE
LICENSING
Any vehicle with a GVM of 4500kg or less can
be driven on a standard car licence. Motorhome
manufacturers understandably use this in their
marketing.
A vehicle with a GVM of higher than 4500kg
(but less than 8000kg) will require a Light Rigid
driver’s licence – other licence categories apply
above 8000kg GVM.
Interestingly – and some might say ridiculously –
a caravan and tow vehicle with a combined ATM/
GVM of greater than 4500kg, not to mention a
greater overall length than a motorhome, can be
operated on a standard car licence. No training
or special licence endorsement is required. Fair?
You decide. Bewildering? A little.
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