When towing your trailer or caravan safely and in accordance with the road rules, it is important to know your legal responsibilities. Regulations may and do differ slightly from State to State and Territory but the standard national towing requirements are as follows:

• Up to 750kg GTM – No brakes required and no trailer breakaway system required.
• From 751kg to 2000kg – Braking is required on both wheels of one axle. These brakes can be either electric or provided by a mechanical override system. No breakaway unit is required.
• From 2001kg to 4500kg – electric braking is required on all wheels of the towing Vehicle and a trailer breakaway system on the towed Trailer or Caravan is required.

An electric trailer brake controller is a device that is installed in the cab of your tow vehicle.   It is mounted to the driver’s-side dashboard area and activates your trailer’s electric, electric-over-hydraulic or air-actuated brakes when you press the brakes in your tow vehicle. Depending on the type of Brake Controller, it is either time delayed, or in proportion to the tow vehicles brake engagement when slowing down or coming to a halt.

A Breakaway System is designed to bring a Caravan or trailer to a stop in the event of them been detached from the towed vehicle, by activating the electric brakes on the trailer or Caravan

By ensuring that you have the correct equipment fitted to your vehicle, caravan or trailer you can ensure the safety of your family and others around you.

Different Brake controllers and Breakaway systems suit different towing situations so give us a call to find the most suitable solution.