Did you know...
If you are found to be using a trailer which does
not have a current warrant of fitness, you will be slapped immediately with a fine of $200 (more in some cases). That's a lot of money to pay, especially when the situation is easy to avoid.
So, what's a warrant of fitness?
Commonly known as a WoF, it is a regular check to ensure that your vehicle meets required safety standards as set out by the New Zealand Transport Agency.
Holidays are a time to relax, celebrate and enjoy life, but the Christmas - New Year period can also be a particularly dangerous time on New Zealand roads. On average, 14 people have been killed and another 450 injured during each of the past five holiday periods. Crashes occur over the Christmas-New Year period for several reasons:
Trailer sway, snaking, tail swing, fish tailing, shimmy, wobble...call it whatever you like, is very unpleasant, dangerous, has the potential to become deadly and, in most cases, is able to be avoided.
You’ve seen them. Those rusty holes and spots that grow on trailers and their components over time. You’ve heard what people say about them.
“Rust is inevitable.”
“You can’t stop it.”
However, we beg to differ. Rust happens because we let it happen.
There are general purpose trailers as well as trailers specific for one or two purposes. The following are the main types of trailers you will encounter on roads around NZ.
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