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British Columbia Towing Regulations

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Steve, CDN:
Planning to visit British Columbia?  That Canadian Province has very specific regulations governing towing a vehicle behind a motorhome.  The most recent version of the regulations are contained in the attached text file.

Bigrig793:
I don't know how licencing works for out of province or for US citizens coming into British Columbia but I came across an article in a magazine (Trailer Life or RV Gazette) after a certain weight you need more than just a Class 5 drivers licence. I think this is something people should check into before venturing into BC. It reminds me of a trip some guys from work took to BC a couple years ago with there skidoos. They had there machines loaded up on three different trucks with those fancy decks you put in the box of the truck to hold two machines, well one of the trucks was a half ton pickup and he drove 800km just to be turned around by D.O.T. Department Of Transportation because his truck was not rated for the load he had on his truck. Just something to think about.

Gary RV Roamer:
BC (and most of the other provinces) practice license reciprocity with the USA, so if you are legal at home you are legal in BC as well.  Rules may differ for commercial vehicles, but personal use (private) vehicles are ok.

pdq:
Hi Steve
thanks for the post
this is something i read, and re-read several times, in decided which tow vehicle was 'right' for us.

Hi Gary
thanks for the post
this is exactly our understanding, based on all the research we did.

regards, pdq

Bigrig793:

--- Quote from: Gary RV Roamer on June 20, 2011, 01:00:55 PM ---BC (and most of the other provinces) practice license reciprocity with the USA, so if you are legal at home you are legal in BC as well.  Rules may differ for commercial vehicles, but personal use (private) vehicles are ok.

--- End quote ---
I new the US did that, but I did not know if it was the same in Canada, funny I should know that of the US but not my own country. In any case if you are a resident of BC they have some different licencing for people towing trailers over a certain weight.

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