Independent Australian editorial · Workshop practice, not showroom copy
ADR and registration
Australian Design Rules and state agencies decide whether a custom trailer can be plated and used. We translate ADR 38, ADR 13, ADR 62 and the registration counters without pretending this is legal advice.
Regulations · 6 min read
Width and mass are different tickets. Most custom trailers in Australia fail on ATM, GTM or GCM long before they need an oversize permit — but 2.5 metres, 4.3 metres and a 19-metre combination are hard edges.
Riley Hart · 17 September 2024
Regulations · 6 min read
The ADRs are national. The queue is not. After a RAV entry and VIN, each Australian state and territory still wants its own inspection, weigh ticket and forms before a custom trailer gets plates.
Jordan Voss · 23 July 2024
Regulations · 6 min read
ADR 13 is a lighting system, not a shopping list of LED lamps. Placement, approval marks, a working plate lamp and a plug that survives corrugations decide whether a custom trailer is visible — and registerable.
Sam Keating · 21 May 2024
Regulations · 7 min read
Unbraked light trailers in Australia usually stop at 750 kg GTM. Above that, ADR 38 decides between override, electric or air and hydraulic systems — and when breakaway becomes mandatory.
Morgan Blake · 19 March 2024
Regulations · 7 min read
Australian Design Rules decide whether a custom trailer can be plated, entered on the RAV and registered. Here is how ADR 38, ADR 13 and ADR 62 actually show up in the workshop.
Riley Hart · 16 January 2024