It's that time of the year when many of us are preparing to head away for the Christmas break, but before you start packing the car you need to do some last-minute checks.
You need to ensure the Warrant of Fitness is still valid on the trailer, caravan or even the car and don't forget to check those expiry dates to make sure the WoF and rego are still valid while on holiday.
If you own a caravan and are booked into a camp ground and intend hooking up to their power supply then you need to check that the electrical warrant is current on the caravan and valid for the entire holiday period.
If not and the camp office checks the expiry date as they should on arrival, you may well be refused access to the on-site power connection. That would definitely not be a great way to start the holiday.
Don't forget the roads will be monitored closely by the authorities over the entire holiday period, especially with the speed restrictions being enforced. There will no doubt be an increase in the number of vehicles pulled over by the authorities and once a patrol car officer starts to walk towards a stopped vehicle their trained eyes will start to focus on a number of different legal requirements with both the vehicle and anything that's hitched to the towbar. With the recent changes in the WoF inspection dates that could mean while your vehicle may well have a valid unexpired warrant, it may not meet the correct safety standards on a given day due to wear and tear since the last inspection.
