Owner's handbook, or weigh the empty vehicle at a weighbridge.
GVM and axle ratings are on the compliance or build plate, driver's door pillar or engine bay.
Owner's handbook or the manufacturer towing guide. Often not on the plate.
Owner's handbook or the manufacturer towing guide.
The towbar's own ID plate. The lower of the towbar and vehicle rating governs.
If a second-stage manufacture or GVM-upgrade plate is fitted, use the figures on that plate instead of the originals.
Kerb mass
GVM
GCM
Braked towing capacity
Max ball load
The van
ATM
Ball weight
People counted at 80 kg each. Gear covers everything you add to the vehicle, accessories included.
Pick a vehicle and a van
Your working tow limit
Van ATM
The figures used here are manufacturer-published or entered by you. The result is guidance, not
certification. Your vehicle's compliance plates and owner's handbook govern, and the only way to know
your actual weights is a weighbridge.
CampSpec sells nothing based on these results and takes no referral fees from upgrade, finance or
insurance providers.