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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pelpel" data-source="post: 8351" data-attributes="member: 763"><p>Greetings, here in BC I went to h**l and back getting it right as the Insurance Co (ICBC) and Motor Vehicle Branch (kind of like DOT) do not talk to each other as to what is needed. Your tow vehicle has to be a vehicle with Truck plates. I had a Chev Suburban which could legally tow 10,000 lbs, but is a SUV. SUV's can only legally tow a commercial trailer up to 3,500 lbs. only. Now I use a Chev 1 ton Crew Cab Dually, legal for 10,000 lbs. on a Weight bearing hitch (not weight distributing), I had to get a new receiver hitch for that. My insured GCWR is 17,000 lbs. which costs extra for insurance. The vehicle scales in BC require you to go the the scales anytime you have a truck with more then 5,500 kg of GVW (truck & trailer combined licenced weight). This now means if my wife takes the kids shopping, or <a href="https://www.magicalguides.com/cost-to-drive-to-disney-world/" target="_blank">I drove to Disney world</a>, I get to go to every scale in north america. Empty or full, business or pleasure use. To sum it up, do you homework, go to the folks at the scale, be sure you are licenced correct or they will have your behind for lunch, not to mention if you get into an accident with incorrect insurance</p></blockquote><p></p>