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QLD - No tray on ute question - is it legal?

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QLD - No tray on ute question - is it legal?

Post by foodie »

Is it legal to drive around in QLD with no tray on your ute?

I cannot find the answer on QLD transport websites.

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Post by guzzla »

cant help with qld laws but i had a 350 1 tonner that i drove round in for ages with no tray but i fabbed up some guards to cover the tyres. always got pulled over but not for not having the tray on ;)
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

I don't see why not (if you have a bumper, lights, mudguards/flaps and everything else), since you can buy them that way. At QLD transport when you buy a cab chassis there is a box you have to tick for "intended construction". There is no box for "nothing" though. :D
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Post by Beastmavster »

You see it all the time, many without any form of wheel guards or mudflaps.

If you address the mudflap question, then you'd probably be ok. There may be some crashworthiness/crash compatibility issues that you might have to meet that may be difficult without a tray.
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Post by RockyF75 »

I dont see how the dealers could sell you a registered (asuming you bought it new) Ute without a tray if it wasn't legal/roadworthy. I actually never understood why they charge extra for the trays :? Its like asking if you want a bonnet with the car or sumthink :roll:
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Post by Beastmavster »

Hey... I'd love a car with no bonnet and just a big shaker on top. Where can I buy one?

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Post by ISUZUROVER »

RockyF70 wrote: I actually never understood why they charge extra for the trays :? Its like asking if you want a bonnet with the car or sumthink :roll:
It is because lots of people don't want a tray, they want a pantec, tipper, tow-truck setup, etc...
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Post by GOT MUD »

ISUZUROVER wrote:
RockyF70 wrote: I actually never understood why they charge extra for the trays :? Its like asking if you want a bonnet with the car or sumthink :roll:
It is because lots of people don't want a tray, they want a pantec, tipper, tow-truck setup, etc...
and also some people update there utes etc and keep there tray to put on the new one
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Post by jcclures »

I thought you register it as cab and Chassis, and you must have taillights and mudguards.
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Post by V8Patrol »

jcclures wrote: register it as cab and Chassis, and you must have taillights and mudguards.
Thats what it is here in Vic.......
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Post by Shadow »

you would need to make sure theres no sharp edges etc, but aslong as you have the wheel covered with mudflaps and tailights mounted the correct distance apart you are fine.
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Post by LuxyBoy »

Friend worked for Toyota (springwood QLD) and stated that he wasn't allowed to take a new D4D hilux home because it didn't have a tray on and it was illegal :!:

Ring the cops and department of transport to be safe ;)
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Post by -Scott- »

LuxyBoy wrote:Friend worked for Toyota (springwood QLD) and stated that he wasn't allowed to take a new D4D hilux home because it didn't have a tray on and it was illegal :!:

Ring the cops and department of transport to be safe ;)
What about the little things like mudguards, indicators, tail lights, brake lights etc. Did the D4D have those?

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Don't remember Scott. It was brand new at the dealers lot; new truck without tray don't know what that has and doesn't have.
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Post by def90 »

i drove my ute around for a few months with no tray, past cops dept. transport, etc no worries. just made sure still had very visible lights and mad mud flaps that were like wheel arches, went all the way over the tire - front to back - stopping anything from flying up from the tyres. u see plenty of neutes getting around with similar get ups...
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Post by Shadow »

LuxyBoy wrote:Don't remember Scott. It was brand new at the dealers lot; new truck without tray don't know what that has and doesn't have.
quite often they dont come with rear lights mounted and they definantly dont have mudguards so no they wouldnt be roadworthy.
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Post by foodie »

thanks for the answers guys!

looks like im going to step out of this 89 dualcab lux for an fj55 (we will see on sunday!) anyway.

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Post by 460cixy »

the new table top falcon utes come with out a tray ans have lights fitted all ready but no gaurds or flaps so ther still not legal to drive around even tho we do
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Post by Cranker »

I was told by my dealer...(car dealer that is) that i was aloud to drive my c/c straight to the intended fitter for the tray, so therefore no cruisen around for weeks with nothin.
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