Strettman

Thank you for the replies, I will be going very easy on the vehicle with the weight on the back early on in its life...it is great to hear that others have towed responsibly with new cars, and no major issues. In the end I suppose it all comes down to a little bit of sympathy for all the new parts to bed in gently. On a separate note, thanks for the tip Peter, I will be looking into a scanguage as soon as I get the vehicle sorted for towing. S4 sounds like a safe bet, particularly when new.

I am about to pick up a new LC200 in 2-3 weeks time. I was hoping to get into it a little earlier, however the production in Japan has been delayed as a result of the mid April earthquakes. The big question is, how long did everybody wait till they towed their van with a new vehicle? I have a trip planned beginning June long weekend, so need to try and rack up some running in Ks within a 4-5 day period... My van is only an XC3 Compact, so 2.5T loaded. interested to here others opinions on the matter..

Further to my comments above, this is a matrix from the NT transport site indicating the combinations permitted to be towed legally. This is only because of third party insurance arrangements from state to state, it has nothing to do with different 'state plates' between tow vehicle and trailer. As long as registration is current in the home state, and CTP cover is in place, there is no issues.

My van is registered in QLD currently, and towed with a NSW registered vehicle. I have a letter from QBE stating that the Qld registered van is covered by the NSW CTP for the towing vehicle. I'm pretty sure that NT registered vehicles can't tow a NSW, VIC, or QLD registered trailer for the reason of the CTP on the vehicle not covering the trailer. This is what it all come down to.