Towing trailers and caravans in Queensland (2026)

In short: A Queensland class C licence covers a vehicle up to 4.5 tonnes GVM with or without a trailer, and LR or MR licences allow a trailer up to 9 tonnes GVM. Extra mirrors are listed as towing equipment for large trailers where required.

Notes

• The qld.gov.au pages read do not state a rule for this field.
• The licence-types page states no trailer mass limit for class C (it says "with or without a trailer"), so no kg figure is given.
• The page lists extra mirrors among the equipment a vehicle needs "if required" for the trailer type and size and gives no width or size test. The Queensland road rules and vehicle standards were not read.
• The qld.gov.au towing page does not mention a warning triangle or hazard device for towing.

Sources

1. Queensland Government (Department of Transport and Main Roads): Licence types, classes and conditions - qld.gov.au (consulted 13 October 2026) · all sources
2. Queensland Government (Department of Transport and Main Roads): Towing vehicles and trailers - qld.gov.au (consulted 13 October 2026) · all sources

More rules in Queensland

• E-scootersUse on public roads: Yes, paths and roads up to 60 km/h · Minimum age: 16 (12-17 if supervised)
• CannabisPossession for personal use: Criminal offence · Growing at home: Banned
• Car speed limitsBuilt-up areas: 50 km/h · Outside built-up areas (single carriageway): 100 km/h (110 km/h where signed)
• Deposit return schemes and plastic bagsNational deposit return scheme in operation: Yes, container refund scheme · Deposit per container: 10c refund
• Minimum age for a car driving licenceMinimum age for a car licence: 17 (P1 licence) · Earliest age to drive a car supervised: 16, with a supervisor
• Driving after drugsApproach to cannabis (THC): Zero tolerance · THC threshold: Any trace of THC
• E-bikes and speed pedelecsLegal class: Bicycle rules plus age and licence · Minimum age: 16 (12-17 if supervised)
• FireworksConsumers may buy and use category F2 fireworks: No (unrestricted only)
• Foreign driving licencesOverseas licence valid for a visitor: Yes, while visiting · Overseas licence after becoming a resident: Citizen or resident visa: Queensland licence after 3 months
• Home educationLegal status of home education: Registration required · Nature of the parental duty: School or registration
• Knives and pepper sprayFolding pocket knives: Offence without reasonable excuse · Locking or one-handed knives: Some one-hand opening knives category M
• MopedsLicence: Class RE or car licence
• Motorcycles: helmets and licencesHelmet required for the rider: Yes · Helmet required for a passenger: Yes
• Paid holidayMinimum paid leave a year (weeks): 4 weeks (5 for some shiftworkers) · Minimum paid leave as the law states it: 4 weeks a year; extra week for some shiftworkers
• Using a mobile phone while drivingHolding a phone while driving banned: Banned · Hands-free use: Open/P2 only; L/P1 under 25: none
• Seat belts and child seatsSeat belt compulsory in front seats: Yes · Seat belt compulsory in rear seats: Yes
• Smoke alarms in homesSmoke alarm legally required in homes: Yes, all homes · Minimum alarms and where: A smoke alarm in each bedroom. For each storey with bedrooms: in the hallway that a bedroom door opens onto (or, if a bedroom has no door to a hallway, in the part of the storey between that bedroom and the rest of the dwelling). For a storey with no bedrooms: on the most likely path of travel to an exit. All alarms must be interconnected.
• Tobacco and nicotine age limitsMinimum age to buy tobacco: 18
• Drinking age and alcohol salesMinimum age to buy beer and wine: 18 · Minimum age to buy spirits: 18
• Drink-driving limitsBlood alcohol limit for ordinary drivers: Under 0.05% · Lower limit for novice or young drivers: 0.00% (zero)

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