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Yes I have heard of this but not sure how you go about it.I thought it was something you had to request when it was built.

How much do your mover and air-con weigh?  We have spare wheel,omnivent and alarm fitted as extras over our standard spec,and a mover , but not air-con.  With sensible packing it should be possible not to be overweight, but you will need to carry a bit of stuff in the car.  I presume there are only 2 of you so you should have plenty of room in the car. We only carry in the van the stuff we actually use in the van, i.e. not the awning, aquaroll, outside furniture, wheelclamp etc,etc.

Hi, motor mover and air con weigh 70kg.  110 amp battery which was recommended as we had a motor mover weighs 25kg.

We have ordered a new plate from the dealers who seem to be aware of the process.  If the caravan is capable of the weight why not put it on in the first place.

Yes there are only two of us, but we are touring Europe for 6 months so are taking everything but the kitchen sink ( already one of those in the van)

If you have the caravan plate upgraded check your hitch coupling and tyres can cope with the extra weight .

atb

Wizard

Hi Scubadiver , what i'm on about is the tyres have a max load written on the side wall , you need to check the tyres can cope with the extra weight ie if your tyre said max load 650kg , you'd times it by two for a single axle caravan and end up with 1300kg , 50kg short .
Also the hitches have different loads that they can pull / carry , so you need to make sure your hitch coupling is rated above 1350kg , this should be stamped on the htich head somewhere .

atb

Wizard