Hi all,

I've been reading up on these monitors for caravans that need a brake safe installed, apparently if you live or travel through NSW you need a monitor installed into a position that the driver can see and hear warning that the battery for the brake safe is sufficientently charged (what they are saying is they don't trust you to simply look at the device installed on the van and check (test) to see if the battery is charged. I suspect some of these manufacturers have been influencing the NSW government RTA for this regulation, I also suspect their motive is to sell you these devices for their profit, one questions why hasn't other states adopted the need to have these monitors? Quite frankly I think it's not nessesary. Just out of interest has anyone been booked for not having one fitted, I'd be interested in your feedback.

Another point of interest is the weight compliance (GTM), why is it that these caravan manufactures don't fill the gas and water tanks that come installed when they have them weighed for compliance and then include that extra weight in the GTM, after all who goes on a trip without water and gas, when most retirees first buy their outfits they are babes in the woods and seem to get caught out a lot only to find out down the track after shelling out more brass, let just say poorly informed, it's certainly a learning curve  , I do believe caravan manufactures need to lift their game, dealing with a lot of elderly people that are generally at the salespersons mercy. 

Whats your thoughts?