Steve and Denise
LIFE MEMBER
When we arrived at Newark on Friday morning we noticed the SV Tech were offering a FREE vehicle weighing check, so out of curiosity we decided to get our Motor Home weighed.
First of all we were told to drive our front wheels onto the weighing scales, and that weight was recorded. We then drove each of our other 2 axels onto the scales and each of the axels weight was recorded. To our amazement we were informed that our GVW was recorded at 5340 kgs which was 340 kgs over weight.
SV Tech offered us an uprating service of which there would be a charge.
We were obviously concerned about this, so today we took our Motor Home to a Public Weigh bridge with pretty much the same weight on board, maybe a little bit less water & fuel, and our GVW was recorded at 4780 kgs that is 560 kgs less than what SV Tech recorded on Friday.
Either the scales that SV Tech were using were not giving out correct readings, or the way in which the scales were used was not correct and subsequently giving out in correct reading by over half a tonne.
My own feelings are that raising the axel 50mm off the road surface does not give an accurate and true reading on tag axel vehicles.
If you had your Motor Home weighed by SV Tech, maybe it would be a good idea to go to a Public Weigh Bridge before you spend any unnecessary expenses in uprating your Motor Home.
S & D