PT300DW™ Camper Weighing Dutch Camper Club

An overloaded motorhome is a safety issue that affects driving stability, braking distance and tire wear. Exceeding the maximum weight limit stated on the motorhome’s registration certificate can also lead to substantial fines. In the Netherlands, you may drive a vehicle with a Class B driver’s license if the maximum weight limit, including passengers, luggage, water and fuel tank, is less than 3,500 kilograms (7,700 lb).

Research by The Dutch Kamper Club (NKC), Europe’s largest motorhome club, shows that two out of five motorhome owners have never been to a scale.

PT300DW™ scales are built with lightweight aluminum, making them easy to transport and set up virtually anywhere. The flexibility of the PT300DW™ portable scales supports a wide range of applications and axle configurations. Fully integrated RFX® Wireless Weighing Technology facilitates communication between scales and a variety of remote indicators. All PT300DW™ scales feature progressive solar charging technology which allows the commercially available AA rechargeable batteries to be powered for up to one year with daytime, outdoor use.

A series of 2021 weighing events revealed approximately one third of the motorhomes were overloaded. The results of the 2022 campaign have demonstrated similar numbers so far. At each weighing event, an advisor is on hand to educate the owners on weight limits and road safety and to recommend measures that could be taken to decrease the weight load of overweight vehicles.

With the launch of the weighing campaign, the NKC has made vehicle scales more easily accessible for their members and has raised awareness about vehicle weight limits. Because the number of motorhomes in the Netherlands has doubled in the past ten years, it is important to continue to draw attention to this aspect of road safety.