Our Towing and Reversing Courses
We can tailor a towing course just for you, so you can get the exact skills and knowledge that you require for your specific towing vehicle. Courses are offered across Brisbane, Logan, Redlands, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Toowoomba and surrounds. All participants receive 36 pages of notes detailing the topics covered in the course and also some handy suggestions for hitching and caravan pre departure checklists.A comprehensive caravan and tow vehicle weight study can be bundled with any of our courses.Ask about our RACQ Member and Australian National Seniors Member discounts.Choose from one of our towing courses below.
Towing & Reversing Course
Ideally suited to the near novice with some confidence for towing and perhaps a partner with little to no prior towing experience at all. Up to approximately 4 hours in duration for 2 course participants in their own vehicle.Comprehensive Towing & Reversing Course - (includes Practical on Road Towing Sessions)
Designed for the complete novice or anyone upgrading to a larger caravan or camper providing practical on road towing experience to build knowledge and confidence.Practical Reversing Course
For anyone that has difficulty reversing or manoeurveing a caravan or camper or wants to acquire the skills to confidently work with an observer to reverse a caravan or trailer.Practical on road Towing Course
For the complete novice who simply wants the skills and confidence to hitch and tow a trailer, caravan od camper . Starts and finishes with you and your caravan.
TOWING & REVERSING COURSE
Allow up to 4 hours in duration for up to 2 course participants in their own vehicle.
Objectives:
Objectives:
- Acquire the knowledge necessary to satisfy legal obligations of towing a caravan/trailer
- Acquire and understand the knowledge and skills required to tow a caravan or trailer on the road safely
- Confidently couple and uncouple a caravan/trailer and manoeuvre to site
- Safely and legally load and stabilise a caravan/trailer
- Perform basic safety and security checks
- Manage fatigue safely and responsibly
- Responsibly share the road with other road users
Theory and practical elements covering:
- Understanding and assessing safe towing weights
- Preparing to tow a recreational vehicle
- Attaching a recreational vehicle to towing vehicle in accordance with manufacturer and state/territory requirements and regulations
- Check visibility and adjust the position of mirrors
- Requirements for the safe towing of a recreational vehicle on an open road, complying with national and state road rules and laws
- Identifying driving hazards to avoid or mitigate them, using appropriate defensive driving techniques (theory)
- Understand the practical application of proper procedures in the event of a driving emergency (theory)
- Manoeuvre a recreational vehicle in forward and reverse directions and park in accordance with requirements, manufacturer instructions, and traffic regulations
- Reversing a recreational vehicle to a parking position, maintaining visibility, and achieving accurate positioning
- Work with an observer as a team, or independently, to successfully achieve a reversing manoeuvre
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COMPREHENSIVE TOWING AND REVERSING COURSE - (includes Practical on Road Towing Sessions)
Allow up to 6 hours in duration for 2 course participants in the same vehicle. Allow up to 5 hours in duration for a single course participant. Commences and finishes at your home address or other agreed location within our service area. Features 2 x up to 1hr coached towing sessions out on the road.
Objectives:
- Acquire and demonstrate the practical knowledge and application of the skills necessary to safely tow a caravan or trailer on the road utilising defensive driving techniques
- Acquire the knowledge necessary to satisfy the legal obligations of towing a caravan/trailer
- Confidently couple and uncouple a caravan/trailer and manoeuvre to site
- Safely and legally load and stabilise a caravan/trailer
- Perform basic safety and security checks
- Manage fatigue safely and responsibly
- Responsibly share the road with other road users
Theory and practical elements covering:
- Understanding and assessing safe towing weights
- Preparing to tow a recreational vehicle
- Attaching a recreational vehicle to towing vehicle in accordance with manufacturer and state/territory requirements and regulations
- Check visibility and adjust the position of mirrors
- Requirements for the safe towing of a recreational vehicle on an open road, complying with national and state road rules and laws
- Identifying driving hazards to avoid or mitigate them, using appropriate defensive driving techniques (theory and practical)
- Understand and demonstrate the practical application of proper procedures in the event of a driving emergency (theory and practical)
- Manoeuvre a recreational vehicle in forward and reverse directions and park in accordance with requirements, manufacturer instructions, and traffic regulations
- Reversing a recreational vehicle to a parking position, maintaining visibility, and achieving accurate positioning
- Work with an observer as a team, or independently, to successfully achieve a reversing manoeuvre
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PRACTICAL REVERSING COURSE
Allow up to 2 hours in duration for 2 course participants in their own vehicle.
Objectives:
- Acquire knowledge and skills necessary to reverse a caravan or trailer and manoeuvre to site
- Confidently couple and uncouple a caravan/trailer
- Set up and confidently manage jack knife points on a caravan or trailer
Practical elements covering:
- Manoeuvre a recreational vehicle in forward and reverse directions and park in accordance with requirements, manufacturer instructions, and traffic regulations.
- Reversing a recreational vehicle to a parking position, maintaining visibility, and achieving accurate positioning
- Work with an observer as a team, or independently, to successfully achieve a reversing manoeuvre
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PRACTICAL ON ROAD TOWING COURSE
Allow up to 2 hours in duration for 2 course participants in their own vehicle. Commences from your home address or agreed location.
Objectives:
- Acquire knowledge and skills necessary to confidently and safely tow a caravan or trailer on a variety of road and traffic conditions
- Confidently couple and uncouple a caravan/trailer
- Identify and learn to manage the causes of trailer sway
Practical elements covering:
- Modify driving behaviour appropriate to towing including: braking, cornering, negotiating round abouts, merging into traffic, downhill decents
- utilise the desired process for safely coupling and uncoupling a caravan or trailer
- set up seating position and mirrors for maximum effect while towing
- Set up and utilise an electric brake controller to effect
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More information
Courses are run six days a week at a time and location most convenient to you... so why not contact us and book your towing course today?
Don't have a trailer or caravan? Waiting for your new caravan to be delivered from the manufacturer?
Don't worry, we have a large tandem axle high side trailer to offer for an additional fee. Using our trailer, you can complete your course and gain the necessary skills and the confidence that you are looking for before your new pride and joy arrives......perfect.
