Payload check

Enter the load. See what is left.

Use figures from the van. Inputs save only in this browser.

Scenario start points

Start with an example.

Examples are start points. Change each figure to match your van and the trip you are taking.

Plate figures

Use the vehicle's real numbers.

Gross vehicle weight / MAM

The plated legal maximum.Kerb weight

Confirm what the published figure includes.

Trip load

Turn each item on or off.

All values editable

Flat-pack kit and fixed buildRear-biasedCabinetry, bed platform and installed non-electrical kit. Illustrative rear-load model.

PeopleEveryone travelling in the van.

Fresh waterRear-biasedOne litre is approximately one kilogram. Illustrative rear-load model.

BikesRear-biasedBikes carried for this trip. Illustrative rear-load model.

Rear carrier and external kitRear-biasedCarrier, towbar hardware and rear boxes. Illustrative rear-load model.

Ride, run and camping gearRear-biasedClothes, tools, recovery kit and overnight gear. Illustrative rear-load model.

Food and daily suppliesFood, stove fuel and small daily consumables.

Live result

Payload margin.

Comfortable margin

161 kg remains before the stated gross limit.

Payload available

1,000 kg

Loaded mass

839 kg

Laden mass

3,339 kg

Gross utilisation

95%

0%95% of MAM100%

The scale compares this scenario's laden mass with the gross vehicle weight / MAM entered above.

Easy lever: carrying half the water would remove about 40 kg from this scenario. Only do this where your route and water plan allow it.

Biggest weight levers

01Flat-pack kit and fixed build420 kg
02People150 kg
03Ride, run and camping gear95 kg

Rear-load distribution

A rear-load indicator, not axle data.

This illustrative model marks 657 kg of the enabled trip load as rear-biased (78% of the trip load). It cannot measure axle loads, weight transfer, tank position or how you pack the van.

Only an axle-by-axle weighbridge check, loaded as travelled, confirms axle compliance.

Before you travel

Check published, brochure and V5C figures against the vehicle, its plate and relevant documents.
Plated weights are legal limits, not targets. You must comply with applicable weight limits.
Take a real loaded weighbridge check before travel, including axle-by-axle weights where required.
These figures remain in this browser; this tool does not send your calculator inputs anywhere.