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Trailers that have to be registered

You must .

This applies to all:

• commercial trailers over 750kg gross weight
• non-commercial trailers over 3,500kg gross weight

This means that these trailers making international journeys will need to:

• display their own registration plate (separate from the vehicle towing them)
• have a trailer registration certificate that can be shown to a foreign authority on request

Register your trailer

You must register your trailer to travel in these countries:

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine.

It costs:

• 拢26 to register a trailer for the first time
• 拢21 to issue a new registration certificate for a new registered keeper
• 拢10 for a replacement UK trailer registration certificate

Countries where you don鈥檛 need to register your trailer

You do not need to register trailers that are only used:

• in the UK
• for journeys between the UK and Ireland

You also do not need to register trailers used in:

• Cyprus
• Liechtenstein
• Malta
• Spain

However, you must register trailers to tow them through any country where the rules apply to reach Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Malta or Spain.

If you have an abnormal load trailer

You need a keeper鈥檚 certificate for an abnormal load trailer to take it abroad. Carry the keeper鈥檚 certificate in your vehicle when you go abroad.

Some countries measure abnormal loads differently from the UK. Check with each country you鈥檙e travelling through to find out if the load you鈥檙e transporting counts as abnormal there.