Free Tool · Real 2026 Weights
Caravan Payload Calculator
Payload is ATM minus tare — the legal weight of everything you load. Pick a range to prefill its real numbers, then watch how fast water and gear eat it.
1. Your caravan
OR ENTER FROM YOUR COMPLIANCE PLATE
Both numbers are on the van's compliance plate — see our plate guide. Prefilled figures are each range's entry floorplan; your specific van's plate wins.
2. What's coming with you
Tick what you actually carry. Estimates — your bathroom scales beat ours.
Your payload budget
Pick a range or enter ATM and tare to see your payload.
Why payload beats "big van good"
Two 3,500kg-ATM vans can differ by 400kg of payload if one is built heavier. A big van with 350kg of payload is full after water and gas.
Next step: check your car can pull it with the tow calculator, or brush up with weights explained.