It's time to inspect that trailer!

[3Wheelerdude]

Exactly, but not safeties (those yellow stickers on trucks and trailers).

Yes exactly. If you want to avoid the Annual Safety then you have to stay under the weight limitations.
Here it is :

Annual Inspection and Safety Standards Certificate (SSC):
•Trucks, trailers and converter dollies alone or in combination with a total gross weight, registered gross weight or manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 4,500 kilograms (kg),(9,920 lbs)

[last5oh_302]

Yes exactly. If you want to avoid the Annual Safety then you have to stay under the weight limitations.
Here it is :

Annual Inspection and Safety Standards Certificate (SSC):
•Trucks, trailers and converter dollies alone or in combination with a total gross weight, registered gross weight or manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 4,500 kilograms (kg),(9,920 lbs)

What I was getting at is that there are no exemptions for safeties, other than dealer plate or in transit permit.
Just wanted to make that clear because you made it sound like safeties are exempt.

[patvetzal]

I had rented a car hauling trailer from the rental to go and pick up a buggy that had been pulled over in a blitz. ( no parking brake)when I arrived the MTO noticed the expired yellow tag so I was going to return the empty trailer to the rental. They would not let me with the expired yellow tag, even if the trailer was empty...
Nothing unsafe, just expired tag .....

[last5oh_302]

I had rented a car hauling trailer from the rental to go and pick up a buggy that had been pulled over in a blitz. ( no parking brake)when I arrived the MTO noticed the expired yellow tag so I was going to return the empty trailer to the rental. They would not let me with the expired yellow tag, even if the trailer was empty...
Nothing unsafe, just expired tag .....

When a safety is expired the plates can be removed. I'm assuming this is what they did.

[Woodsman]

What I was getting at is that there are no exemptions for safeties, other than dealer plate or in transit permit.
Just wanted to make that clear because you made it sound like safeties are exempt.

Oh yes there is one big exemption.
Somehow the RV industry (camping trailers) are exempt from the safety requirements.

[patvetzal]

In my case the officer told me that I had better find a solution within the next hour as they would be packing their tents and heading for the station at 4pm. After then I would be on my own to return the empty trailer to the rental.......did I mention that the sticker had expired two YEARS previous??