Carrying loads on a Ute - should this be tied down
I have a Toyota Workmate cab-chassis Ute. Yesterday we went to buy some tiles. The tiles were bought out by a forklift on a wooden pallet and the pallet was placed in the middle of the tray. I noticed that the tiles were secured to the pallet in a very robust manner.
The tiles weighed 646kgs, adding up the information on the packets.
It was only after the Ute was loaded that I realised I didn’t have any straps to secure the load down. The consensus seemed to be that I shouldn’t worry about that - that the load wasn’t going to shift - and that I should just drive home.
I am new to Ute ownership. What do other people make of this? What would they do and what is the law?
Cheers
Arron