Light trucks & vans up to 3.5 t

Light trucks and vans up to 3.5 t in Australia

Updated 4 November 2026

Light trucks and vans up to 3.5 tonnes are priced per vehicle, and the price depends on body type, year, mileage and payload. The price searches for this category did not return reliable figures for these vehicles, so this article quotes no range. For a current price on the exact model you want, create a free request on BlaBlaPrice, where the AI looks through sellers' websites and price lists in Australia and shows what it finds.

What the price depends on

• Body type: panel van, cab chassis or tray
• Make, model and year of manufacture
• Wheelbase and cargo volume in cubic metres
• Payload in kilograms, the load the van can carry
• Engine and transmission
• Mileage in kilometres and overall condition
• Your city, because a van in another of the five big cities needs transport or a long drive

Licence and GVM limits

Vans and light trucks up to 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass (GVM) sit inside the limit of a standard car licence. A licensing guide says a truck with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes cannot legally be driven on a standard car licence, so a van up to 3.5 tonnes falls within that limit. Check the GVM plate and the payload the seller quotes, because a loaded van must stay under its GVM. The Australian Light Vehicle Standards Rules 2015 are the national model law for light vehicle standards.

Warranty on used vans

Current light trucks often carry 5- to 6-year factory warranties, so a young used truck may still be covered. According to a used-vehicle guide, most state warranties exclude trucks, so ask the seller for the remaining factory cover and the service history. A new-truck warranty guide describes the usual cover as protecting almost everything on the truck except wear items such as brake pads and tyres, so check which parts are excluded before you sign.

Summer and delivery between cities

Summer runs from December to February, and in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide the heat puts the cooling and air-conditioning under load, so ask for a test drive on a hot day. Sellers list cargo volume in cubic metres, wheelbase in millimetres and payload in kilograms, so write those units in your request. If the van is in another of these cities, check the cost of transport to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide before you agree a price.

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