NAVY 7.60 at anchor on the right, beach with parasols and a granite mountain behind

Guide — Transport · width, weight, licence, delivery

Trailer and transport
for your RIB

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Art. 61 · art. 10 · art. 116 of the Italian Highway Code · updated 25 September 2026

In Italy a RIB can go by road on a trailer as long as the whole rig respects two limits set by the Highway Code: a maximum width of 2.55 metres (art. 61) and the mass your driving licence allows you to tow (art. 116). In the NAVY range three models stay under 2.55 metres: the NAVY 4.80, 1.82 m wide, the NAVY 5.50, 2.35 m, and the NAVY 6.00, 2.50 m. The NAVY 7.60 and the NAVY 9.50 Cabin exceed it, and on the road they travel as abnormal loads. The trailer is a separate accessory, with its own list price for every size.

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PLATE 02

The short answer

Which NAVY RIBs
are trailerable

A RIB is trailerable when it can be towed on the road behind your car, on a trailer, without special permits. Under Italian law the limit that decides is not the length of the boat: it is the width. Art. 61 of the Highway Code sets a maximum width of 2.55 metres for every vehicle, load included; above that figure the journey becomes an abnormal load and needs an authorisation, as art. 10 states. The second limit is mass: how much car and trailer may weigh together depends on the licence you hold, and art. 116 sets the thresholds.

In the NAVY range the 2.55 metre line falls between the NAVY 6.00 and the NAVY 7.60. The NAVY 4.80, the NAVY 5.50 and the NAVY 6.00 sit inside the gauge: with the right trailer and a licence that matches the mass of the rig, you can take them to the sea yourself. The NAVY 7.60, 2.89 metres wide, and the NAVY 9.50 Cabin, 3.20, fall outside it. Whichever you choose, we deliver it ourselves to the marina you name or to your home, with the cost of transport written into the quote.

NAVY RIBs compared with the 2.55 metre maximum width set by art. 61 of the Italian Highway Code: length, beam, declared weight and list-price trailer in euros plus VAT
Model	Length overall	Beam	Declared weight	2.55 m gauge	List-price trailer
NAVY 4.80	4.80 m	1.82 m	300 kg	within the gauge	5 metre, €3690 + VAT
NAVY 5.50	5.50 m	2.35 m	on request	within the gauge	5.5 metre, €4800 + VAT
NAVY 6.00	6.00 m	2.50 m	600 kg	within the gauge	6 metre, €4800 + VAT
NAVY 6.60	on requestspecification being updated	on request	on request	we tell you with the quote	on request
NAVY 7.60	7.60 m	2.89 m	800 kg	over: abnormal load	8 metre, €8228 + VAT
NAVY 9.50 Cabin	9.80 m	3.20 m	on request	over: abnormal load	€12228 + VAT

Dimensions and weights from Naviglia Yachts technical data · empty catalogue weight for the NAVY 4.80, NAVY 6.00 and NAVY 7.60: take them as an order of magnitude, because on the road what counts is the mass written on the registration documents · trailers from the price list in force since 9 September 2026, in euros plus VAT.

FIG. 01 — Naviglia vision: the NAVY 6.00 on the plane. At 2.50 metres wide, it is the last in the range inside the road gauge.

Naviglia vision: the white NAVY 7.60 at anchor seen from above on turquoise water, with the teak-look deck, the console and the outboard on the transom

PLATE 03 — Five things to know · Naviglia vision

Before you take
to the road

First: the width, not the length

2.55 METRES · ART. 61 OF THE ITALIAN HIGHWAY CODE

It is the figure that decides whether the RIB travels on its trailer without permits or as an abnormal load, with its own authorisation. Movable mirrors are not counted; the boat on the trailer is, tubes included.

Second: the weight of the whole rig

EMPTY CATALOGUE WEIGHT · FROM 300 KG FOR THE 4.80

The weight of the boat is only the start of the sum: then come the engine on the transom, the fuel, the equipment and the trailer itself. In law, what counts are the maximum authorised masses written on the registration documents.

Third: the licence in your wallet

B · B WITH CODE 96 · BE · ART. 116

With a category B licence you can tow a trailer of up to 750 kg maximum authorised mass, or a heavier one if the combination stays within 3,500 kg. Beyond that you need the additional test or a BE licence.

Fourth: a trailer in your size

FROM €3690 + VAT · A TRAILER FOR EVERY SIZE

The 4.80, 5.50, 6.00, 7.60 and 9.50 each have a trailer on the price list, priced plus VAT; for the 6.60 we quote it on request. In the quote the trailer appears as an item of its own, next to the boat and the engine.

Fifth: the journey to your marina

TO THE MARINA YOU NAME · OR TO YOUR HOME · ANYWHERE IN ITALY

If you would rather not think about it, we deliver the boat ourselves, and the cost of transport is no surprise: we write it into the quote, next to the trailer and the boat.

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PLATE 04

The gauge limit

The 2.55 metre
rule

Under Italian law, paragraph 1 of art. 61 of the Highway Code states that every vehicle, including its load, must have a maximum width not exceeding 2.55 metres; projecting mirrors are left out of the count, provided they are movable. The same paragraph sets the maximum height at 4 metres and, for a single vehicle, the overall length at 12 metres, towing devices included. For a RIB on its trailer, the figure to check is the boat's overall beam, tubes included: that is what ends up on the road, and it does not shrink on the trailer.

Above 2.55 metres the Code does not forbid the journey: it moves it to a different regime. Paragraph 6 of art. 61 admits vehicles that exceed the gauge to the road as abnormal transport, and art. 10, paragraph 2, treats as an abnormal load the carriage of indivisible goods that, because of their dimensions, exceed the limits of art. 61. Paragraph 4 defines as indivisible those goods that cannot be brought within those limits without damage or without impairing their function: exactly the case of a hull with its tubes. Paragraph 6 makes these journeys subject to a specific authorisation, issued for motorways, state roads and military roads by the owning body or the concession holder, and by the regions for the rest of the network.

NAVY 4.80, 1.82 m. 73 centimetres under the limit. It is the easiest size to take anywhere: the boat for those who want to keep it at home and choose a different sea each time.
NAVY 5.50, 2.35 m. 20 centimetres under the limit. It carries up to 9 people and remains a trailerable RIB.
NAVY 6.00, 2.50 m. 5 centimetres under the limit: it is the last in the range inside the gauge, with room for 10 people.
NAVY 6.60, dimensions on request. Its data sheet is being updated: we give you the beam together with the quote, and with it the right trailer and the rules for the road journey.
NAVY 7.60, 2.89 m. 34 centimetres over the limit. On the road it travels as an abnormal load, with the authorisation of art. 10.
NAVY 9.50 Cabin, 3.20 m. 65 centimetres over the limit. It is the flagship of the range: the journey to the marina is organised as an abnormal load.

**FIG. 02 —** Anthracite NAVY 7.60 bow from below: deep-V hull, grey rubbing strake and stainless bow roller. The NAVY 7.60 is 2.89 metres wide: beyond the road gauge.

The NAVY data sheets The NAVY 6.00

PLATE 05 — Weight and the trailer

How much does
a RIB weigh

Declared weight · on the road, the registration documents are what count

In the catalogue, the weight of a NAVY RIB is an empty weight: the NAVY 4.80 weighs 300 kg, the NAVY 6.00 600 kg, the NAVY 7.60 800 kg. For the NAVY 5.50, the NAVY 6.60 and the NAVY 9.50 Cabin we give you the weight on request, together with the quote. These figures help you grasp the order of magnitude; they do not settle the sum for the road.

The sum for the road is done on paper. The licence does not look at how much the boat weighs: it looks at the maximum authorised mass of the trailer and of the combination, that is car plus trailer, written on the registration documents. The trailer has to carry the RIB with everything that travels on board: the engine on the transom, the fuel in the tank, which holds 60 litres on the NAVY 4.80 and 280 on the NAVY 7.60, the gear in the lockers. And the trailer itself has a weight, which counts towards the mass of the trailer.

Under the Italian Highway Code a RIB trailer is a trailer in every respect. Art. 56, paragraph 2, letter f), calls it a trailer for carrying tourist and sporting equipment: single-axle, or with two axles no more than one metre apart, fitted with the specific equipment for carrying, among other things, boats. It is not to be confused with the luggage trailer, which paragraph 4 of the same article treats as part of the vehicle that tows it.

Art. 62 also sets the mass limits for any fully laden vehicle: 5 tonnes on a single axle, 8 on two axles. For anyone towing a RIB, though, the limit you meet first is the licence one, read from the maximum authorised masses on the registration documents.

The NAVY data sheets, size by size

NAVY 7.60 at anchor, stern three-quarter view, white Honda 250 and scrub-covered hills behind — **FIG. 03 —** Full late-afternoon light: the 7.60 fills the lower right corner, with the Honda 250 and the NAVY 7.60 lettering clearly legible. Behind it, a hill of scrub and pale rock and two sailing yachts at anchor. The water is cobalt blue, barely rippled.

PLATE 06

The licence for towing

Which licence
you need to tow

In Italy, the licence you need to tow a RIB trailer is set by art. 116, paragraph 3, of the Highway Code. A category B licence lets you drive a car with a maximum authorised mass of up to 3,500 kg and couple to it a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of up to 750 kg. You may also couple a heavier trailer, provided the maximum authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 4,250 kg; if the combination exceeds 3,500 kg, however, you must pass a test of skills and behaviour on a specific vehicle. Those who pass it receive a licence that records it with a dedicated European code.

That code is 96, entered on the category B licence: this is why everyone calls it ‘B96’, even though the letters never appear in the text of the law. Beyond that comes the BE licence, letter g) of the same paragraph: it covers combinations made up of a category B towing vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3,500 kg. The check works like this: take the registration document of the car and that of the trailer, and compare their maximum authorised masses with the thresholds in the table.

Driving licence required to tow a RIB trailer under art. 116, paragraph 3, of the Italian Highway Code, according to the maximum authorised mass of the trailer and of the combination
Situation, in maximum authorised masses	Licence required
Car up to 3,500 kg with a trailer up to 750 kg	Category B licenceart. 116, para. 3, letter f), no. 1
Trailer over 750 kg, combination up to 3,500 kg	Category B licenceart. 116, para. 3, letter f), no. 1
Trailer over 750 kg, combination over 3,500 kg and up to 4,250 kg	Category B licence with additional testEuropean code 96 entered on the licence
Combination over 4,250 kg, with a trailer up to 3,500 kg	Category BE licenceart. 116, para. 3, letter g)

Art. 116 of the Italian Highway Code, current text read in the Gazzetta Ufficiale · the masses are read on the registration documents of car and trailer, not from the weight of the boat.

Naviglia vision: the NAVY 5.50 under way in the morning, seen three-quarters from the bow, with the teak-look bow platform and the roll bar — **FIG. 04 —** Naviglia vision: the NAVY 5.50 under way. At 2.35 metres wide, it sits inside the road gauge.

The boat licence
is another matter

The licence you need to tow the trailer and the one you need to helm the boat are two different documents, under two different laws. On the road the Highway Code decides; at sea, in Italy, the engine and the distance from the coast decide. Within 6 nautical miles you may navigate without a boat licence if the engine does not exceed 30 kW, that is 40.8 hp, and the cylinder-capacity limits set by law: this is why the 40 hp outboard is the choice for those without a boat licence, and with the 40 hp we recommend boats up to 6 metres.

The boat licence NAVY RIBs without a licence

PLATE 07 — The four numbers of the road, each with its article

2.55m
of maximum width,
boat on the trailer included
Art. 61, para. 1, letter a), Italian Highway Code.
750kg
of trailer
on a category B licence alone
Maximum authorised mass · art. 116, para. 3.
3500kg
of combination
still on a category B licence
Car plus trailer · art. 116, para. 3.
4250kg
of combination with
the additional test
Code 96 on the category B licence · art. 116, para. 3.

NAVY 7.60 lying at anchor in a bay with two sailing boats and a green hillside — **FIG. 05 —** A wide shot of the bay: the masts of two sailing yachts cut across the hillside, while the 7.60 lies lower down, on the right, with the stern ladder and the Honda 250 in view. Not a cloud in the sky.

Trailer, delivery and lead times

All the way
to your marina

The rules of the road apply to those who tow their own boat. For anyone buying a NAVY there are also the list-price trailer, delivery by us and lead times written down before the order.

FIG. 06 — Naviglia vision: the NAVY 4.80 at anchor. Its 5 metre trailer is on the price list.

The list-price trailer

A trailer
in your size

A RIB trailer is a separate accessory, with its own list price plus VAT, and it is chosen together with the boat. For the NAVY 4.80 there is the 5 metre trailer at €3690; for the NAVY 5.50 and the NAVY 6.00, the 5.5 and 6 metre trailers, both at €4800; for the NAVY 7.60, the 8 metre trailer at €8228; for the NAVY 9.50 Cabin, a trailer at €12228. For the NAVY 6.60 the trailer is quoted on request. In the quote, the trailer appears as an item of its own, line by line, next to the hull and the engine.

**FIG. 07** — NAVY 7.60 stern three-quarter view with Honda 250 VTEC, swim platforms and boarding ladder. At 2.89 metres wide, on the road it travels with the authorisation of art. 10.

Over 2.55 metres

The 7.60 and the 9.50,
beyond the gauge

The NAVY 7.60 and the NAVY 9.50 Cabin are the two NAVYs wider than the 2.55 metres of art. 61: the first measures 2.89 metres, 34 centimetres over the limit, the second 3.20, 65 centimetres over. The Highway Code does not forbid the journey, it changes its regime: on the road both become an abnormal load, which art. 10 makes subject to an authorisation from the road owner or the Region.

For them too, the trailer is chosen from the price list as a separate accessory. If you prefer, we organise the journey to your marina ourselves, with the cost of transport written into the quote: the width decides the rules of the road, the quote lines up everything else.

The NAVY 7.60

**FIG. 08** — NAVY 7.60 at anchor seen from the bow, white village and granite mountain behind.

Delivery

To the marina,
or to your door

We bring the boat to you: to the marina you name or straight to your home, and that includes Sardinia, which we handle ourselves from start to finish. There is no single transport rate: we quote it case by case, for your delivery, and write it into the quote before the order.

We sell our RIBs directly, from Aprilia (LT), so one team follows your boat from the first configuration all the way to delivery. The same holds for anyone starting a rental business or a boating school: we put transport in the bill, and all we need to know is where the boats have to arrive.

Delivery and lead times

Naviglia vision: the white NAVY 6.00 at anchor seen from above the bow, on clear water in front of a pale cliff — **FIG. 09** — Naviglia vision: the NAVY 6.00 at anchor, seen from above the bow.

Lead times

When the boat
arrives

For a boat available from stock, within 7 working days. For a made-to-order RIB up to the 7.60, about three months from order confirmation. For the NAVY 9.50 Cabin, we set the lead times together when the order is confirmed. The balance is paid on delivery, and on delivery you sign the handover report, the last of three documents after the deposit invoice and the sales contract.

Before signing, check that the road items are written out clearly in the quote: where the boat is to be delivered, marina or home, the trailer if you need one, the cost of transport, who handles the launch. If a line is missing, ask us for it.

PLATE 09

Before you set off

Six checks,
with the source

Moving a RIB by road is not something you judge by eye. It comes down to six checks, all against written figures: the boat's data sheet, the registration documents, the licence, the quote. Below you will find the list and, at the end, the articles of the Italian Highway Code behind each rule, in the original Italian, so you can read them for yourself.

The width. Read the overall beam on the model's data sheet and compare it with 2.55 metres: that is art. 61, paragraph 1, of the Italian Highway Code.
The masses. On the registration document of the car and on that of the trailer you will find the maximum authorised masses: they are what counts, not the empty weight of the boat.
The licence. Compare the masses with the thresholds of art. 116: 750 kg of trailer, 3,500 kg and 4,250 kg of combination. Beyond that you need a BE licence.
The authorisation. If the boat is wider than 2.55 metres, the journey is an abnormal load: the authorisation is issued by the body that owns the road or by the Region (art. 10, paragraph 6).
The right trailer. A RIB trailer is a trailer for tourist and sporting equipment (art. 56): choose it for your size, from your model's price list.
The quote. Have destination, trailer and transport written down, item by item. In our quotes, the cost of transport is written next to the boat.

Naviglia vision: a white wake of foam on a deep blue sea, seen from above on the diagonal — **FIG. 10 —** Naviglia vision: the wake on the open sea. After the road, this is all that is left.

Guide written by Naviglia Yachts, a brand of Michelessi Corporation Srl · updated 25 September 2026 · articles of the Italian Highway Code read in the Gazzetta Ufficiale in their current text · trailers from the price list in force since 9 September 2026

Questions about the trailer

The trailer,
in eight answers

Questions about the trailer and transport, each with its short answer and, where there is one, the article of law alongside. One at a time: open one and the other closes.

Which NAVY RIBs are trailerable?

The trailerable NAVY RIBs are those that stay under the 2.55 metre maximum width set by art. 61 of the Italian Highway Code: the NAVY 4.80, 1.82 metres wide, the NAVY 5.50, 2.35, and the NAVY 6.00, 2.50. The NAVY 7.60 and the NAVY 9.50 Cabin are wider: on the road they travel as abnormal loads, with the authorisation required by art. 10. For the NAVY 6.60, dimensions are on request.

What is the maximum width of a RIB on a trailer?

In Italy the maximum width of a RIB on a trailer is the same as for any vehicle with its load: 2.55 metres, under art. 61, paragraph 1, of the Highway Code, not counting movable mirrors. What is measured is the boat's overall beam, tubes included. Above 2.55 metres, transport is not forbidden, but it becomes an abnormal load and needs a specific authorisation.

Which licence do you need to tow a RIB trailer?

In Italy a category B licence is enough to tow a RIB trailer if the trailer's maximum authorised mass is up to 750 kg, or if car and trailer together stay within 3,500 kg. With a trailer over 750 kg and a combination between 3,500 and 4,250 kg you need an additional test, recorded on the B licence as European code 96. Beyond that, a BE licence is required. The rule is art. 116, paragraph 3, of the Highway Code.

How much does a NAVY RIB weigh?

The empty catalogue weight of a NAVY RIB is 300 kg for the NAVY 4.80, 600 kg for the NAVY 6.00 and 800 kg for the NAVY 7.60; for the other models we give it on request. On the road, though, the weight of the boat is not what counts: what counts are the maximum authorised masses written on the registration documents of the car and the trailer.

Is the trailer included in the price of a NAVY RIB?

The trailer for a NAVY RIB is a separate accessory, for every model. On the price list, the trailer for the NAVY 4.80 costs €3690 plus VAT, the one for the NAVY 6.00 €4800 plus VAT and the one for the NAVY 7.60 €8228 plus VAT. The right trailer for your size appears in the quote as an item of its own.

How much does it cost to transport a NAVY RIB?

We write the cost of transporting a NAVY RIB into the quote, before the order, because there is no single rate: we quote it case by case, for your delivery. We deliver to the marina you name or straight to your home, anywhere in Italy. For RIBs over 2.55 metres wide, that is the NAVY 7.60 and the NAVY 9.50 Cabin, the road journey is an abnormal load (arts. 10 and 61, Italian Highway Code).

Do you deliver far from Aprilia too, for example to Sardinia, Sicily or the northern lakes?

Yes. We deliver NAVY RIBs to the marina you name or straight to your home, and we write the cost of transport into the quote. We also handle delivery to Sardinia ourselves, taking care of everything that is needed. We look after the sale directly: you do not need to find anyone locally, because everything from configuration to delivery goes through us.

What kind of trailer is a RIB trailer?

Under the Italian Highway Code a RIB trailer is a trailer for carrying tourist and sporting equipment, as art. 56, paragraph 2, letter f), states: single-axle, or with two axles no more than one metre apart, fitted with the specific equipment for carrying boats. It is not a luggage trailer, which paragraph 4 of the same article treats as part of the vehicle that tows it.

All the questions

PLATE 11

The guides
that follow on

After the trailer come the full bill, the licence for the sea and delivery times. The pages below answer in the same way: with the real figures and the source alongside.

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NAVY 7.60 at sunset seen from astern, lettering on the tube under a wide blue sky

PLATE 12 — In person

Now you know the road,
come and see it

The measurements tell you how the RIB travels on the road; the sea tells you whether it is the right boat. Step aboard a NAVY, try it on the water, and then we will draw up the full quote together: the boat, the engine, the trailer in your size and transport to your marina. Where would you like to see it arrive?

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Naviglia Yachts — Aprilia (LT), Italy · 380 173 0961

Trailer and transport
for your RIB

Which NAVY RIBs
are trailerable

Before you take
to the road

The 2.55 metre
rule

How much does
a RIB weigh