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Are Lift Kits Illegal in Trinidad and Tobago ? Licensing Office releases guidelines for lifting vehicles!

As of January 26th, 2024, the licensing authority of Trinidad and Tobago has issued comprehensive guidelines pertaining to the modification and elevation of vehicles specifically designed for off-road use. This landmark development marks a historic moment, as it signifies the first instance in the Caribbean region where a country has publicly acknowledged the permissible modification of lifted vehicles, thereby laying …

Licensing update

TTORA is currently working with a team of offroaders and garages alongside the Transport Commissioner to resolve issues with regard to modified vehicles. We were invited to a meeting with other offroad stakeholders that was held at the licensing office Caroni on 2023-07-13. Please be guided by the attached letter.

CERT Disaster Response Training

CERT Trinidad

The Trinidad and Tobago Offroad Association is happy to be involved in CERT Disaster response training. As part of our initiative to have fully trained offroaders who can act as first responders, we have engaged the DMUs who are offering us this emergency preparedness training. This training would be conducted online and over the period of 2 weekends compromising 8 …

Off-roaders under scrutiny– helpful now helpless?

The decision of a non-commercial vehicle owner to purchase a pickup or SUV, is usually born out of necessity. In Trinidad & Tobago, potholes and roads in various states of disrepair are commonplace as are unpaved gravel and dirt roads, and pathways. Land owners, developers, farmers and nature seekers regularly traverse these areas where obstacles, undulations, hills and slippery surfaces …

Heroic off-roaders brave floodwaters to help South residents

Amidst the latest tragedy caused by flooding in South Trinidad, one group of off-road enthusiasts has been using its modified vehicles to rescue stranded residents and bring much-needed relief items. Mud Outlaws, a group based in South Trinidad, has been visiting flood-afflicted areas and issuing relief items, including medicines, to families who need them most. The group, which was formed …