The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003

30.—(1) For a Category A mobile crane, the maximum axle weight that may be specified on the plate fitted to it in accordance with paragraphs 15 to 18 is—

(a) 11,500 kilograms for a single driving axle; and

(b) 10,000 kilograms for a single non-driving axle.

(2) No Category A mobile crane may have more than four axles.

(3) For a Category A mobile crane with the number of axles specified in column 1 of an entry in Table 6—

(a) the distance between the two outermost axles of the crane must be at least the length specified in column 2 of the same entry; and

(b) the maximum gross weight of the crane that may be specified on the plate fitted to the crane in accordance with paragraphs 15 to 18 is the weight specified in column 3 of the same entry.

Table 6

Category A: axles and gross weight

Number of axles	Minimum distance between outermost axles	Maximum gross weight of crane
(Column 1)	(Column 2)	(Column 3)
2	3 metres	20,000 kilograms
3	5 metres	30,000 kilograms
4	6 metres	36,000 kilograms