(see regulations 87(2), 89(1), 93(2), (3)and (6))
(see regulation 87(2))
1. The maximum permitted laden weight of a two or three axle vehicle to which this Part applies of a description specified in column 2 of Table I shall, for the purposes of regulation 87, be the weight specified in column 3 of that item.
2. In the case of a vehicle to which this Part applies and which is not of a description specified in an item in column 2 of Table I, the maximum permitted laden weight shall, for the purposes of regulation 87, be the weight specified in column 4 of Table II in the item which is appropriate having regard to columns 2 and 3 of that Table.
(1) | (2) | (3) |
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Item | Description of vehicle | Maximum permitted laden weight (kg) |
1. | A two axle trailer in which— (a) the two axles are closely-spaced, and (b) the distance between the foremost axle of the trailer and the rearmost axle of the drawing vehicle is at least 4.2m. | 18,000 |
2. | A three axle trailer in which— (a) the three axles are closely-spaced, and (b) the distance between the foremost axle of the trailer and the rearmost axle of the drawing vehicle is at least 4.2m. | 24,000 |
3. | A two axle motor vehicle which is a goods vehicle in which the distance between the foremost and rearmost axles is at least 3.0m. | 17,000 |
4. | A two axle trailer in which the distance between the foremost axle and the rearmost axle is at least 3.0m. | 18,000 |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
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Item | No. of axles | Distance between foremost and rearmost axles (metres) | Maximum permitted laden weight (kg) |
1. | 2 | Less than 2.65 | 14,230 |
2. | 2 | At least 2.65 | 16,260 |
3. | 3 or more | Less than 3.0 | 16,260 |
4. | 3 or more | At least 3.0 but less than 3.2 | 18,290 |
5. | 3 or more | At least 3.2 but less than 3.9 | 20,330 |
6. | 3 or more | At least 3.9 but less than 4.9 | 22,360 |
7. | 3 | At least 4.9 | 25,000 |
8. | 4 or more | At least 4.9 but less than 5.6 | 25,000 |
9. | 4 or more | At least 5.6 but less than 5.9 | 26,420 |
10. | 4 or more | At least 5.9 but less than 6.3 | 28,450 |
11. | 4 or more | At least 6.3 | 30,000 |
(regulation 87(2))
1. Subject to paragraph 2, the maximum permitted gross weight of a vehicle to which this Part applies shall, for the purposes of regulation 87, be the weight shown in column 4 of the Table in the item which is appropriate, having regard to columns 2 and 3 in that Table.
2. In the case of a vehicle to which this Part applies being a two axle goods vehicle which has a distance between its axles of at least 3.0m, the maximum permitted laden weight for the purposes of regulation 87 shall be 17,000 kg.
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
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Item | No. of axles | Distance between foremost and rearmost axles (metres) | Maximum permitted laden weight (kg) |
1. | 2 | Less than 2.65 | 14,230 |
2. | 2 | At least 2.65 | 16,260 |
3. | 3 or more | Less than 3.0 | 16,260 |
4. | 3 or more | At least 3.0 but less than 3.2 | 18,290 |
5. | 3 or more | At least 3.2 but less than 3.9 | 20,330 |
6. | 3 or more | At least 3.9 but less than 4.9 | 22,360 |
7. | 3 or more | At least 4.9 but less than 5.2 | 25,000 |
8. | 3 | At least 5.2 | 26,000 |
9. | 4 or more | At least 5.2 but less than 6.4 | The distance in metres between the foremost and rearmost axles multiplied by 5,000 rounded up to the next 10 kg |
10. | 4 or more | At least 6.4 | 32,000 |
(see regulation 87(2))
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
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Item | No. of axles | Distances between foremost and rearmost axles (metres) | Weight not exceeded by any axle not being the foremost or rearmost (kg) | Maximum permitted laden weight (kg) |
1. | 2 | At least 2.0 | — | 14,230 |
2. | 2 | At least 2.4 | — | 16,260 |
3. | 2 | At least 2.7 | — | 17,000 |
4. | 3 or more | At least 3.0 | 8,390 | 20,330 |
5. | 3 or more | At least 3.8 | 8,640 | 22,360 |
6. | 3 or more | At least 4.0 | 10,500 | 22,500 |
7. | 3 or more | At least 4.3 | 9,150 | 24,390 |
8. | 3 or more | At least 4.9 | 10,500 | 24,390 |
(see regulation 89(1))
(1) | (2) | (3) | |
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Item | Relevant axle spacing (metres) | Maximum weight (kg) | |
(a) Where motor vehicle has 2 axles | (b) Where motor vehicle has more than 2 axles | ||
1. | At least 2.0 | At least 2.0 | 20,330 |
2. | At least 2.2 | At least 2.2 | 22,360 |
3. | At least 2.6 | At least 2.6 | 23,370 |
4. | At least 2.9 | At least 2.9 | 24,390 |
5. | At least 3.2 | At least 3.2 | 25,410 |
6. | At least 3.5 | At least 3.5 | 26,420 |
7. | At least 3.8 | At least 3.8 | 27,440 |
8. | At least 4.1 | At least 4.1 | 28,450 |
9. | At least 4.4 | At least 4.4 | 29,470 |
10. | At least 4.7 | At least 4.7 | 30,490 |
11. | At least 5.0 | At least 5.0 | 31,500 |
12. | At least 5.3 | At least 5.3 | 32,520 |
13. | At least 5.5 | At least 5.4 | 33,000 |
14. | At least 5.8 | At least 5.6 | 34,000 |
15. | At least 6.2 | At least 5.8 | 35,000 |
16. | At least 6.5 | At least 6.0 | 36,000 |
17. | At least 6.7 | At least 6.2 | 37,000 |
18. | At least 6.9 | At least 6.3 | 38,000 |
(see regulation 89(1))
(1) | (2) | (3) |
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Item | Type of articulated vehicle | Maximum permitted laden weight (kg) |
1. | Motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1973 and semi-trailer having a total of 5 or more axles | 38,000 |
2. | Motor vehicle with 2 axles first used on or after 1st April 1973 and semi-trailer with 2 axles while being used for international transport | 35,000 |
3. | Motor vehicle with axles first used on or after 1st April 1973 in which— (a) every driving axle not being a steering axle is fitted with twin tyres; and (b) every driving axle is fitted with road friendly suspension; and a semi-trailer with 2 axles | 35,000 |
4. | Motor vehicle and semi-trailer having a total of 4 or more axles and not described in items 1, 2 or 3 | 32,520 |
5. | Motor vehicle with 2 axles first used on or after 1st April 1973 in which— (a) every driving axle not being a steering axle is fitted with twin tyres; and (b) every driving axle is fitted with road friendly suspension; and a semi-trailer with 1 axle | 26,000 |
6. | Motor vehicle with 2 axles and a semi-trailer with 1 axle being a combination not described in item 5 | 25,000 |
(see regulation 91(2))
(1) | (2) | (3) |
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Item | Description of vehicle | Maximum permitted weight of the two closely-spaced axles (kg) |
1. | A motor vehicle or trailer in which (in either case) the distance between the two closely-spaced axles is less than 1.3m | 16,000 |
2. | A vehicle being— (a) a motor vehicle in which the distance between the two closely-spaced axles is at least 1.3m, or (b) a trailer in which that distance is at least 1.3m and less than 1.5m, not being a vehicle described in item 3 or 4 | 18,000 |
3. | A motor vehicle in which the distance between the two closely-spaced axles is at least 1.3m and— (a) every driving axle not being a steering axle is fitted with twin tyres; and (b) either every driving axle is fitted with road friendly suspension or neither of the two closely-spaced axles has an axle weight exceeding 9,500 kg | 19,000 |
4. | A trailer in which— (a) the two closely-spaced axles are driven from the motor vehicle drawing the trailer and are fitted with twin tyres; and (b) either those axles are fitted with road friendly suspension or neither of them has an axle weight exceeding 9,500 kg | 19,000 |
5. | A trailer in which the distance between the two closely-spaced axles is at least 1.5m and less than 1.8 m | 19,320 |
6. | A trailer in which the distance between the two closely-spaced axles is at least 1.8m | 20,000 |
(see regulation 91(3))
(1) | (2) | (3) |
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Item | Description of vehicle | Maximum permitted weight of the three closely-spaced axles (kg) |
1. | A vehicle in which the smallest distance between any two of the three closely-spaced axles is less than 1.3m | 21,000 |
2. | A vehicle in which the smallest distance between any two of the three closely-spaced axles is at least 1.3m and at least one of those axles does not have air suspension | 22,500 |
3. | A vehicle in which the smallest distance between any two of the three closely-spaced axles is at least 1.3m and all three axles are fitted with air suspension | 24,000 |