Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 No. 454

SCHEDULE 13 Maximum permitted weights, etc

(see regulation 87(2))

Part I Maximum permitted laden weights of (1) trailers and (2) heavy motor cars and motor cars not fitted with road friendly suspension; in each case not forming part of an articulated vehicle

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.

TABLE I

Maximum permitted laden weights of certain two and three axle vehicles

(1)	(2)	(3)
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

TABLE II

Maximum permitted laden weights of vehicles not falling within table i

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
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