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The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

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Maximum permitted laden weight of a vehicle and trailer, other than an articulated vehicleE+W+S

76.—(1) The total laden weight of a motor vehicle and the trailer or trailers (other than semi-trailers) drawn by it shall not, in a case specified in an item in column 2 of the Table, exceed the maximum permitted train weight specified in that item in column 3.

[F1(1A) This regulation is subject to Schedule 11A (exemptions relating to combined transport operations).]

[F2(2) In this regulation, the expressions “road friendly suspension”, “twin tyres” and “unbalanced agricultural trailer” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 75(4), (5) and (6).]

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(regulation 76(1))

12 3
ItemVehicle Combination Maximum permitted train weight
(kg)
[F31

A wheeled trailer which is drawn by a wheeled motor tractor, heavy motor car (not being in any case an agricultural motor vehicle), where—

(a)

the combination has a total of 4 axles and is being used for international transport; and

(b)

the drawing vehicle is a vehicle which was first used on or after 1st April 1973 and complies with the relevant braking requirement

35,000]
[F31A

A wheeled trailer which is drawn by a wheeled motor tractor, heavy motor car or motor car (not being in any case an agricultural motor vehicle), where the combination has a total of 4 axles and the following conditions are satisfied in relation to the drawing vehicle, namely—

(a)

it was first used on or after 1st April 1973;

(b)

it complies with the relevant braking requirement;

(c)

every driving axle not being a steering axle is fitted with twin tyres; and

(d)

every driving axle is fitted with road friendly suspension

35,000]
[F31AA

A wheeled trailer which is drawn by a wheeled motor tractor, heavy motor car or motor car (not being in any case an agricultural motor vehicle), where the combination has a total of 5 or more axles and the following conditions are satisfied in relation to the drawing vehicle, namely—

(a)

it was first used on or after 1st April 1973;

(b)

it complies with the relevant braking requirement;

(c)

every driving axle not being a steering axle is fitted with twin tyres; and

(d)

either every driving axle is fitted with road friendly suspension or no axle has an axle weight exceeding 8,500kg

38,000]
[F31B

A wheeled trailer, not being part of a combination described in items 1, 1A or 1AA which is drawn by a wheeled motor tractor, heavy motor car or motor car (not being in any case an agricultural motor vehicle), where—

(a)

the trailer is fitted with power–assisted brakes which can be operated by the driver of the drawing vehicle and are not rendered ineffective by the non– rotation of its engine; and

(b)

the drawing vehicle is equipped with a warning device so placed as to be readily visible to the driver of the vehicle and which is capable of indicating any impending failure of, or deficiency in, the vacuum or pressure system

32,520]
1C

A wheeled trailer which is of a description specified in item 8 in the Table of regulation 75 drawn by a wheeled motor tractor, heavy motor car or motor car (not being in any case an agricultural motor vehicle), the drawing vehicle being a vehicle which—

(a) was first used on or after 1st April 1973; and

(b) complies with the relevant braking requirement

29,500
2 A wheeled agricultural motor vehicle drawing a wheeled unbalanced agricultural trailer, if the distance between the rearmost axle of the trailer and the rearmost axle of the drawing vehicle does not exceed 2.9 m20,000
3A wheeled trailer or trailers drawn by a wheeled motor tractor, heavy motor car, motor car or agricultural motor vehicle, not being a combination of vehicles mentioned in items 1 [F4, 1A, [F51AA,] 1B, 1C] or 224,390
4 A track-laying trailer drawn by a motor tractor, heavy motor car or motor car, whether wheeled or track-laying and a wheeled trailer, drawn by a track-laying vehicle being a motor tractor, heavy motor car or motor car22,360

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