The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1998

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 (“the 1986 Regulations”).

Regulation 4 amends regulation 7 of the 1986 Regulations which relates to the maximum overall length of vehicles and vehicle combinations. Regulation 5 corrects an error in regulation 10C (which provides for the interpretation of regulations 10A and 10B—warning devices for high level equipment) of the 1986 Regulations and regulation 6 amends regulation 11 of those Regulations so as to modify the requirements as to the maximum permitted overhang in relation to heavy motor cars.

Regulations 7 to 10 make provision as to turning circles of buses and articulated vehicles by amending regulations 13, 13A and 13B of the 1986 Regulations and inserting a new regulation 13C as to the turning circle of a heavy motor car or a heavy motor car drawing a trailer which is not a semi-trailer.

Regulations 11 and 12 respectively amend regulations 35 (speedometers) and 49 (rear under-run protection) of the 1986 Regulations by substituting references to the most recent EC Directives and regulation 13 inserts a new regulation 70B requiring the fitting to certain vehicles of plates showing the dimensions. Regulation 14 makes consequential amendments to Schedule 2.

Copies of the Directives can be obtained from the Stationery Office.

A compliance cost assessment has been prepared and copies can be obtained from the Department of Transport, Zone 2/01, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR (telephone [phone]). Copies have been placed in the Library of each House of Parliament.