CHAPTER IINTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Article 2
1.
This Regulation shall apply to the carriage by road:
(a)
of goods where the maximum permissible mass of the vehicle, including any trailer, or semi-trailer, exceeds 3,5 tonnes, F1...
F2(aa)
from 1st July 2026, of goods in international transport operations or in cabotage operations, where the maximum permissible mass of the vehicle, including any trailer or semi-trailer, exceeds 2,5 tonnes, or
F3(aa)
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(b)
of passengers by vehicles which are constructed or permanently adapted for carrying more than nine persons including the driver, and are intended for that purpose.
F42.
This Regulation shall apply, irrespective of the country of registration of the vehicle, to carriage by road undertaken exclusively within the United Kingdom.
2A.
This Regulation shall apply to carriage by road of goods undertaken in the United Kingdom by a vehicle where the motor vehicle or tractor is registered in the United Kingdom or a member State and where that carriage is undertaken exclusively within the area consisting of the United Kingdom and the European Union.
F53.
Subject to paragraph 2A, the AETR shall apply, irrespective of the country of registration of the vehicle, to carriage by road undertaken in the United Kingdom where that carriage is part of international road transport operations undertaken in part outside the United Kingdom.