light trailer,a trailer with a maximum gross weight which does not exceed 3500 kg., low platform trailer,a trailer fitted with tyres with a rim diameter size code of less than 20 and displaying a rectangular plate which– a is at least 225 mm wide and at least 175 mm high; and b bears two black letters “L” on a white ground each at least 125 mm high and 90 mm wide with a stroke width of 12 mm. , maximum permitted axle weight,in relation to an axle– a in the case of a vehicle which is equipped with a Ministry plate in accordance with regulation 70, the axle weight shown in column (2) of that plate (where the plate is in the form required by Schedule 10) or in column (2) of that plate (where the plate is in the form required by Schedule 10A) in relation to that axle; b in the case of a vehicle which is not equipped with a Ministry plate but which is equipped with a plate in accordance with regulation 66, the maximum axle weight shown for that axle on the plate in respect of item 9 of Part I of Schedule 8 in the case of a motor vehicle and item 7 of Part II of Schedule 8 in the case of a trailer; and c in any other case, the weight which the axle is designed or adapted not to exceed when the vehicle is travelling on a road. , maximum total design axle weight (an expression used only in relation to trailers), a in the case of a trailer equipped with a Ministry plate in accordance with regulation 70, the sum of the relevant axle weights; b in the case of a trailer which is not equipped with a Ministry plate, but which is equipped with a plate in accordance with regulation 66, the sum of the maximum axle weights shown on the plate in respect of item 4 of Part II of Schedule 8; or c in the case of any other trailer, the sum of the axle weights which the trailer is designed or adapted not to exceed when the vehicle is travelling on a road; and for the purposes of sub-paragraph (a) the relevant axle weight, in respect to an axle, is the design axle weight shown in column (3) of the Ministry plate (where the plate is in the form required by Schedule 10) or in column (4) of that plate (where the plate is in the form required by Schedule 10A) in relation to that axle or if no such weight is shown, the axle weight shown in column (2) of that plate in relation to that axle;, restricted speed vehicle,a vehicle displaying at its rear a “50” plate in accordance with the requirements of Schedule 13., retreaded tyre,a tyre which has been reconditioned to extend its useful life by replacement of the tread rubber or by replacement of the tread rubber and renovation of the sidewall rubber., rim diameter,is to be interpreted in accordance with the British Standard BS AU 50: Part 2: Section 1: 1980 entitled “British Standard Automobile Series: Specification for Tyres and Wheels Part 2. Wheels and rims Section 1. Rim profiles and dimensions (including openings for valves)” which came into effect on 28th November 1980., rim diameter size code,is to be interpreted in accordance with the British Standard referred to in the meaning given in this Table to “rim diameter”., 1,Goods vehicles, trailers and buses,On or after 1st April 1987 and before 1st April 1991,The requirements of paragraphs (5) and (6), 2,Goods vehicles, trailers, buses and dual-purpose vehicles, with the exception of the vehicles specified in item 3 in this column,On or after 1st April 1991,The requirements of paragraphs (5), (6) and (7), 3,The vehicles mentioned in paragraph (2),On or after 1st April 1991,The requirements of paragraphs (5) and (6), 1,A vehicle of a class for which maximum speeds are prescribed by Schedule 6 to the 1984 Act,The highest speed so prescribed,Single wheels: none,None, ,,,Dual wheels: 95.5%, 2,An electrically propelled vehicle used as a multi-stop local collection and delivery vehicle and having a maximum speed of not more than 25 mph,25,None,150%, 3,An electrically propelled vehicle used as a multi-stop local collection and delivery vehicle and having a maximum speed of more than 25 mph and not more than 40 mph,40,None,130%, 4,An electrically propelled vehicle used only within a radius of 25 miles from the permanent base at which it is normally kept and having a maximum speed of more than 40 mph and not more than 50 mph,50,None,115%, 5,A local service bus,50,None,110%, 6,A restricted speed vehicle,50,None,The relevant % variation specified in Annex 8 to ECE Regulation 54, 7,A low platform trailer,40,None,The relevant % variation specified in Annex 8 to ECE Regulation 54, 8,A municipal vehicle,40,None,115%, 9,A multi-stop local collection and delivery vehicle if not falling within the class of vehicle described in items 2 or 3 above,40,None,115%, 10,A light trailer or any trailer equipped with tyres of speed category F or G,60,Single wheels: 110%,The relevant variation specified in Annex 8 to ECE, ,,,Dual wheels: 105%,Regulation 54, 11,A trailer not falling in items 6–10,60,Single wheels: none,None, ,,,Dual wheels: 95.5%, 12,A vehicle not falling in items 1–11,70,Single wheels: none,None, ,,,Dual wheels: 95.5%, 54A,88/194,24.3.88,L92, 9.4.88 p.47,The braking devices of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers,71/320 as amended by 74/132, 75/524, 79/489 and 85/647, 13A,30.02,30,1.4.75,Pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers,5.10.87,17,,17A,–, 21B,54,54,1.3.83,Pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers,,–,17A,–, 1 Council Directive 71/320/ EEC of 26th July 1971 ( OJ No. L202, 6.9.71, p. 37). ,Commission Directive 74/132/ EEC of 11th February 1974 ( OJ No. L74, 19.3.74, p.7), Commission Directive 75/524/ EEC of 25th July 1975 ( OJ No. L236, 8.9.75, p. 3), Commission Directive 79/489/ EEC of 18th April 1979 ( OJ No. L128, 26.5.79, p. 12), Commission Directive 85/647/ EEC of 23rd December 1985 ( OJ No. L380, 31.12.85, p. 1) and Commission Directive 88/194/ EEC of 24th March 1988 ( OJ No. L92, 9.4.88, p. 47)., 2 Council Directive 89/459/ EEC of 18th July 1989 ( OJ No. L226, 3.8.89, p. 4). , 3 Regulation 13 annexed to the Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform conditions of approval for motor vehicle equipment and parts and reciprocal recognition thereof concluded at Geneva on 2nd March 1958 (Cmnd 2535) as amended (Cmnd 3562) to which the United Kingdom is a party by an instrument of accession dated 14th January 1963 deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations on 15th January 1963 (“the ECE Agreement ”). ,Amended on 29th August 1973; amended on 11th July 1974; amended on 4th January 1979; amended on 11th August 1981; amended on 26th November 1984; revised on 1st April 1987; revised on 5th October 1987; revised on 29th July 1988., 4 Regulation 30 annexed to the ECE Agreement . ,Amended on 25th September 1977; corrected on 21st June 1978; amended on 15th March 1981 and on 5th October 1987., 5 Regulation 54 annexed to the ECE Agreement . ,