The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003

Restrictions on carriage of multiple loads

20.—(1) An AILV or AILV-combination may carry only one abnormal indivisible load at any one time.

(2) But that is subject to paragraphs 21 to 23.

21.—(1) If the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (2) are satisfied, an AILV or AlLV-combination which falls within Category 1 may carry—

(a) two or more abnormal indivisible loads which are of the same character; or

(b) an abnormal indivisible load together with articles of a character similar to the load.

(2) The conditions are that—

(a) the abnormal indivisible load or loads to be carried cannot, if they were carried separately, safely be carried on a vehicle (or vehicle-combination) that complies in all respects with the Construction and Use Regulations and the Authorised Weight Regulations; and

(b) the AILV or AILV-combination carrying items specified in sub-paragraph (1) does not exceed any of the restrictions on weight specified in paragraph 28 or 29.

(3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to an AILV-combination that falls within Category 1 only by virtue of paragraph 28(3).

22.—(1) If the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (2) are satisfied, an AILV or AILV-combination which falls within Category 1 or 2 may carry two or more abnormal indivisible loads if each load is of the same character, loaded at the same place and carried to the same destination.

(2) The conditions are that—

(a) each of the abnormal indivisible loads to be carried cannot, if they were carried separately, safely be carried on a vehicle (or vehicle-combination) that complies in all respects with the Construction and Use Regulations and the Authorised Weight Regulations;

(b) the overall width of any vehicle used does not exceed the width of vehicle necessary to carry the widest single load;

(c) the overall length of the AILV or the AILV-combination does not exceed the length necessary to carry the longest single load;

(d) the AILV or AILV-combination carrying the loads specified in sub-paragraph (1) does not exceed—

(i) for a Category 1 AILV or AILV-combination, any of the restrictions on weight specified in paragraph 28 or 29;

(ii) for a Category 2 AILV or AILV-combination, any of the restrictions on weight specified in paragraph 30 or 31; and

(e) the loads carried by virtue of this paragraph are not in addition to any items permitted to be carried by paragraph 21.

23.  An AILV, or AILV-combination, that falls within Category 1 or 2 may carry an abnormal indivisible load consisting of engineering plant, together with constituent parts detached from the plant, if—

(a) the engineering plant and its detached parts are loaded at the same place and carried to the same destination; and

(b) the detached parts do not constitute any lateral, forward or rearward projection of the load that exceeds any projection that there would be without those parts.