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24.—(1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), every wheel of a vehicle of a class specified in an item in column 2 of the Table shall be fitted with a tyre of a type specified in that item in column 3 which complies with any conditions specified in that item in column 4.

(2) The requirements referred to in paragraph (1) do not apply to a road roller and are subject, in the case of any item in the Table, to the exemptions specified in that item in column 5.

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(regulation 24(1))

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Item Class of vehicleType of tyreConditionsExemptions
1 Locomotives not falling in item 6Pneumatic or resilient
2Motor tractors not falling in item 6Pneumatic or resilientNo re-cut pneumatic tyre shall be fitted to any wheel of a vehicle with an unladen weight of less than 2540 kg unless the diameter of the rim of the wheel is at least 405 mm
3Heavy motor cars not falling in item 6Pneumatic

The following, if every wheel not fitted with a pneumatic tyre is fitted with a resilient tyre—

(a) a vehicle mainly used for work on rough ground;

(b) a tower wagon;

(c) a vehicle fitted with a turn-table fire escape;

(d) a refuse vehicle;

(e) a works truck;

(f) a vehicle first used before 3rd January 1933.

4Motor cars not falling in item 6 Pneumatic

No re-cut tyre shall be fitted to any wheel of a vehicle unless it is—

(a) an electrically propelled goods vehicle or,

(b) a goods vehicle with an unladen weight of at least 2540 kg and the diameter of the rim of the wheel is at least 405 mm.

The following, if every wheel not fitted with a pneumatic tyre is fitted with a resilient tyre—

(a)

a vehicle mainly used for work on rough ground;

(b)

a refuse vehicle;

(c)

a works truck;

(d)

a vehicle with an unladen weight not exceeding—

(i)

1270 kg if electrically propelled;

(ii)

1020 kg in any other case;

(e)

a tower wagon;

(f)

a vehicle fitted with a turn-table fire escape;

(g)

a vehicle first used before 3rd January 1933.

5Motor cyclesPneumatic No re-cut tyre shall be fitted

The following, if every wheel not fitted with a pneumatic tyre is fitted with a resilient tyre—

(a) a works truck;

(b) a pedestrian-controlled vehicle

6Agricultural motor vehicles which are not driven at more than 20 mphPneumatic or resilient The same as for item 2

The requirement in column 3 does not apply to a vehicle of which—

(a)

every steering wheel is fitted with a smooth-soled tyre which is not less than 60 mm wide where it touches the road; and

(b)

in the case of a wheeled vehicle, every driving wheel is fitted with a smooth-soled tyre which—

(i)

is not less than 150 mm wide if the unladen weight of the vehicle exceeds 3050 kg, or 76 mm wide in any other case, and either

(ii)

is shod with diagonal cross-bars not less than 76 mm wide or more than 20 mm thick extending the full breadth of the tyre and so arranged that the space between adjacent bars is not more than 76 mm; or

(iii)

is shod with diagonal cross-bars of resilient material not less than 60 mm wide extending the full breadth of the tyre and so arranged that the space between adjacent bars is not more than 76 mm.

7TrailersPneumatic

Except in the case of a trailer mentioned in paragraph (d) of column 5, no re-cut tyre shall be fitted to any wheel of a trailer drawn by a heavy motor car or a motor car if the trailer—

(a)

has an unladen weight not exceeding—

(i)

if it is a living van, 2040 kg; or

(ii)

in any other case, 1020 kg; or

(b)

is not constructed or adapted to carry any load, other than plant or other special appliance which is a permanent or essentially permanent fixture and has a gross weight not exceeding 2290 kg

(a)

an agricultural trailer manufactured before 1st December 1985;

(b)

an agricultural trailed appliance;

(c)

a trailer used to carry water for a road roller being used in connection with road works;

(d)

the following if every wheel which is not fitted with a pneumatic tyre is fitted with a resilient tyre—

(i)

a works trailer;

(ii)

a refuse vehicle;

(iii)

a trailer drawn by a heavy motor car every wheel of which is not required to be fitted with a pneumatic tyre;

(iv)

a broken down vehicle; or

(v)

a trailer drawn by a vehicle which is not a heavy motor car or a motor car.

(3) Save as provided in paragraph (4) a wheel of a vehicle may not be fitted with a temporary use spare tyre unless either—

(a)the vehicle is a passenger vehicle (not being a bus) first used before 1st April 1987; or

(b)the vehicle complies at the time of its first use with ECE Regulation 64 [F1or Community Directive 92/23].

(4) Paragraph (3) does not apply to a vehicle constructed or assembled by a person not ordinarily engaged in the trade or business of manufacturing vehicles of that description.

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I1Reg. 24 in force at 11.8.1986, see reg. 1

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