SCHEDULE 11MAXIMUM PERMITTED WEIGHTS, ETC

(see regulations 75, 77 and 79)

F2PART I (see regulation 75)MAXIMUM PERMITTED LADEN WEIGHTS OF (1) TRAILERS AND (2) HEAVY MOTOR CARS AND MOTOR CARS NOT FITTED WITH ROAD FRIENDLY SUSPENSION; IN EACH CASE NOT FORMING PART OF AN ARTICULATED VEHICLE

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

1

The maximum permitted laden weight of a two or three axle vehicle to which this Part applies of a description specified in column 2 of Table I below shall, for the purposes of regulation 75, be the weight specified in column 3 of that item.

2

In the case of a vehicle to which this Part applies and which is not of a description specified in an item in column 2 of Table I below, the maximum permitted laden weight shall, for the purposes of regulation 75, be the weight specified in column 4 of Table II below in the item which is appropriate having regard to columns 2 and 3 of that Table.

TABLE IMAXIMUM PERMITTED LADEN WEIGHTS OF CERTAIN TWO AND THREE AXLE VEHICLES

(1)

(2)

(3)

Item

Description of Vehicle

Maximum permitted laden weight (kg)

1

A two axle trailer in which—

  1. a

    the two axles are closely spaced, and

  2. b

    the distance between the foremost axle of the trailer and the rearmost axle of the drawing vehicle is at least 4.2m

18,000

2

A three axle trailer in which—

  1. a

    the three axles are closely spaced, and

  2. b

    the distance between the foremost axle of the trailer and the rearmost axle of the drawing vehicle is at least 4.2m

24,000

3

A two axle motor vehicle which is a goods vehicle in which the distance between the foremost and rearmost axles is at least 3.0m

17,000

4

A two axle trailer in which the distance between the foremost axle and the rearmost axle is at least 3.0m

18,000

TABLE IIMAXIMUM PERMITTED LADEN WEIGHTS OF VEHICLES NOT FALLING WITHIN TABLE I

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Item

No. of axles

Distance between foremost and rearmost axles (metres)

Maximum permitted laden weight (kg)

1

2

Less than 2.65

14,230

2

2

At least 2.65

16,260

3

3 or more

Less than 3.0

16,260

4

3 or more

At least 3.0 but less than 3.2

18,290

5

3 or more

At least 3.2 but less than 3.9

20,330

6

3 or more

At least 3.9 but less than 4.9

22,360

7

3

At least 4.9

25,000

8

4 or more

At least 4.9 but less than 5.6

25,000

9

4 or more

At least 5.6 but less than 5.9

26,420

10

4 or more

At least 5.9 but less than 6.3

28,450

11

4 or more

At least 6.3

30,000

F6PART IA (see regulation 75)MAXIMUM PERMITTED GROSS WEIGHTS FOR HEAVY CARS AND MOTOR CARS IF THE DRIVING AXLES ARE FITTED WITH ROAD FRIENDLY SUSPENSION ETC AND IN EACH CASE NOT FORMING PART OF AN ARTICULATED VEHICLE

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

1

Subject to paragraph 2, the maximum permitted gross weight of a vehicle to which this Part applies shall, for the purposes of regulation 75, be the weight shown in column 4 of the Table below in the item which is appropriate, having regard to columns 2 and 3 in that Table.

2

In the case of a vehicle to which this Part applies being a two axle goods vehicle which has a distance between its axles of at least 3.0m, the maximum permitted laden weight for the purposes of regulation 75 shall be 17,000 kg.

TABLEMAXIMUM PERMITTED LADEN WEIGHT

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Item

No. of axles

Distance between foremost and rearmost axles (metres)

Maximum permitted laden weight (kg)

1

2

Less than 2.65

14,230

2

2

At least 2.65

16,260

3

3 or more

Less than 3.0

16,260

4

3 or more

At least 3.0 but less than 3.2

18,290

5

3 or more

At least 3.2 but less than 3.9

20,330

6

3 or more

At least 3.9 but less than 4.9

22,360

7

3 or more

At least 4.9 but less than 5.2

25,000

8

3

At least 5.2

26,000

9

4 or more

At least 5.2 but less than 6.4

The distance in metres between the foremost and rearmost axles multiplied by 5,000, rounded up to the next 10 kg

10

4 or more

At least 6.4

32,000

I2PART IIMaximum permitted laden weights for heavy motor cars and motor cars forming part of articulated vehicles

(see regulation 75)

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Sch. 11 Pt. II in force at 11.8.1986, see reg. 1

Amendments (Textual)

1

2

3

4

5

Item

No. of axles

Distance between foremost and rearmost axles (metres)

Weight not exceeded by any axle not being the foremost or rearmost (kg)

Maximum permitted laden weight (kg)

1

2

At least 2.0

—

14,230

2

2

At least 2.4

—

16,260

3

2

At least 2.7

—

17,000 F1...

4

3 or more

At least 3.0

8,390

20,330

5

3 or more

At least 3.8

8,640

22,360

6

3 or more

At least 4.0

10,500

22,500

7

3 or more

At least 4.3

9,150

24,390

8

3 or more

At least 4.9

10,500

24,390

I1PART IIIMaximum permitted laden weight of articulated vehicles

(see regulation 77)

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Sch. 11 Pt. III in force at 11.8.1986, see reg. 1

Amendments (Textual)

1

2

3

F8...

Item

Relevant axle spacing (metres)

Maximum weight (kg)

(a) Where motor vehicle has 2 axles

(b) Where motor vehicle has more than 2 axles

1

At least 2.0

At least 2.0

20,330

2

At least 2.2

At least 2.2

22,360

3

At least 2.6

At least 2.6

23,370

4

At least 2.9

At least 2.9

24,390

5

At least 3.2

At least 3.2

25,410

6

At least 3.5

At least 3.5

26,420

7

At least 3.8

At least 3.8

27,440

8

At least 4.1

At least 4.1

28,450

9

At least 4.4

At least 4.4

29,470

10

At least 4.7

At least 4.7

30,490

11

At least 5.0

At least 5.0

31,500

12

At least 5.3

At least 5.3

32,520

13

At least 5.5

At least 5.4

33,000

14

At least 5.8

At least 5.6

34,000

15

At least 6.2

At least 5.8

35,000

16

At least 6.5

At least 6.0

36,000

17

At least 6.7

At least 6.2

37,000

18

At least 6.9

At least 6.3

38,000

F5PART IV (see regulation 77)MAXIMUM PERMITTED LADEN WEIGHT OF ARTICULATED VEHICLES

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

(1)

(2)

(3)

Item

Type of articulated vehicle

Maximum permitted weight (kg)

1

Motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1973 and semi-trailer having a total of 5 or more axles

38,000

2

Motor vehicle with 2 axles first used on or after 1st April 1973 and semi-trailer with 2 axles while being used for international transport

35,000

3

Motor vehicle with 2 axles first used on or after 1st April 1973 in which—

  1. a

    every driving axle not being a steering axle is fitted with twin tyres; and

  2. b

    every driving axle is fitted with road friendly suspension;

and a semi-trailer with 2 axles

35,000

4

F9Motor vehicle and semi–trailer having a total of 4 or more axles and not described in item 1, 2 or 3.

32,520

5

Motor vehicle with 2 axles first used on or after 1st April 1973 in which—

  1. a

    every driving axle not being a steering axle is fitted with twin tyres; and

  2. b

    every driving axle is fitted with road friendly suspension;

and a semi-trailer with 1 axle

26,000

6

Motor vehicle with 2 axles and a semi-trailer with 1 axle being a combination not described in item 5

25,000

F7PART V Regulation 79(2)VEHICLES WITH TWO CLOSELY-SPACED AXLES

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Amendments (Textual)

(1)

(2)

(3)

Item

Description of vehicle

Maximum permitted weight of the two closely spaced axles (kg)

1

A motor vehicle or trailer in which (in either case) the distance between the two closely-spaced axles is less than 1.3 metres

16,000

2

A vehicle being—

  1. a

    a motor vehicle in which the distance between the two closely-spaced axles is at least 1.3m, or

  2. b

    a trailer in which that distance is at least 1.3m and less than 1.5m,

not being a vehicle described in item 3 or 4

18,000

3

A motor vehicle in which the distance between the two closely-spaced axles is at least 1.3m and—

  1. a

    every driving axle not being a steering axle is fitted with twin tyres; and

  2. b

    either every driving axle is fitted with road friendly suspension or neither of the two closely-spaced axles has an axle weight exceeding 9,500 kg

19,000

4

A trailer in which—

  1. a

    the two closely-spaced axles are driven from the motor vehicle drawing the trailer and are fitted with twin tyres; and

  2. b

    either those axles are fitted with road friendly suspension or neither of them has an axle weight exceeding 9,500 kg

19,000

5

A trailer in which the distance between the two closely-spaced axles is at least 1.5m and less than 1.8m

19,320

6

A trailer in which the distance between the two closely-spaced axles is at least 1.8m

20,000

F3PART VI Regulation 79(3)VEHICLES WITH THREE CLOSELY-SPACED AXLES

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

(1)

(2)

(3)

Item

Description of vehicle

Maximum permitted weight of the three closely-spaced axles (kg)

1

A vehicle in which the smallest distance between any two of the three closely-spaced axles is less than 1.3m

21,000

2

A vehicle in which the smallest distance between any two of the three closely-spaced axles is at least 1.3m and at least one of those axles does not have air suspension

22,500

3

A vehicle in which the smallest distance between any two of the three closely-spaced axles is at least 1.3m and all three axles are fitted with air suspension

24,000

F4PART VIIMaximum permitted weight of three adjacent axles

(see regulation 79(4))

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Amendments (Textual)

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