SCHEDULE 11MAXIMUM PERMITTED WEIGHTS, ETC

F1PART V Regulation 79(2)VEHICLES WITH TWO CLOSELY-SPACED AXLES

Annotations:

(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