The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

[F1PART IIE+W+SDRAWBAR COMBINATIONS

3.(1) The drawing vehicle and trailer must each be carrying a relevant receptacle as part of a combined transport operation, each such receptacle being on a journey—E+W+S

(a)to a railhead from which the relevant receptacle is, as part of the operation, to be transported in a relevant manner by railway pursuant to a relevant contract made before the journey began; or

(b)from a railhead to which the relevant receptacle has, as part of the operation, been transported in a relevant manner by railway.

(2) There must be carried in the cab of the drawing vehicle a document or documents—

(a)if the vehicle is on a journey to a railhead, specifying the railhead, the date the relevant contract was made and the parties thereto;

(b)if the vehicle is on a journey from a railhead, specifying the railhead and the date and time at which the receptacles were collected from that railhead.

4.  The following conditions must be satisfied in relation to the drawing vehicle, namely—E+W+S

(a)it complies with the relevant braking requirement;

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

(c)either every driving axle is fitted with road friendly suspension or no axle has an axle weight exceeding 8,500kg.

5.(1) The motor vehicle and trailer must have a total of at least 6 axles.E+W+S

(2) The total laden weight of the motor vehicle and trailer must not exceed 44,000kg.]