Section 27(1).
SCHEDULE 1U.K. VEHICLES WHICH ARE NOT ROAD VEHICLES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THIS ACT
Vehicles excluded from definition of “road vehicle”U.K.
1Any vehicle while it is not used on a public road and no vehicle excise licence is in force in respect of it.
[TractorsU.K.
2The following—
(a)any vehicle exempted from vehicle excise duty by section 4(1)(h) of the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 (road construction vehicles) [section 4(1)(i) of that Act (gritting vehicles)] section 7(1) of that Act (vehicles used only for passing to and from land in the same occupation) [or section 7(3) of that Act (snow ploughs etc.)];
[(b)a special machine within the meaning of Schedule 3 to that Act;]
(c)a road roller.
Textual Amendments
Marginal Citations
InterpretationU.K.
3In paragraph 1 above “public road” means a road which is repairable at the public expense.
Agricultural enginesU.K.
4In this Schedule “vehicle excise licence”, “vehicle excise duty” and “duty” means a licence and duty under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971; but a vehicle in respect of which there is current a certificate or document in the form of a licence issued in pursuance of regulations under section 23 of that Act shall be treated as a vehicle for which a road licence is in force.
Vehicles used between different parts of landU.K.
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Mowing machinesU.K.
6U.K.A mowing machine is an excepted vehicle.
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Snow clearing vehiclesU.K.
7U.K.A vehicle is an excepted vehicle when it is—
(a)being used, or
(b)going to or from the place where it is to be or has been used,
for the purpose of clearing snow from public roads by means of a snow plough or similar device (whether or not forming part of the vehicle).
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GrittersU.K.
8U.K.A vehicle is an excepted vehicle if it is constructed or adapted, and used, solely for the conveyance of machinery for spreading material on roads to deal with frost, ice or snow (with or without articles or material used for the purposes of the machinery).
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Mobile cranesU.K.
9(1)A mobile crane is an excepted vehicle.U.K.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) above “mobile crane” means a vehicle which is designed and constructed as a mobile crane and which—
(a)is used on public roads only as a crane in connection with work carried on at a site in the immediate vicinity or for the purpose of proceeding to and from a place where it is to be or has been used as a crane, and
(b)when so proceeding does not carry any load except such as is necessary for its propulsion or equipment.
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Digging machinesU.K.
10(1)A digging machine is an excepted vehicle.U.K.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) above “digging machine” means a vehicle which is designed, constructed and used for the purpose of trench digging, or any kind of excavating or shovelling work, and which—
(a)is used on public roads only for that purpose or for the purpose of proceeding to and from the place where it is to be or has been used for that purpose, and
(b)when so proceeding does not carry any load except such as is necessary for its propulsion or equipment.
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Works trucksU.K.
11(1)A works truck is an excepted vehicle.U.K.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) above “works truck” means a goods vehicle which is designed for use in private premises and is used on public roads only—
(a)for carrying goods between private premises and a vehicle on a road within one kilometre of those premises,
(b)in passing from one part of private premises to another,
(c)in passing between private premises and other private premises in a case where the premises are within one kilometre of each other, or
(d)in connection with road works at the site of the works or within one kilometre of the site of the works.
(3)In sub-paragraph (2) above “goods vehicle” means a vehicle constructed or adapted for use and used for the conveyance of goods or burden of any description, whether in the course of trade or not.
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Road construction vehiclesU.K.
12(1)A vehicle is an excepted vehicle if it is—U.K.
(a)a road construction vehicle, and
(b)used or kept solely for the conveyance of built-in road construction machinery (with or without articles or material used for the purposes of the machinery).
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) above “road construction vehicle” means a vehicle—
(a)which is constructed or adapted for use for the conveyance of built-in road construction machinery, and
(b)which is not constructed or adapted for the conveyance of any other load except articles and material used for the purposes of such machinery.
(3)In sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) above “built-in road construction machinery”, in relation to a vehicle, means road construction machinery built in as part of, or permanently attached to, the vehicle.
(4)In sub-paragraph (3) above “road construction machinery” means a machine or device suitable for use for the construction or repair of roads and used for no purpose other than the construction or repair of roads.
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Road rollersU.K.
13U.K.A road roller is an excepted vehicle.
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InterpretationU.K.
14U.K.In this Schedule “public road” means a road which is repairable at the public expense.]