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Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorized dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorized weights in international traffic
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ANNEX IU.K.MAXIMUM WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS AND RELATED CHARACTERISTICS OF VEHICLES
| 1. | Maximum authorized dimensions for the vehicles referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) | |
| [F11.1 | maximum length: | |
| — motor vehicle other than a bus 12,00 m | 12,00 m | |
| — trailer | 12,00 m | |
| — articulated vehicle | 16,50 m | |
| — road train | 18,75 m | |
| — articulated bus | 18,75 m | |
| — bus with two axles | 13,50 m | |
| — bus with more than two axles | 15,00 m | |
| — bus + trailer | 18,75 m] | |
| 1.2 | Maximum width: | |
| [F2(a) all vehicles except the vehicles referred to in point (b) | 2,55 m] | |
| [F2(b) superstructures of conditioned vehicles or conditioned containers or swap bodies transported by vehicles | 2,60 m] | |
| 1.3 | Maximum height (any vehicle) | 4,00 m |
| 1.4 | Removable superstructures and standardized freight items such as containers are included in the dimensions specified in points 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 and 4.4 | |
| [F31.4a | If any removable attachments such as ski-boxes are fitted to a bus, its length, including the attachments, must not exceed the maximum length laid down in point 1.1 | ] |
| 1.5 | Any motor vehicle or vehicle combination which is in motion must be able to turn within a swept circle having an outer radius of 12,50 m and an inner radius of 5,30 m | |
| [F31.5a | Additional requirements for buses
| ] |
| 1.6 | Maximum distance between the axis of the fifth-wheel king pin and the rear of a semi-trailer | 12,00 m |
| 1.7 | Maximum distance measured parallel to the longitudinal axis of the road train from the foremost external point of the loading area behind the cabin to the rearmost external point of the trailer of the combination, minus the distance between the rear of the drawing vehicle and the front of the trailer | 15,65 m |
| 1.8 | Maximum distance measured parallel to the longitudinal axis of the road train from the foremost external point of the loading area behind the cabin to the rearmost external point of the trailer of the combination | 16,40 m |
| 2. | Maximum authorized vehicle weight (in tonnes) | |
| 2.1 | Vehicles forming part of a vehicle combination | |
| 2.1.1 | Two-axle trailer | 18 tonnes |
| 2.1.2 | Three-axle trailer | 24 tonnes |
| 2.2 | Vehicle combinations | |
| 2.2.1 | Road trains with five or six axles [F4In the case of vehicle combinations including alternatively fuelled or zero-emission vehicles, the maximum authorised weights provided for in this section shall be increased by the additional weight of the alternative fuel or zero-emission technology with a maximum of 1 tonne and 2 tonnes respectively.] | |
| (a) two-axle motor vehicle with three-axle trailer | 40 tonnes | |
| (b) three-axle motor vehicle with two or three-axle trailer | 40 tonnes | |
| 2.2.2 | Articulated vehicles with five or six axles [F4In the case of vehicle combinations including alternatively fuelled or zero-emission vehicles, the maximum authorised weights provided for in this section shall be increased by the additional weight of the alternative fuel or zero-emission technology with a maximum of 1 tonne and 2 tonnes respectively.] | |
| (a) two-axle motor vehicle with three-axle semi-trailer | 40 tonnes | |
| (b) three-axle motor vehicle with two or three-axle semi-trailer | 40 tonnes | |
| [F2(c) two-axle motor vehicle with three-axle semi-trailer carrying, in intermodal transport operations, one or more containers or swap bodies, up to a total maximum length of 45 feet | 42 tonnes] | |
| [F5(d) three-axle motor vehicle with two- or three-axle semi-trailer carrying, in intermodal transport operations, one or more containers or swap bodies, up to a total maximum length of 45 feet | 44 tonnes] | |
| 2.2.3 | Road trains with four axles consisting of a two-axle motor vehicle and a two-axle trailer [F4In the case of vehicle combinations including alternatively fuelled or zero-emission vehicles, the maximum authorised weights provided for in this section shall be increased by the additional weight of the alternative fuel or zero-emission technology with a maximum of 1 tonne and 2 tonnes respectively.] | 36 tonnes |
| 2.2.4 | Articulated vehicles with four axles consisting of a two-axle motor vehicle and a two-axle semi-trailer, if the distance between the axles of the semi-trailer: [F4In the case of vehicle combinations including alternatively fuelled or zero-emission vehicles, the maximum authorised weights provided for in this section shall be increased by the additional weight of the alternative fuel or zero-emission technology with a maximum of 1 tonne and 2 tonnes respectively.] | |
| 2.2.4.1 | is 1,3 m or greater but not more than 1,8 m | 36 tonnes |
| 2.2.4.2 | is greater than 1,8 m | 36 tonnes + 2 tonnes margin when the maximum authorized weight (MAW) of the motor vehicle (18 tonnes) and the MAW of the tandem axle of the semi-trailer (20 tonnes) are respected and the driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognized as being equivalent within the Community as defined in Annex II |
| 2.3 | Motor vehicles | |
| [F22.3.1 | Two-axle motor vehicles other than buses: 18 tonnes Two-axle alternatively fuelled motor vehicles other than buses: the maximum authorised weight of 18 tonnes is increased by the additional weight required for the alternative fuel technology with a maximum of 1 tonne [F4Zero-emission vehicles: the maximum authorised weight of 18 tonnes is increased by the additional weight of the zero-emission technology with a maximum of 2 tonnes.] | Two-axle buses: 19,5 tonnes] |
| [F22.3.2 | Three-axle motor vehicles | 25 tonnes, or 26 tonnes where the driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognised as being equivalent within the Union as defined in Annex II, or where each driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and the maximum weight of each axle does not exceed 9,5 tonnes. Three-axle alternatively fuelled motor vehicles: the maximum authorised weight of 25 tonnes, or 26 tonnes where the driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognised as being equivalent within the Union as defined in Annex II, or where each driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and the maximum weight of each axle does not exceed 9,5 tonnes, is increased by the additional weight required for the alternative fuel technology with a maximum of 1 tonne [F4Three-axle zero-emission vehicles: the maximum authorised weight of 25 tonnes, or 26 tonnes where the driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognised as being equivalent within the Union as defined in Annex II or where each driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and the maximum weight of each axle does not exceed 9,5 tonnes, is increased by the additional weight of the zero-emission technology with a maximum of 2 tonnes.] ] |
| 2.3.3 | Four-axle motor vehicles with two steering axles | —32 tonnes where the driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognized as being equivalent within the Community as defined in Annex II, or where each driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and the maximum weight of each axle does not exceed 9,5 tonnes |
| [F22.4 | Three-axle articulated buses | 28 tonnes Three-axle articulated buses alternatively fuelled: the maximum authorised weight of 28 tonnes is increased by the additional weight required for the alternative fuel technology with a maximum of 1 tonne [F4Three-axle articulated buses that are zero-emission vehicles: the maximum authorised weight of 28 tonnes is increased by the additional weight of the zero-emission technology with a maximum of 2 tonnes.] ] |
| 3. | Maximum authorized axle weight of the vehicles referred to in Article 1 (1) (b) (in tonnes) | |
| 3.1 | Single axles
| 10 tonnes |
| 3.2 | Tandem axles of trailers and semi-trailers
| |
| 3.2.1 | less than 1 m (d < 1,0) | 11 tonnes |
| 3.2.2 | between 1,0 m and less than 1,3 m (1,0 ≤ d < 1,3) | 16 tonnes |
| 3.2.3 | between 1,3 m and less than 1,8 m (1,3 ≤ d < 1,8) | 18 tonnes |
| 3.2.4 | 1,8 m or more (1,8 ≤ d) | 20 tonnes |
| 3.3 | Tri-axles of trailers and semi-trailers
| |
| 3.3.1 | 1,3 m or less (d ≤ 1,3) | 21 tonnes |
| 3.3.2 | over 1,3 m and up to 1,4 m (1,3 <d ≤ 1,4) | 24 tonnes |
| 3.4 | Driving axle | |
| 3.4.1 | Driving axle of the vehicles referred to in 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 | 11,5 tonnes |
| 3.4.2 | Driving axle of the vehicles referred to in points 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.3 and 2.4 | 11,5 tonnes |
| 3.5 | Tandem axles of motor vehicles
| |
| 3.5.1 | less than 1 m (d < 1,0) | 11,5 tonnes |
| 3.5.2 | 1,0 m or greater but less than 1,3 m (1,0 ≤ d < 1,3) | 16 tonnes |
| 3.5.3 | 1,3 m or greater but less than 1,8 m (1,3 ≤ d < 1,8) | —18 tonnes —19 tonnes where the driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognized as being equivalent within the Community as defined in Annex II, or where each driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and where the maximum weight for each axle does not exceed 9,5 tonnes |
| 4. | Related characteristics of the vehicles referred to in Article 1 (1) (b) | |
| 4.1 | All vehicles
| |
| 4.2 | Road trains
| |
| 4.3 | Maximum authorized weight depending on the wheelbase
| |
| 4.4 | Semi-trailers
|
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Directive 2002/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 February 2002 amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic.
F2 Substituted by Directive (EU) 2015/719 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (Text with EEA relevance).
F3 Inserted by Directive 2002/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 February 2002 amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic.
F4 Inserted by Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and amending Regulations (EC) No 595/2009 and (EU) 2018/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/53/EC (Text with EEA relevance).
F5 Inserted by Directive (EU) 2015/719 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (Text with EEA relevance).
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