Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

5. Categories O₁ and O₂ U.K.

5.1. Type of vehicle U.K.

5.1.1. A ‘type of vehicle’ shall consist of vehicles that have the following features in common: U.K.

(a)

the manufacturer's company name.

A change in the legal form of ownership of the company does not require that a new approval has to be granted;

(b)

the category;

(c)

the concept as defined in point 5 of Part C;

(d)

the following aspects of construction and design:

(i)

the design and construction of the essential constituent elements forming the chassis;

(ii)

the design and construction of the essential constituent elements forming the body structure in the case of a self-supporting body;

(e)

the number of axles.

5.1.2. A type of vehicle shall consist of at least one variant and one version. U.K.

5.2. Variant U.K.

5.2.1. A ‘variant’ within a type of vehicle shall group the vehicles that have the following construction features in common: U.K.

(a)

the kind of bodywork as referred to in Appendix 2 (for complete and completed vehicles);

(b)

the stage of completion (e.g. complete/incomplete/completed);

(c)

the type of braking system (e.g. unbraked/inertia/power);

(d)

in the case of multi-stage built vehicles, the manufacturer and the type of the previous stage vehicle.

5.3. Version U.K.

5.3.1. A ‘version’ within a variant shall group the vehicles that have the following features in common: U.K.

(a)

the technically permissible maximum laden mass;

(b)

the concept of the suspension (air, steel or rubber suspension, torsion bar or other);

(c)

the concept of the drawbar (triangle, tube or other).