Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 190 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)This section applies for the purposes of the Traffic Acts and of any other enactments relating to the use of motor vehicles or trailers on roads.
(2)The weight unladen of a vehicle or trailer shall be taken to be the weight of the vehicle or trailer—
(a)inclusive of the body and all parts (the heavier being taken where alternative bodies or parts are used) which are necessary to or ordinarily used with the vehicle or trailer when working on a road, but
(b)exclusive of the weight of water, fuel or accumulators used for the purpose of the supply of power for the propulsion of the vehicle or, as the case may be, of any vehicle by which the trailer is drawn, and of loose tools and loose equipment.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 190 restricted (1.7.1992) by S.I. 1992/1217, reg.7 (with reg. 11).
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