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115Meaning of “car” and “van”
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(1)In this Chapter—
“car” means a mechanically propelled road vehicle which is not—
(c)
an invalid carriage, or
(d)
a vehicle of a type not commonly used as a private vehicle and unsuitable to be so used;
“van” means a mechanically propelled road vehicle which—
(a)
is a goods vehicle, and
(b)
has a design weight not exceeding 3,500 kilograms,
and which is not a motor cycle.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)—
“design weight” means the weight which a vehicle is designed or adapted not to exceed when in normal use and travelling on a road laden;
“goods vehicle” means a vehicle of a construction primarily suited for the conveyance of goods or burden of any description;
“invalid carriage” has the meaning given by section 185(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52);
“motor cycle” has the meaning given by section 185(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
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