SCHEDULE 11MAXIMUM PERMITTED WEIGHTS, ETC

F1PART I (see regulation 75)MAXIMUM PERMITTED LADEN WEIGHTS OF (1) TRAILERS AND (2) HEAVY MOTOR CARS AND MOTOR CARS NOT FITTED WITH ROAD FRIENDLY SUSPENSION; IN EACH CASE NOT FORMING PART OF AN ARTICULATED VEHICLE

2.

In the case of a vehicle to which this Part applies and which is not of a description specified in an item in column 2 of Table I below, the maximum permitted laden weight shall, for the purposes of regulation 75, be the weight specified in column 4 of Table II below in the item which is appropriate having regard to columns 2 and 3 of that Table.

TABLE IMAXIMUM PERMITTED LADEN WEIGHTS OF CERTAIN TWO AND THREE AXLE VEHICLES

(1)

(2)

(3)

Item

Description of Vehicle

Maximum permitted laden weight (kg)

1

A two axle trailer in which—

  1. (a)

    the two axles are closely spaced, and

  2. (b)

    the distance between the foremost axle of the trailer and the rearmost axle of the drawing vehicle is at least 4.2m

18,000

2

A three axle trailer in which—

  1. (a)

    the three axles are closely spaced, and

  2. (b)

    the distance between the foremost axle of the trailer and the rearmost axle of the drawing vehicle is at least 4.2m

24,000

3

A two axle motor vehicle which is a goods vehicle in which the distance between the foremost and rearmost axles is at least 3.0m

17,000

4

A two axle trailer in which the distance between the foremost axle and the rearmost axle is at least 3.0m

18,000

TABLE IIMAXIMUM PERMITTED LADEN WEIGHTS OF VEHICLES NOT FALLING WITHIN TABLE I

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Item

No. of axles

Distance between foremost and rearmost axles (metres)

Maximum permitted laden weight (kg)

1

2

Less than 2.65

14,230

2

2

At least 2.65

16,260

3

3 or more

Less than 3.0

16,260

4

3 or more

At least 3.0 but less than 3.2

18,290

5

3 or more

At least 3.2 but less than 3.9

20,330

6

3 or more

At least 3.9 but less than 4.9

22,360

7

3

At least 4.9

25,000

8

4 or more

At least 4.9 but less than 5.6

25,000

9

4 or more

At least 5.6 but less than 5.9

26,420

10

4 or more

At least 5.9 but less than 6.3

28,450

11

4 or more

At least 6.3

30,000