The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

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Expression
Meaning
(ii) in the case of a motor vehicle havingthree axles of which
the front axle is the only steering axle and of a motorvehicle
having four axles of which the two foremost are the only
steeringaxles, a point 110 mm behind the centre of a straight
line joining the centrepoints of the two rearmost axles; and
(iii) in any other case a point situatedon the longitudinal axis of
the vehicle and such that a line drawn from itat right angles
to that axis will pass through the centre of the minimum
turningcircle of the vehicle.
passenger vehicle
pedestrian-controlled
vehicle
pneumatic tyre
a vehicleconstructed solely for the carriage of passengers and their
effects.
a motor vehicle which is controlled by a pedestrianand not constructed
or adapted for use or used for the carriage of a driveror passenger.
a tyre which—
(a) is provided with, or together with the wheelupon which it is mounted
forms, a continuous closed chamber inflated to apressure substantially
exceeding atmospheric pressure when the tyre is inthe condition in
which it is normally used, but is not subjected to any load;
(b) is capable ofbeing inflated and deflated without removal from the
wheel or vehicle; and
public works vehicle
recut pneumatic tyre
refuse vehicle
registered
(c) is such that,when it is deflated and is subjected to a normal load, the
sides of the tyrecollapse.
a mechanically propelled vehicle whichis specially designed for use
on a road by or on behalf of any statutory undertaking(as defined
in section 262(13)of the LocalGovernment Act 1972), highway
authority, localauthority, water authority, the Post Office, British
Telecommunications plcor any police force for the purpose of works
which such undertaking, authorityor other body has a duty or a power
to carry out, but excluding the carriageof persons other than crew or
of goods other than goods needed for the worksin respect of which the
vehicle is being used.
a pneumatic tyre in which all or part of its original tread pattern has
beencut deeper or burnt deeper or a different tread pattern has been cut
deeperor burnt deeper than the original tread pattern.
a vehicle designed for use and used solely in connection with street
cleansing,the collection or disposal of refuse, or the collection or
disposal of thecontents of gullies or cesspools.
registered under any of thefollowing enactments—
(a) the Roads Act 1920,
(b) the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1949,
(c) the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1962,or
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