The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
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PART VII<br />
Maximum permitted weight of three adjacent axles<br />
1 2 3 4<br />
Item Distance between<br />
foremost <strong>and</strong> rearmost<br />
Maximum<br />
intermediateaxle<br />
Maximum permitted<br />
totalweight (kg)<br />
axles (metres)<br />
weight (kg)<br />
1 Less than 3.0 10,170 18,290<br />
2 At least 3.0 8,390 20,330<br />
3 At least 3.8 8,640 22,360<br />
4 At least4.6 9,150 24,390<br />
SCHEDULE 12 (see regulations 81 <strong>and</strong> 82)<br />
CONDITIONS TO BE COMPLIED WITH IN RELATION TO THE USEOF<br />
VEHICLES CARRYING WIDE OR LONG LOADS OR VEHICLES CARRYING<br />
LOADS OR HAVINGFIXED APPLIANCES OR APPARATUS WHICH PROJECT<br />
PART I<br />
Advance notice to Police<br />
(a) Beforeusing on a road a vehicle or vehicles to which this paragraph applies, theowner<br />
shall give notice of the intended use to the Chief Officer of Policefor any area in which he<br />
proposes to use the vehicle or vehicles. <strong>The</strong> noticeshall be given so that it is received by<br />
the date after which there are atleast two working days before the date on which the use<br />
of the vehicle orvehicles is to begin, <strong>and</strong> shall include the following details—<br />
(i) time,date <strong>and</strong> route of the proposed journey, <strong>and</strong><br />
(ii) in a case to which regulation 82(2)applies, the overall length <strong>and</strong> width of the vehicle<br />
by which the load iscarried <strong>and</strong> the width of the lateral projection or projections of<br />
its load,<br />
(iii) in a case to which regulation 82(4)(a)applies, the overall length <strong>and</strong> width of each<br />
vehicle by which the load iscarried, the length of any forward or rearward projection<br />
<strong>and</strong>, where the loadrests on more than one vehicle, the distance between the vehicles,<br />
(iv) in a case to which regulation 82(4)(b)applies, the overall length of the combination<br />
of vehicles <strong>and</strong> the lengthof any forward or rearward projection of the load, <strong>and</strong><br />
(v) ina case to which regulation 82(7) <strong>and</strong> (8)applies, the overall length of the vehicle<br />
<strong>and</strong> the length of any forward orrearward projection of the load or special appliance<br />
or apparatus.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Chief Officer of Police for any police area may, at his discretion,accept a shorter<br />
period of notice or fewer details.<br />
(b) <strong>The</strong> vehicleor vehicles shall be used only in accordance with the details at (a) subject to<br />
any variation in the time, date orroute which may be directed by—<br />
(i) anysuch Chief Officer of Police to the owner of the vehicle or vehicles, or<br />
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