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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Item<br />
Class of vehicle<br />
Maximum<br />
length (metres)<br />
7 A semi-trailermanufactured on or after 1st May 1983. 12.2<br />
8 A trailer with at least 4 wheels which is—<br />
(a) drawn by a goodsvehicle being a motor vehicle<br />
having a maximum gross weight exceeding 3500kg; or<br />
(b) an agriculturaltrailer. 12<br />
9 Any other trailer not being an agricultural trailed<br />
appliance or a semi-trailer. 7<br />
(2) In thecase of a motor vehicle drawing one trailer where—<br />
(a) themotor vehicle is a showman's vehicle as defined in paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the1971<br />
Act; <strong>and</strong><br />
(b) thetrailer is used primarily as living accommodation by one or more persons <strong>and</strong>is not<br />
also used for the carriage of goods or burden which are not neededfor the purpose of such<br />
residence in the vehicle,<br />
item 1 in the Table applies with the substitution of 22 m for 18m.<br />
(3) <strong>The</strong> provisionsof paragraph (1) do not apply to—<br />
(a) a vehiclecombination or trailer which is constructed <strong>and</strong> normally used for the<br />
conveyanceof indivisible loads of exceptional length;<br />
(b) a wheeledsemi-trailer which is constructed <strong>and</strong> normally used for the purpose of carryingat<br />
least two other wheeled vehicles;<br />
(c) a brokendown vehicle which is being drawn by a motor vehicle in consequence of a<br />
breakdown;or<br />
(d) a trailerbeing drying or mixing plant designed for the production of asphalt or<br />
ofbituminous or tar macadam <strong>and</strong> used mainly for the construction, repair ormaintenance<br />
of roads, or a road planing machine so used.<br />
(4) Where amotor vehicle is drawing—<br />
(a) twotrailers, then only one of those trailers may exceed an overall length of7 m;<br />
(b) threetrailers, then none of those trailers shall exceed an overall length of 7m.<br />
(5) Where amotor vehicle is drawing—<br />
then—<br />
(a) twoor more trailers; or<br />
(b) onetrailer constructed <strong>and</strong> normally used for the conveyance of indivisible loadsof<br />
exceptional length—<br />
(i) theoverall length of that motor vehicle shall not exceed 9.2 m; <strong>and</strong><br />
(ii) the overall length of the combination of vehicles, calculated in accordancewith regulation 81(g)<br />
<strong>and</strong> (h),shall not exceed 25.9 m, unless the conditions specified in paragraphs 1 <strong>and</strong> 2 of<br />
Schedule 12 have beencomplied with.<br />
(6) Item 7in the Table does not apply to a semi-trailer which is normally used on<br />
internationaljourneys any part of which takes place outside the United Kingdom.<br />
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