The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

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The provisions of paragraph (2) do not apply in respect of anyvehicle while it is being loaded or
unloaded.
Indication of overall travelling height
10.—(1) This regulationapplies to every motor vehicle which is—
(a) constructedor adapted so as to be capable of hoisting and carrying a skip;
(b) carryinga container;
(c) drawinga trailer or semi-trailer carrying a container;
(d) engineeringplant;
(e) carryingengineering equipment; or
(f) drawinga trailer or semi-trailer carrying engineering equipment.
(2) No personshall use or cause or permit to be used on a road a vehicle to which thisregulation
applies if the overall travelling height exceeds 3.66 m unlessthere is carried in the vehicle in the
manner specified in paragraph (3) anotice clearly indicating in feet and inches and in figures not less
than40 mm tall, the overall travelling height.
(3) The noticereferred to in paragraph (2) shall be attached to the vehicle in such a mannerthat
it can be read by the driver when in the driving position.
(4) In thisregulation—
“engineering equipment” means engineering plant and any otherplant or equipment designed
and constructed for the purpose of engineeringoperations;
“overall travelling height” means not less than and not above 25mm more than the distance
between the ground and the point on the motor vehicle,or on any trailer drawn by it, or
on any load which is being carried by orany equipment which is fitted to the said motor
vehicle or trailer, whichis farthest from the ground, and for the purpose of determining the
overalltravelling height—
(a)
(b)
(c)
the tyres of the motor vehicle and of any trailerwhich it is drawing shall be suitably
inflated for the use to which the vehicleor combination of vehicles is being put; and
the surface under the motor vehicle and anytrailer which it is drawing and any load
which is being carried on and anyequipment which is fitted to any part of the said vehicle
or combination ofvehicles and which projects beyond any part of the said vehicle or
combinationof vehicles shall be reasonably flat; and
any equipment which is fitted to the motorvehicle or any trailer which it is drawing shall
be stowed in the positionin which it is to proceed on the road;
“skip” means an article of equipment designed and constructed to be carried ona road vehicle
and to be placed on a road or other land for the storage ofmaterials, or for the removal and
disposal of rubble, waste, household orother rubbish or earth.
Overhang
11.—(1) The overhangof a wheeled vehicle of a class specified in an item in column 2 of the
Tableshall not, subject to any exemption specified in that item in column 4, exceedthe distance
specified in that item in column 3.
(regulation 11(1))
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