The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

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Item Class of vehicle Efficiencies (%) Exemptions
(a) (b)
(c) when drawinga trailer
manufactured before 1st January
1968 40 15
3 Goods vehicles first used on
or after 15th August1928 but
before 1st January 1968 having an
unladen weight exceeding 1525
kgbeing—
(a) rigid vehicleswith 2 axles not
constructed to form part of an
articulated vehicle—
(i) when not drawing a trailer 45 20
(ii) when drawing a trailer 40 15
(b) other vehicles,including
vehicles constructed to form part
of an articulated vehicle, whetheror
not drawing a trailer 40 15
4 Vehicles not included in items 1 to
3—
(a) having at least one means of
operation applying to at least4
wheels; 50 25
(b) having 3 wheels andat least
one means of operation applying
to all 3 wheels and not being a
motorcycle with sidecar attached—
(i) when not drawing a trailer
40 25
(ii) in the case of a motor cycle
when drawing atrailer 40 25
(c) other
(i) when not drawing a trailer 30 25
(ii) in the case of a motorcycle
when drawing a trailer. 30 25
(a) a bus;
(b) an
articulatedvehicle;
(c) a
vehicleconstructed or
adapted to form part of
an articulated vehicle;
(d) a heavy motor
car which is a goods
vehicle first used
before15th August
1928.
(4) A goodsvehicle shall not be deemed to comply with the requirements of paragraph (3)unless
it is capable of complying with those requirements both at the ladenweight at which it is operating
at any time and when its laden weight is equalto—
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