Division Motor vehiclesF1

United Kingdom

Driving axles with air suspension or recognised equivalent ^f1		Other driving axle suspension systems		Damage class
Suspension recognised as equivalent according to the definition in Annex II to Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic ( OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 59 ). Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 67, 9.3.2002, p. 47 ).
Number of axles and maximum permissible gross laden weight (in tonnes)		Number of axles and maximum permissible gross laden weight (in tonnes)
Not less than	Less than	Not less than	Less than
Two axles
7,5 12 13 14 15	12 13 14 15 18	7,5 12 13 14 15	12 13 14 15 18	I
Three axles
15 17 19 21 23 25	17 19 21 23 25 26	15 17 19 21	17 19 21 23
		23 25	25 26	II
Four axles
23 25 27	25 27 29	23 25	25 27	I
		27 29 31	29 31 32	II
29 31	31 32

Annotations

F1: Inserted by Directive 2006/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures.

f1: Suspension recognised as equivalent according to the definition in Annex II to Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic ( OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 59 ). Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 67, 9.3.2002, p. 47 ).