# Directive 2006/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 on the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of this Directive:
(a) ‘vehicle’ means a motor vehicle, a trailer, a semi-trailer, or a combination of vehicles intended exclusively for the carriage of goods;
(b) ‘hired vehicle’ means any vehicle which, for remuneration and for a determined period, is put at the disposal of an undertaking which engages in the carriage of goods by road for hire or reward or for its own account on the basis of a contract with the undertaking which makes the vehicles available.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/1/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-1/article-1
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