Annex III

ANNEX IV

INDICATIVE VEHICLE CLASS DETERMINATION

The vehicle classes are defined by the table below.

Vehicles are classed in subcategories 0, I, II and III according to the damage they cause to the road surface, in ascending order (Class III is thus the category causing most damage to road infrastructure). The damage increases exponentially with the increase in axle weight.

All motor vehicles and vehicle combinations of a maximum permissible laden weight below 7,5 tonnes belong to damage class 0.

Motor vehicles

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).
Driving axles with air suspension or recognised equivalentf1		Other driving axle suspension systems		Damage class
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

Vehicle combinations (articulated vehicles and road trains)

Driving axles with air suspension or recognised as equivalent		Other driving axle suspension systems		Damage class
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
2 + 1 axles
7,5 12 14 16 18 20 22 23 25	12 14 16 18 20 22 23 25 28	7,5 12 14 16 18 20 22 23 25	12 14 16 18 20 22 23 25 28	I
2 + 2 axles
23 25 26 28	25 26 28 29	23 25 26 28	25 26 28 29
29	31	29	31	II
31	33	31	33
33 36	36 38	33	36	III
2 + 3 axles				II
36 38	38 40	36	38
		38	40	III
3 + 2 axles				II
36 38	38 40	36	38
		38 40	40 44	III
40	44
3 + 3 axles
36 38	38 40	36	38	I
		38	40	II
40	44	40	44