{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-168/article-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-168/article-5.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2013/168",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-168",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Mass in running order determination",
  "text": "1. The mass in running order of an L-category vehicle shall be determined by measuring the mass of the unladen vehicle ready for normal use and shall include the mass of:\n(a) liquids;\n(b) standard equipment in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications;\n(c) ‘fuel’ in the fuel tanks that shall be filled to at least 90 % of their capacities.\nFor the purposes of this point:\n(i) if a vehicle is propelled with a ‘liquid fuel’ this shall be considered as ‘fuel’;\n(ii) if a vehicle is propelled with a liquid ‘fuel/oil mixture’:\nif fuel to propel the vehicle and lubrication oil are pre-mixed then this ‘pre-mixture’ shall be considered as ‘fuel’,\nif fuel to propel the vehicle and lubrication oil are stored separately then only ‘fuel’ propelling the vehicle shall be considered as ‘fuel’; or\n(iii) if a vehicle is propelled by a gaseous fuel, a liquefied gaseous fuel or is running on compressed air, the mass of ‘fuel’ in the gaseous fuel tanks may be set to 0 kg;\n(d) the bodywork, the cabin, the doors; and\n(e) the glazing, the coupling, the spare wheels as well as the tools.\n2. The mass in running order of an L-category vehicle shall exclude the mass of:\n(a) the driver (75 kg) and passenger (65 kg);\n(b) the machines or equipment installed on the load platform area;\n(c) in the case of a hybrid or pure electric vehicle, the propulsion batteries;\n(d) in the case of mono-fuel, bi-fuel or multi-fuel vehicles, a gaseous fuel system as well as storage tanks for gaseous fuel; and\n(e) in the case of pre-compressed air propulsion, storage tanks to store compressed air.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/168/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:48:49.743755+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}