{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-540/annex-II/division-4/division-4.1/division-4.1.2/division-4.1.2.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-540/annex-II/division-4/division-4.1/division-4.1.2/division-4.1.2.1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2014/540",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 540/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems, and amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directive 70/157/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-540",
  "path": "annex/II/division/4/division/4.1/division/4.1.2/division/4.1.2.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.1.2.1",
  "heading": "Vehicles of category M1, M2 ≤ 3 500 kg, N1",
  "text": "The path of the centreline of the vehicle shall follow line CC' as closely as possible throughout the entire test, from the approach to line AA' until the rear of the vehicle passes line BB'. If the vehicle is fitted with more than two-wheel drive, it shall be tested in the drive selection which is intended for normal road use.\nIf the vehicle is fitted with an auxiliary manual transmission or a multi-gear axle, the position used for normal urban driving shall be used. In all cases, the gear ratios for slow movements, parking or braking shall be excluded.\nThe test mass of the vehicle shall be that set out in the Table in point 3.2.1.\nThe test speed vtest is 50 km/h ± 1 km/h. The test speed shall be reached when the reference point is at line PP'.",
  "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/2014/540/annex/II/division/4/division/4.1/division/4.1.2/division/4.1.2.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:38.922483+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."
}