Division 4 Groups of infringements against Council Directive 96/53/EC(Weight and dimension rules)
United Kingdom
| No | LEGAL BASIS | TYPE OF INFRINGEMENT | LEVEL OF SERIOUSNESS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI | VSI | SI | ||||
| Weights | ||||||
| 1. | Article 1 | Exceed maximum permissible weight for N3 vehicles | 5 % ≤ … < 10 % | X | ||
| 2. | 10 % ≤ … < 20 % | X | ||||
| 3. | 20 % ≤ … | X | ||||
| 4. | Exceed maximum permissible weight for N2 vehicles | 5 % ≤ … < 15 % | X | |||
| 5. | 15 % ≤ … < 25 % | X | ||||
| 6. | 25 % ≤ … | X | ||||
| Lengths | ||||||
| 7. | Article 1 | Exceed maximum permissible length | 2 % < … < 20 % | X | ||
| 8. | 20 % ≤ … | X | ||||
| Width | ||||||
| 9. | Article 1 | Exceed maximum permissible width | 2,65 ≤ … < 3,10 metres | X | ||
| 10. | 3,10 metres ≤ … | X | ||||
Annotations
Footnotes
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Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorized dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorized weights in international traffic (OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 59). The Directive has been amended by Directive (EU) 2015/719 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 115, 6.5.2015, p. 1), which shall be transposed by Member States by 7 May 2017.
Notes on Division Categorisation of serious infringements
Textual amendments
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Words in Annex 1 inserted (1.1.2026) by The European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1202), regs. 1(1), 4(2)