{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-858/annex-I/part-A/division-4/division-4.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-858/annex-I/part-A/division-4/division-4.1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2018/858",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-858",
  "path": "annex/I/part/A/division/4/division/4.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "M1 or N1 vehicles shall be subcategorised as off-road vehicles if they satisfy at the same time the following conditions:\n(a)at least one front and at least one rear axle designed to be driven simultaneously irrespective of whether one powered axle can be disengaged;\n(b)at least one differential locking mechanism or a mechanism having similar effect is fitted;\n(c)they are able to climb at least a 25 % gradient as a solo vehicle;\n(d)they satisfy five out of the following six requirements:\n(i)the approach angle shall be at least 25 degrees;\n(ii)the departure angle shall be at least 20 degrees;\n(iii)the ramp angle shall be at least 20 degrees;\n(iv)the ground clearance under the front axle shall be at least 180 mm;\n(v)the ground clearance under the rear axle shall be at least 180 mm;\n(vi)the ground clearance between the axles shall be at least 200 mm.",
  "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/2018/858/annex/I/part/A/division/4/division/4.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:04.914425+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."
}