Paragraph 4 F1
The requirements of this Part of this Schedule, in relation to a vehicle, are that the condition of the vehicle is such that its use on a road would not involve a danger of injury to any person having regard in particular to items of the following descriptions—
spare wheel carrier;
trailer coupling on a motor vehicle;
coupling on a trailer;
the chassis;
electrical wiring and equipment;
landing legs;
engine mountings;
fuel tanks and system;
transmission shafts and associated equipment;
exhaust system;
F2battery, including its ventilation and any connected switches or fuses;
wheels and hubs;
suspension system;
axles and steering gear;
shock absorbers;
bumpers;
wings;
the cab;
driving seat;
the body;
driver’s controls;
cab step or step rings;
glass or other transparent material in windscreen or windows.
F3loading devices;
load securing devices F4;
electrical connections between a vehicle and its trailer;
the supplementary restraint system, including safety belt pre-tensioners, safety belt load limiters and air bags;
the electronic stability controlF5;
steering lock
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 3 substituted (1.10.1993) by The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/2048), reg. 1, Sch.
- F2
Words in Sch. 3 para. 4 substituted (20.3.2013) by The Road Vehicles (Testing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/271), regs. 1(2), 8(1)(a)
- F3
Words in Sch. 3 para. 4 added (30.8.2004) by The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1873), regs. 1, 6
- F4
Words in Sch. 3 para. 4 added (20.3.2013) by The Road Vehicles (Testing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/271), regs. 1(2), 8(1)(b)
- F5
Words in Sch. 3 para. 4 added (20.5.2018) by The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/849), regs. 1, 16(2)