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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)