Paragraph 32 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The total weight of—

(a)

any Category 3 AILV carrying a load; or

(b)

such of the vehicles comprised in a Category 3 AILV-combination as are carrying a load;

must not exceed 150,000 kilograms.

(2)

Where the weight calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (3), in relation to any Category 3 AILV or AILV-combination, is less than 150,000 kilograms, the total weight of the vehicle or vehicles described in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) must not exceed that lesser weight.

(3)

The weight calculated in accordance with this sub-paragraph is the number (expressed in kilograms) equal to the product of the following equation and then rounded up to the nearest 10 kilograms—

D \times 12,500

(4)

In sub-paragraph (3), D is the distance (measured in metres) between—

(a)

in the case of an AILV, the foremost axle and the rearmost axle of the AILV carrying the load;

(b)

in the case of an AILV-combination that is an articulated vehicle, the kingpin and the rearmost axle on the semi-trailer; or

(c)

in the case of any other description of AILV-combination, the foremost axle and the rearmost axle of the group comprising all those vehicles in the combination that are carrying a load.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 32 in force at 25.8.2003, see art. 1(2)