# The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003, Paragraph 11

Extent: E+W+S

For the purposes of Type I tests conducted, in accordance with paragraph 1.3 of Annex II to Council Directive 71/320/EEC, on a mobile crane falling within paragraph 9(3) of this Schedule, the reference to a laden vehicle is to be taken to be a reference to a vehicle laden with the heaviest weight possible without the sum of the weights transmitted to the road surface by all the wheels of any one axle exceeding 12,500 kilograms.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1998/schedule/2/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-general-order-2003/schedule-2/paragraph-11
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