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Paragraph 22 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Engineering plant, or a vehicle-combination that includes engineering plant, which falls within Category 1, 2 or 3 must not travel on a motorway, dual carriageway or other description of road at speeds exceeding the speed specified in Table 10 for that Category in respect of the description of road in question.

Table 10

Speed restrictions for engineering plant treated as falling within Category 1, 2 or 3

Vehicle or vehicle-combinationMotorwayDual carriagewayOther roads
Category 160 mph50 mph40 mph
Category 2 or 340 mph35 mph30 mph
(2)

But where the plant or vehicle-combination does not have suspension on all axles, the plant or vehicle-combination must not travel at speeds exceeding 20 miles per hour.

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Commencement

I1

Sch. 3 para. 22 in force at 25.8.2003, see art. 1(2)