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

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The overall width of a road recovery vehicle must not exceed the limits imposed by regulation 8 of the Construction and Use Regulations (restrictions as to width).
(2) But sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a road recovery vehicle that satisfies the width conditions.
(3) The width conditions are that—
(a) the road recovery vehicle is a trailer;
(b) the trailer is used only for, or in connection with, the recovery of vehicles of a description that can only safely be recovered by a road recovery vehicle with an overall width exceeding the limits imposed by regulation 8 of the Construction and Use Regulations; and
(c) the overall width of the trailer does not exceed 3 metres.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1998/schedule/4/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-general-order-2003/schedule-4/paragraph-11
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