Paragraph 14 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The distance between any two adjacent axles of a road recovery vehicle must not be less than 1.3 metres.

(2)

The axle weight of a road recovery vehicle must not exceed 12,500 kilograms.

(3)

The wheel weight of a road recovery vehicle must not exceed 6,250 kilograms.

(4)

Where a road recovery vehicle has axles in two or more groups—

(a)

the distance between the adjacent axles in any group must not be less than 1.3 metres; and

(b)

the sum of the weights transmitted to the road surface by all the wheels in any group must not exceed 25,000 kilograms.

(5)

But sub-paragraph (4)(b) does not apply to a road recovery vehicle falling within paragraph 13(c).

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