# The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003, Paragraph 15

Extent: E+W+S

(1) If a road recovery vehicle has only one front steer axle, that axle must carry at least 40 per cent of the maximum axle weight shown on the plate required by regulation 66 of the Construction and Use Regulations (plates for goods vehicles and buses).
(2) If the vehicle has two or more front steer axles, all those axles taken together must carry at least 40 per cent of such weight.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1998/schedule/4/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-general-order-2003/schedule-4/paragraph-15
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