{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-general-order-2003/schedule-7/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-general-order-2003/schedule-7/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1998",
  "legislation_title": "The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-general-order-2003",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) An application for the consent of the Secretary of State must be made in writing.\n(2) The application must contain—\n(a) contact details for the applicant (and, if different, the haulier) stating—\naddress,\ntelephone number,\nfax number,\nemail address (if any);\n(b) details of the intended use of the vehicle or vehicle-combination, stating—\npoint of departure,\npoint of destination,\napproximate distance of road movement,\napproximate date of movement;\n(c) details of the vehicle or vehicle-combination, stating—\ntype of vehicle or vehicles,\noverall length (including length of any front and rear projection),\noverall length of each single rigid unit included in a vehicle-combination (including length of any front and rear projection),\noverall width (including width of any lateral projection),\nmaximum height,\ngross weight or gross train weight of vehicle;\n(d) where a vehicle or vehicle-combination is to carry an abnormal indivisible load or a load of exceptional width, information relating to the load, stating—\nnature and description,\ndimensions and weight,\nnumber of separate pieces (and number of loads this represents),\napproximate value,\nimplications of dividing the load,\napproximate cost of any alternative to road movement that has been considered,\napproximate cost of road movement,\nany proposed movements of load additional to that for which the application for consent is made;\n(e) any other relevant matter.\n(3) In sub-paragraph (2)—\n(a) “single rigid unit”, in relation to a Part 2 vehicle-combination, has the meaning given in article 12(4); and\n(b) a vehicle is to be treated as carrying a load of exceptional width only where it falls within the recognised category of special vehicles mentioned in article 28(1) and the overall width of the vehicle, together with the width of any lateral projection or projections of the load, exceeds 5 metres.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 1 in force at 25.8.2003, see art. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "A standard application form is available on the website of the Department for Transport (www.dft.gov.uk) or the Highways Agency (www.highways.gov.uk) or can be obtained by contacting the Department for Transport (VSE section 7 on 020 7944 2102) or the Highways Agency Traffic Operations Directorate (Abnormal Loads team on 0121 678 8411)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1998/schedule/7/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T08:03:48.437327+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}