# The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003, Paragraph 4

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Where the length of a forward or rearward projection of a load carried on a relevant vehicle exceeds 2 metres, an end marker must be fitted to the end of the projection.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if a rear marking has been fitted to the projection in accordance with regulation 21 of the Lighting Regulations.
(3) An end marker under sub-paragraph (1) must be fitted so that—
(a) it is as near as is practicable in a transverse plane;
(b) it is not more than 0.5 metre from the extreme end of the projection;
(c) the vertical distance between the lowest part of the end marker and the surface of the road is not more than 2.5 metres;
(d) the end marker, and any means by which it is fitted to the projection, impedes the view of the driver of the vehicle as little as possible; and
(e) the end marker is clearly visible, within a reasonable distance, to a person using the road at the end of the vehicle from which the projection extends.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1998/schedule/8/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-general-order-2003/schedule-8/paragraph-4
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