Paragraph 2 Weight by reference to axle spacing

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 1 para. 1(1) words substituted by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2023 reg. 5(a)
Sch. 1 para. 1A word inserted by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2023 reg. 5(b)(i)
Sch. 1 para. 1A words inserted by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2023 reg. 5(b)(ii)
Sch. 1 para. 1B inserted by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2023 reg. 5(c)
Sch. 1 para. 1(1) words substituted by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) and (Construction and Use) 2017 reg. 7(1)(a)
Sch. 1 para. 1 Table 1 words inserted by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) and (Construction and Use) 2017 reg. 7(1)(b)(i)
Sch. 1 para. 1 Table 1 words inserted by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) and (Construction and Use) 2017 reg. 7(1)(b)(ii)
Sch. 1 para. 1A inserted by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) and (Construction and Use) 2017 reg. 7(2)

For a vehicle of a description specified in column (2) of an item in Table 2 below and having the number of axles specified in column (3) of that item, the authorised weight in kilograms shall be the number equal to the product of the distance measured in metres between the foremost and rearmost axles of the vehicle multiplied by the factor specified in column (4) and rounded up to the nearest 10 kg, if that number is less than the maximum authorised weight determined in accordance with paragraph 1.

TABLE 2

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Item	Description of vehicle	Number of axles	Factor to determine maximum authorised weight
1.	Rigid motor vehicle	2	6000
2.	Tractor unit	2	6000
3.	Trailer which is not a semi-trailer or centre-axle trailer	2	6000
4.	Rigid motor vehicle	3	5500
5.	Tractor unit	3 or more	6000
6.	Trailer which is not a semi-trailer or centre-axle trailer	3 or more	5000
7.	Rigid motor vehicle	4 or more	5000
8.	Articulated bus	Any number	5000