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. 2 para. 1(1) words substituted by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2023 reg. 6(a)
Sch. 2 para. 1A 1B inserted by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2023 reg. 6(b)
Sch. 2 para. 1(1) Table 3 items 13 14 added by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2000 reg. 6(a)
Sch. 2 para. 1(5) added by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2000 reg. 6(b)
Sch. 2 para. 1(2) words substituted by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2001 reg. 2(3)(a)
Sch. 2 para. 1(4) words substituted by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2001 reg. 2(3)(b)
Sch. 2 para. 1(5) inserted by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2001 reg. 2(3)(c)
Sch. 2 para. 1(5) omitted by Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2001 reg. 2(3)(d)

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

TABLE 4

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Item	Description of vehicle combination	Number of axles	Factor to determine maximum authorised weight
1.	Articulated vehicle	3 or more	5500