# The Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) Regulations 1998, Paragraph 2: Weight by reference to axle spacing


For an axle of a description specified in column (2) of an item in Table 6 below, if the dimension specified in column (3) is of the length specified in column (4), the maximum authorised weight shall be the weight specified in column (5) of the item, if that weight is less than the maximum authorised weight determined in accordance with paragraph 1.
TABLE 6
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Item
Description of axle
Specified dimension
Length m
Maximum authorised weight (kg)
1.
Driving tandem axle
Distance between the 2 axles comprised in the tandem axle
Less than 1
11500
2.
Driving tandem axle
Distance between the 2 axles comprised in the tandem axle
Not less than 1 but less than 1.3
16000
3.
Non-driving tandem axle
Distance between the 2 axles comprised in the tandem axle
Less than 1
11000
4.
Non-driving tandem axle
Distance between the 2 axles comprised in the tandem axle
Not less than 1 but less than 1.3
16000
5.
Non-driving tandem axle
Distance between the 2 axles comprised in the tandem axle
Not less than 1.3 but less than 1.8
18000
6.
Triaxle
Distance between any one axle comprised in the triaxle and the nearer of the other 2 axles
1.3 or less
21000

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3111/schedule/3/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorised-weight-regulations-1998/schedule-3/paragraph-2
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