Regulation 25 Tyre Loads and Speed RatingsF1

Save as provided in F2paragraphs (3), (4), (7A) and (7B) any tyre fitted to the axle of a vehicle–

shall comply with the requirements specified in that item in column 4 of that Table.

The classes of vehicle referred to in item 3 in column 2 of Table I are–

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any tyre fitted to the axle of a vehicle if the vehicle is–

Where in relation to any vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1991 a tyre supplied by a manufacturer for the purposes of tests or trials of that tyre is fitted to an axle of that vehicle, F5paragraph (7) shall not apply to that tyre while it is being used for those purposes.

The requirements of this paragraph are that the tyre, as respects strength, shall be designed and manufactured adequately to support the maximum permitted axle weight for the axle.

The requirements of this paragraph are that the tyre shall be designed and F6manufactured adequately to support the maximum permitted axle weight for the axle when the vehicle is driven at the speed shown in column 3 in Table II in the item in which the vehicle is described in column 2 (the lowest relevant speed being applicable to a vehicle which is described in more than one item).

The requirement of this paragraph is that the tyre when first fitted to the vehicle F17was marked with a designated approval mark or complied with the requirements of F18ECE Regulation 30, 30.01, 30.02 or 54, F19or, in the case of a retreaded tyre, with the requirements of ECE Regulation 108 or 109.

The requirements of paragraphs (6) and (7) shall not apply to F21any tyre fitted to the axle of a vehicle of a class specified in an item in column 2 of Table III while F22the vehicle is being driven or drawn at a speed not exceeding that specified in that item in column 3 of that Table.

Paragraph (7C) applies where a tyre fitted to the axle of a vehicle—

In the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (7B), paragraph (7) shall not apply to the tyre if—

A vehicle of a class described in column 2 in Table II first used on or after 1st April 1991 shall not be used on a road–

In this regulation–

• F31“designated approval mark” means the marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 33 in Schedule 4 to those Regulations (that item being a marking relating to Community Directive 92/23);

• “dual wheels” means two or more wheels which are to be regarded as one wheel by virtue of paragraph 7 of regulation 3 in the circumstances specified in that paragraph;

• “load-capacity index” has the same meaning as in F32paragraph 2.28 of Annex II to Community Directive 92/23 or paragraph F332 of ECE Regulation 30.02 or ECE Regulation 54, or as “load index” in paragraph 2 of ECE Regulation 108 or ECE Regulation 109;

• “local service bus” means a bus being used in the provision of a local service as defined in section 2 of the Transport Act 1985;

• “municipal vehicle” means a motor vehicle or trailer limited at all times to use by a local authority, or a person acting in pursuance of a contract with a local authority, for road cleansing, road watering or the collection and disposal of refuse, night soil or the contents of cesspools, or the purposes of the enactments relating to weights and measures or the sale of food and drugs;

• “multi-stop local collection and delivery vehicle” means a motor vehicle or trailer used for multi-stop collection and delivery services to be used only within a radius of 25 miles from the permanent base at which it is normally kept;

• “single wheels” means wheels which are not dual wheels; and

• “speed category” has the same meaning as in F34paragraph 2.29 of Annex II to Community Directive 92/23 or F35paragraph 2.28 of ECE Regulation 54.

For the purposes of this regulation, a tyre is a “relevant car tyre” if—

For the purposes of this regulation, a tyre is a “relevant commercial vehicle tyre” if—

In this regulation any reference to the first use shall, in relation to a trailer, be construed as a reference to the date which is 6 months after the date of manufacture of the trailer.