# The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, Regulation 70B: Plate relating to dimensions


(1) This regulation applies to a vehicle which is not a goods vehicle fitted in accordance with regulation 70 with a Ministry plate containing the particulars required by Schedule 10A or 10C and which is either—
(a) a bus or a heavy motor car and which was manufactured after 31st May 1998; or
(b) a trailer used in combination with a vehicle falling within paragraph (a) and manufactured after 31st May 1998.
(2) A vehicle to which this regulation applies shall not be used unless—
(a) the vehicle is equipped with a plate securely attached to the vehicle in a conspicuous and readily accessible position and containing the particulars as to the dimensions of the vehicle specified in Annex III of Community Directive 96/53/EC; or
(b) those particulars are included in the particulars shown on the plate with which the vehicle is equipped in accordance with regulation 66.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/regulation/70B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-construction-and-use-regulations-1986/regulation-70B
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