# The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, Paragraph 2


In the case of a vehicle to which this Part applies being a two axle goods vehicle which has a distance between its axles of at least 3.0m, the maximum permitted laden weight for the purposes of regulation 75 shall be 17,000 kg.
TABLE
MAXIMUM PERMITTED LADEN WEIGHT
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Item
No. of axles
Distance between foremost and rearmost axles (metres)
Maximum permitted laden weight (kg)
1
2
Less than 2.65
14,230
2
2
At least 2.65
16,260
3
3 or more
Less than 3.0
16,260
4
3 or more
At least 3.0 but less than 3.2
18,290
5
3 or more
At least 3.2 but less than 3.9
20,330
6
3 or more
At least 3.9 but less than 4.9
22,360
7
3 or more
At least 4.9 but less than 5.2
25,000
8
3
At least 5.2
26,000
9
4 or more
At least 5.2 but less than 6.4
The distance in metres between the foremost and rearmost axles multiplied by 5,000, rounded up to the next 10 kg
10
4 or more
At least 6.4
32,000

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/schedule/11/paragraph/2n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-construction-and-use-regulations-1986/schedule-11/paragraph-2n1
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