# The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, Part VI Regulation 79(3): VEHICLES WITH THREE CLOSELY-SPACED AXLES


(1)
(2)
(3)
Item
Description of vehicle
Maximum permitted weight of the three closely-spaced axles (kg)
1
A vehicle in which the smallest distance between any two of the three closely-spaced axles is less than 1.3m
21,000
2
A vehicle in which the smallest distance between any two of the three closely-spaced axles is at least 1.3m and at least one of those axles does not have air suspension
22,500
3
A vehicle in which the smallest distance between any two of the three closely-spaced axles is at least 1.3m and all three axles are fitted with air suspension
24,000

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/schedule/11/part/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-construction-and-use-regulations-1986/schedule-11/part-6
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