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Statutory Document No.0323/12

ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1985

ROAD VEHICLES (MAINTENANCE AND USE)

REGULATIONS 2012

INDEX

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

1. Title

2. Commencement

3. Interpretation

4. Application and exemptions

5. Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions) Act 1970

PART 2 - MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS

6. Brakes, steering gear, tracks, windscreen washers and wipers

7. Braking efficiencies of agricultural vehicles

8. Glass or other transparent material

9. Mirrors

10. Speedometers

11. Seat belts and anchorage points etc

12. Miscellaneous components and devices

13. Silencers

PART 3 - REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO USE ON ROADS

A - GENERAL

14. General

15. Unsafe alterations

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B - CONTROL OF NOISE

16. Avoidance of excessive noise — general

17. Avoidance of excessive noise — motor cycles

18. Stopping engine and other machinery when stationary

19. Warning of approach or position (fitments)

20. Warning of approach or position (use requirements)

21. Warning of theft or emergency

22. Reversing alarms

23. Boarding-aid alarms

C - CONTROL OF OTHER EMISSIONS

24. Environmental pollutants

25. Closets etc

D - TYRES

26. Approval marks

27. Condition of tyres (other than tyre tread depth and pattern)

28. Tyre tread depth and pattern

29. Tyre loads

30. Mixing of tyres

31. Temporary use spare tyres

32. Recut tyres

33. Slick tyres

34. Tyre repairs

E - TRACKS

35. Condition of tracks

F - TRAILERS.

36. Number

37. Trailers drawn by motor cycles

38. Braking systems of trailers drawn by agricultural motor vehicles

39. Application of brakes on trailers

40. Electrical connection between a drawing vehicle and trailer for the purpose of

ABS

41. Distance between vehicles and trailers

42. Use of secondary coupling on light trailers

43. Unbraked trailers

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44. Use of bridging plates between motor vehicles and trailers

45. Leaving trailers at rest

46. Passengers in trailers

G - MINIBUSES AND BUSES

47. Fire extinguishing apparatus on minibuses

48. First aid equipment on minibuses

49. Carriage of dangerous substances on minibuses

50. Minibuses and coaches to be fitted with additional seat belts when used in

certain circumstances

H - TAXIS AND CERTAIN OTHER HIRE CARS

51. Supplementary provision for taxis and certain other hire cars

I - SIDECARS

52. Sidecars

J - FUEL

53. Unleaded petrol

K - USE OF GAS PROPULSION SYSTEMS, GAS-FIRED APPLIANCES

AND GAS WARNING SIGNS

54. Use of gas propulsion systems

55. Use of gas-fired appliances - general

56. Use of gas-fired appliances when a vehicle is in motion

57. Use of gas warning signs on vehicles propelled by liquefied petroleum gas

L - AVOIDANCE OF DANGER

58. Parking in darkness

59. Passengers on motor cycles

60. Obstruction

61. Driver's control

62. Opening of doors

63. Reversing

64. Leaving motor vehicles unattended

65. Securing of suspended implements

66. Mascots

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67. Television sets

68. Mobile telephones

M - REPLACEMENT BRAKE LININGS

69. Replacement brake linings

PART 4 - PLATES, WEIGHTS, MARKINGS, DIMENSIONS,

TESTING AND INSPECTION

A - PLATES

70. Manufacturers' plates

71. Ministry plates

72. Department plates and Department discs

73. VIN plates and markings

74. Plates for agricultural trailed appliances

75. Motor cycle plates

76. Goods vehicle maximum speed notices

B - WEIGHTS

77. Restrictions on weights of plated vehicles

78. Restrictions on weights of unplated vehicles and of vehicles with unplated

weights

79. Weights requiring road-friendly suspension or 30 mph speed limit

C - MARKINGS

80. Marking of unladen weight on certain motor vehicles

81. Marking of date of manufacture and maximum gross weight on certain light

trailers

D - DIMENSIONS

82. Length

83. Forward and rearward projections of load

84. Width

85. Lateral projections of load

86. Height

87. Indication of overall travelling height

88. Overhang

89. Minimum ground clearance

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90. Turning circle — articulated vehicles other than those incorporating a car

transporter, low loader, stepframe low loader or semi-trailer of exceptional

length

91. Turning circle — articulated vehicles incorporating a car transporter other

than a low loader or stepframe low loader

92. Turning circle — buses

93. Turning circle — heavy motor cars

E - TESTING AND INSPECTION

94. Testing and inspection

95. Revocations

SCHEDULES

1. Community Directives and ECE Regulations

2. Braking efficiencies of agricultural motor vehicles

3. Fire extinguishing apparatus and first aid equipment for minibuses

4. Taxis and certain other hire cars — supplementary requirements

5. Gas systems and gas-fired appliances

6. Gas warning signs on vehicles propelled by liquefied petroleum gas

7. Replacement brake linings

8. Manufacturers' plates

9. Department plates and Department discs

10. Motor cycle plates

11. Certain weights not to be exceeded in the Island by vehicles of certain classes

12. Conditions to be complied with in relation to long vehicles or long vehicle

combinations and in relation to vehicles with forward, rearward or lateral

projections of load

13. Revocations

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Statutory Document No.0323/12

ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1985

ROAD VEHICLES (MAINTENANCE AND USE) REGULATIONS

2012

Approved by Tynwald

Coming into operation 1 July 2012

The Department of Infrastructure makes these Regulations under sections 74 and 78

of, and paragraphs 1, 2, 6E and 6FA of Schedule 2 to, the Road Traffic Act 19851.

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

1 Title

These Regulations are the Road Vehicles (Maintenance and Use) Regulations

2012.

2 Commencement

If approved by Tynwald2, these Regulations come into operation on 1 July

2012.

3 Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the

expressions specified in column 1 of the following table have the

meanings, or are to be interpreted in accordance with the provisions,

specified for them in column 2 of the table.

1 1985 c. 23

2 As required by section 74(3) of the Act

Price £8.60: Price Band J

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TABLE

1

Expression

2

Meaning

The Act The Road Traffic Act 1985.

The Registration Act

The Licensing and Registration of Vehicles Act 1985 3.

The Regulation Act

The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1985 4.

The Construction,

Equipment and Weights

Regulations

The Road Vehicles (Construction, Equipment and Weights) Regulations 20125.

The Construction and

Use Regulations

The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 6.

The Lighting

Regulations

The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 7 as they have effect with

modifications in the Island by virtue of the Road Vehicles Lighting (Application)

Regulations 19988.

ABS

An anti-lock braking system, being a part of a service braking system, which

automatically controls the degree of slip, in the direction of rotation of the wheel

or wheels, on one or more wheels of a vehicle during braking.

agricultural motor

vehicle

A motor vehicle which —

(a) is constructed or adapted for use off roads for the purpose of

agriculture, horticulture or forestry; and

(b) is primarily used for one or more of those purposes,

not being a dual-purpose vehicle.

agricultural plate

A plate affixed to an agricultural trailed appliance in accordance with regulation

74.

agricultural trailer

A trailer which —

(a) is constructed or adapted for the purpose of agriculture, horticulture

or forestry; and

3 1985 c. 21

4 1985 c. 20

5 SD 0323/12

6 SI 1986/1078

7 SI 1989/1796

8 SD 347/98

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(b) is used for only one or more of those purposes,

including an agricultural trailed appliance and an agricultural trailed appliance

conveyor.

agricultural trailed

appliance

An implement, being an agricultural trailer, which has, except in the case of a

vehicle manufactured before 1st December 1985 or a towed roller, a maximum

gross weight not exceeding twice its unladen weight and may comprise a semi-

mounted implement of which —

(a) the longitudinal axis of the greater part is capable of articulating in

the horizontal plane in relation to the longitudinal axis of the rear

portion of the vehicle on which the implement is mounted; and

(b) part of the weight is supported by one or more of its own wheels.

agricultural trailed

appliance conveyor

An agricultural trailer which has an unladen weight not exceeding 510 kg, is

clearly and indelibly marked with its unladen weight, has a pneumatic tyre

fitted to each of its wheels, and is designed and constructed for the purpose of

conveying one agricultural trailed appliance or one agricultural, horticultural or

forestry implement.

articulated vehicle

A heavy motor car or motor car with a trailer so attached that part of the trailer

is superimposed on the drawing vehicle, which, when the trailer is uniformly

loaded, bears not less than 20 per cent of the weight of the trailer's load.

axle

A reference to the number of axles of a vehicle is to be interpreted in accordance

with paragraph (6).

axle interspace

(a) in the case of a semi-trailer, the distance between the point of support of

the semi-trailer at its forward end and, if it has only one axle, the centre

of that axle or, if it has more than one axle, the point half way between

the centres of the foremost and rearmost of those axles; and

(b) in the case of any other trailer, the distance between the centre of its

front axle or, if it has more than one axle at the front, the point half way

between the centres of the foremost and rearmost of those axles and the

centre of it rear axle or, if it has more than one axle at the rear, the point

half way between the centre of the foremost and rearmost of those axles.

axle weight

Subject to paragraph (6), the sum of the weights transmitted to the road surface

by all the wheels of an axle of a vehicle.

boarding-aid alarm

An alarm fitted to a vehicle and designed to warn persons that a power-

operated lift or ramp fitted to the vehicle is in operation and is being used by

wheelchair users boarding or alighting from it.

braking efficiency

The maximum braking force capable of being developed by the brakes of a

vehicle when expressed as a percentage of the weight of the vehicle including

any persons or load carried in the vehicle.

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braking system

A brake drum and a brake disc are to be taken to form part of the wheel and not

part of the braking system.

breadth of tread The breadth of that part of a tyre which can be in contact with the road under

normal conditions of use measured at 90 degrees to the peripheral line of tread.

bridging plate

Any plate, whether rigid or movable, fitted to a trailer constructed for the

purpose of carrying other vehicles, and designed to bridge the gap between that

trailer and a motor vehicle constructed for that purpose, so that, while the trailer

is attached to the motor vehicle, vehicles which are to be carried by the motor

vehicle may be moved from the trailer to the motor vehicle before a journey

begins, and vehicles which have been carried on the motor vehicle may be

moved from it to the trailer after a journey ends.

bus

A motor vehicle which is constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 seated

passengers in addition to the driver.

car transporter

A trailer which is constructed and normally used for the purpose of carrying at

least 2 other wheeled vehicles.

cc

Cubic centimetre(s).

child restraint

A seat belt for the use of a young person which is designed either to be fitted

directly to a suitable anchorage or to be used in conjunction with a seat belt for

an adult and held in place by the restraining action of that belt.

close-coupled

In relation to wheels on the same side of a trailer, fitted so that at all times while

the trailer is in motion they remain parallel to the longitudinal axis of the trailer

and the longitudinal distance between the centres of their respective areas of

contact with the road does not exceed 1 m.

cm

Centimetre(s).

coach A motor vehicle which is constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 seated

passengers in addition to the driver, is not intended to be used by standing

passengers, and has a maximum gross weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes.

combination of vehicles

In relation to a motor vehicle drawing one or more trailers, the motor vehicle

and the trailer or trailers drawn by it (including any other motor vehicle which

is used for the purpose of assisting in the propulsion of the trailer or trailers on a

road).

Community Directive,

followed by a number

The Directive adopted by the Council or the Commission of the European

Communities or by the European Parliament and the Council of the European

Union, the identifying particulars of which are given in the item in column 3 of

Table 1 in Schedule 1 in which that number appears in column 2; and where that

Directive amends a previous Directive mentioned in column 3(d) of the table,

the reference to the amending Directive includes a reference to the previous

Directive as so amended.

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composite trailer A combination of a converter dolly and a semi-trailer.

container An article of equipment (not being a motor vehicle or trailer) having a volume of

at least 8 cubic metres, constructed wholly or mostly of metal, and intended for

repeated use for the carriage of goods or burden.

converter dolly

(a) a trailer which is equipped with 2 or more wheels, is designed to be

used in combination with a semi-trailer without any part of the weight of

the semi-trailer being borne by the drawing vehicle, and is not itself a

part either of the semi-trailer or the drawing vehicle when being so used;

or

(b) a trailer which is equipped with 2 or more wheels, is designed to be

used in combination with a semi-trailer with part of the weight of the

semi-trailer being borne by the drawing vehicle, is not itself a part either

of the semi-trailer or the drawing vehicle when being so used, and is

used solely for the purposes of agriculture, horticulture or forestry, or

for any 2 or for all of those purposes.

deck

A floor or platform on which seats are provided for the accommodation of

passengers.

the Department

The Department of Infrastructure.

Department plate

A plate complying with regulation 72(1)(a), (b) and (c).

disabled person’s seat

belt

A seat belt which has been specially designed or adapted for use by an adult or

young person suffering from some physical defect or disability and which is

intended for use solely by such a person.

double-decked vehicle

A vehicle with 2 decks, one of which is wholly or partly above the other, and

each of which is provided with a gangway serving seats on that deck only.

dual-purpose vehicle

A vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage both of passengers and of

goods or burden of any description, being a vehicle which has an unladen

weight not exceeding 2540 kg, and which either is so constructed or adapted that

the driving power of the engine is, or by the appropriate use of the controls of

the vehicle can be, transmitted to all the wheels of the vehicle, or satisfies the

following conditions as to construction, namely —

(a) the vehicle must be permanently fitted with a rigid roof,

with or without a sliding panel;

(b) the area of the vehicle to the rear of the driver's seat must -

(i) be permanently fitted with at least one row of

transverse seats (fixed or folding) for 2 or

more passengers and those seats must be properly

sprung or cushioned and provided with

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upholstered back-rests, attached either to the

seats or to a side or the floor of the vehicle, and

(ii) be lit on each side and at the rear by a window

or windows of glass or other transparent material

having an area or aggregate area of not less than

1850 square centimetres on each side and not

less than 770 square centimetres at the rear; and

(c) the distance between the rearmost part of the steering

wheel and the back-rests of the row of transverse seats

satisfying the requirements specified in sub-paragraph

(b)(i) (or, if there is more than one such row of seats, the

distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel

and the back-rests of the rearmost such row) must, when

the seats are ready for use, be not less than one third of

the distance between the rearmost part of the steering

wheel and the rearmost part of the floor of the vehicle.

ECE Regulation,

followed by a number

The Regulation, annexed to the Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform

conditions of approval for motor vehicle equipment and parts and reciprocal

recognition thereof concluded by members of the United Nations' Economic

Commission for Europe at Geneva on 20th March 1958 (Cmnd 2535) as amended

(Cmnd 3562), the identifying particulars of which are given in the item in

column 3(a), (b) and (c) of Table 2 in Schedule 1 in which that number appears in

column 2; and where that number contains more than 2 digits, it refers to that

Regulation with the amendments in force at the date specified in column 3(d) in

that item.

EEA State

A State which is a contracting party to the Agreement on the European

Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol

signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993.

engineering plant

Either —

(a) movable plant or equipment which –

(i) is a motor vehicle or trailer specially designed and

constructed for the special purposes of engineering

operations,

(ii) cannot, owing to the requirements of those purposes,

comply in all respects with the requirements of the

Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations and of

these Regulations, and

(iii) is not constructed primarily to carry a load other than

excavated materials raised from the ground by apparatus

on the motor vehicle or trailer or materials which the

vehicle or trailer is specially designed to treat while carried

on it; or

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(b) a mobile crane which does not comply in all respects with the

requirements of the Construction, Equipment and Weights

Regulations and of these Regulations.

exhaust system

A complete set of components through which the exhaust gases escape from the

engine unit of a motor vehicle, including those which are necessary to limit the

noise caused by the escape of those gases.

extreme lateral

projecting point

A point from which the overall width of a vehicle is calculated in accordance

with the definition of "overall width" in this table.

first used

The expression is to be interpreted in accordance with paragraph (3).

foremost point

In relation to a vehicle, the extreme forward projecting point of the vehicle,

being a point from which the overall length of the vehicle is calculated in

accordance with the definition of "overall length" in this table.

forward projection

(a) in relation to a load carried in such a manner that its weight is borne by

only one vehicle, the part of the load which extends beyond the foremost

point of the vehicle;

(b) in relation to a load carried in such a manner that part of its weight is

borne by more than one vehicle, the part of the load which extends

beyond the foremost point of the foremost vehicle by which the load is

carried; and

(c) in relation to a special appliance or apparatus, the part of the appliance

or apparatus which, if it were taken to be a load carried by a vehicle,

would be the part of the load extending beyond the foremost point of the

vehicle,

and for the purposes of paragraph (c) "vehicle" does not include any special

apparatus or appliance or any part of it.

forward-facing

passenger seat

A forward-facing seat which is not the driver’s seat.

forward-facing seat

A seat which is attached to a vehicle so that it faces towards the front of the

vehicle in such a manner that a line passing through the centre of both the front

and the back of the seat is at an angle of 30 degrees or less to the longitudinal

axis of the vehicle.

gangway

The space which is provided for obtaining access from any entrance to the

passengers' seats or from any such seats to an exit other than an emergency exit,

and excludes a staircase and any space in front of a seat or a row of seats which

is required only for the use of a passenger or passengers occupying that seat or

row.

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gas-fired appliance

A device, carried on a motor vehicle or trailer when in use on a road, which

consumes gas and which is not —

(a) a device owned or operated by or with the authority of a public gas

supplier for the purpose of detecting gas;

(b) an engine for the propulsion of a motor vehicle; or

(c) a lamp which consumes acetylene gas.

goods vehicle

A motor vehicle or trailer constructed or adapted for use for the carriage or

haulage of goods or burden of any description.

gritting trailer

A trailer which is used on a road for the purposes of spreading grit or other

matter so as to avoid or reduce the effect of ice or snow on the road.

gross weight

Either, in relation to a motor vehicle, the sum of the weights transmitted to the

road surface by all the wheels of the vehicle or, in relation to a trailer, the sum of

the weights transmitted to the road surface by all the wheels of the trailer and of

any weight of the trailer imposed on the drawing vehicle.

heavy motor car

A mechanically propelled vehicle, not being a locomotive, a motor tractor or a

motor car, which is constructed itself to carry a load or passengers and which

has an unladen weight exceeding 2540 kg.

horn

An instrument, not being a bell, gong or siren, capable of giving audible and

sufficient warning of the approach or position of the vehicle to which it is fitted.

indivisible load

A load which —

(a) cannot without undue expense or risk of damage be divided into 2

or more loads for the purpose of conveyance on a road; or

(b) consists of a combination of loads, each of which would fall into

paragraph (a) were it not for this paragraph.

invalid carriage

A mechanically propelled vehicle which has an unladen weight not exceeding

254 kg, is specially designed and constructed, and not merely adapted, for the

use of a person suffering from some physical defect or disability, and is solely

used by such a person.

kerbside weight

The weight of a vehicle when it carries, —

(a) in the case of a motor vehicle,

(i) no person, and

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(ii) a full supply of fuel in its tank, an adequate supply of

other liquids incidental to its propulsion, and no load other

than the loose tools and equipment with which it is

normally equipped; and

(b) in the case of a trailer, no person and is otherwise unladen.

kg

Kilogram(s).

km/h

Kilometre(s) per hour.

lateral projection

In relation to a load carried by a vehicle, the part of the load which extends

beyond a side of the vehicle, where the width of the lateral projection is to be

taken as the distance between longitudinal planes passing through the extreme

lateral projecting point of the vehicle on that side on which the projection lies

and that part of the projection farthest from that point.

leaded petrol

Any petrol, the lead-compound content of which, as calculated in terms of lead,

does not exceed 0.40 grams of lead per litre and does not fall below 0.15 grams

of lead per litre.

length

In relation to a forward projection or a rearward projection, the length as

measured between transverse planes passing, in the case of a forward projection,

through the foremost point of the vehicle from which the projection extends and

the part of the projection farthest from that point and, in the case of a rearward

projection, through the rearmost point of the vehicle from which the projection

extends and the part of the projection farthest from that point, where "vehicle"

does not include any part of a special appliance or apparatus which is a forward

projection or a rearward projection.

light goods vehicle

A goods vehicle which has a maximum gross weight not exceeding 3500 kg.

light passenger vehicle

light trailer

any motor vehicle which has at least 4 wheels, is equipped with an internal

combustion engine, is constructed or adapted for use for the carriage of

passengers, has no more than 8 seats in addition to the driver's seat, and has a

maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h, not being a goods vehicle, a

quadricycle or any vehicle used or intended for use for fire brigade purposes.

A trailer with a maximum gross weight not exceeding 3500 kg.

liquefied petroleum gas

(a) butane gas in any phase which meets the requirements contained in the

specification of commercial butane and propane issued by the British

Standards Institution under reference number BS 4250: 1975 and

published on 29th August 1975; or

(b) propane gas in any phase which meets the requirements contained in the

said specification; or

(c) any mixture of such butane gas and such propane gas.

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living van

A trailer which is used primarily as living accommodation by one or more

persons and is not used also for the carriage of goods or burden which are not

needed by such person or persons for the purpose of their residence in the

vehicle.

locomotive

A mechanically propelled vehicle which has an unladen weight exceeding 7370

kg and is not constructed itself to carry a load other than the following articles,

that is to say, water, fuel, accumulators and other equipment used for the

purpose of propulsion, loose tools and loose equipment.

longitudinal plane

A vertical plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of a vehicle.

low loader

A trailer (not being a stepframe low loader) which is constructed and normally

used for the carriage of engineering equipment and which is so constructed that

the major part of the load platform —

(a) does not extend over or transversely between the wheels; and

(b) has an upper surface which is below the height of the topmost point

of the tyres of those wheels, as measured on level ground when any

adjustable suspension is at the normal travelling height, all pneumatic

tyres are suitably inflated for use when the vehicle is fully laden, and

the trailer is unladen.

m

Metre(s).

manufacturer’s plate

A plate complying with regulation 70(3) or (4).

maximum gross weight

The weight which a vehicle is designed or adapted not to exceed when the

vehicle is travelling on a road.

maximum laden axle

weight

In relation to an axle, the weight which the axle is not permitted to exceed when

a vehicle is travelling on a road laden.

maximum speed

The speed which a vehicle is incapable, by reason of its construction, of

exceeding on the level under its own power when fully laden.

maximum total laden

weight

In relation to a vehicle, the weight which the vehicle is not permitted to exceed

when travelling on a road laden.

maximum train weight

In relation to a motor vehicle, the combined laden weight of the vehicle and of

any trailer drawn by it, being a weight which the combination of vehicles is not

permitted to exceed when travelling on a road laden.

minibus

A motor vehicle which is constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 but not

more than 16 seated passengers in addition to the driver.

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minimum ground

clearance

In relation to a trailer, the shortest distance between the ground and the lowest

part of the trailer (excluding any air skirt, any wheel, and any part of a braking,

steering or suspension system attached to any axle) which lies within the area

formed by its overall width and the middle 70% of the axle interspace, and for

the purpose of ascertaining such a distance the trailer must —

(a) be fitted with suitable tyres which are inflated to a pressure

recommended by the manufacturer; and

(b) be reasonably horizontal and stand on ground which is reasonably flat.

Ministry plate

A plate affixed to a vehicle in accordance with regulation 70 of the Construction

and Use Regulations.

mm

Millimetre(s).

motor ambulance

A motor vehicle which is specially designed and constructed (and not merely

adapted) for carrying, as equipment permanently fixed to the vehicle,

equipment used for medical, dental or other health purposes and which is used

primarily for the carriage of persons suffering from illness, injury or disability.

motor car

A mechanically propelled vehicle, not being a motor tractor, a motor cycle or an

invalid carriage, which is constructed itself to carry a load or passengers and has

an unladen weight which —

(a) if it is constructed solely for the carriage of passengers and

their effects and is adapted to carry no more than 7

passengers in addition to the driver, does not exceed 3050

kg;

(b) if it is constructed for use for the conveyance of goods or

burden of any description, does not exceed 3050 kg; or

(c) in any other case, does not exceed 2540 kg.

motor caravan

A motor vehicle which is constructed or adapted for the carriage of passengers

and their effects and which contains, as permanently installed equipment, the

facilities which are reasonably necessary for enabling the vehicle to provide

mobile living accommodation for its users.

motor cycle

A mechanically propelled vehicle, not being an invalid carriage, which has

fewer than 4 wheels and an unladen weight not exceeding 410 kg.

motor tractor

A mechanically propelled vehicle which has an unladen weight not exceeding

7370 kg and is not constructed itself to carry a load other than the following

articles, that is to say, water, fuel, accumulators and other equipment used for

the purpose of propulsion, loose tools and loose equipment.

motor vehicle

A mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads.

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mph

Miles(s) per hour.

original tread pattern

(a) in the case of a retreaded tyre, the tread pattern of the tyre immediately

after the tyre was retreaded;

(b in the case of a wholly recut tyre, the manufacturer's recut tread pattern;

(c) in the case of a partially recut tyre, on that part of the tyre which has been

recut, the manufacturer's recut tread pattern, and on the other part, the

tread pattern of the tyre when new; and

(d) in the case of any other tyre, the tread pattern of the tyre when new.

overall height

The vertical distance from the ground to the point on the vehicle which is

farthest from it, calculated when the tyres of the vehicle are suitably inflated for

the use to which it is being put, the vehicle is at its unladen weight, and the

surface of the ground under the vehicle is reasonably flat.

overall length

In relation to a vehicle, the distance between transverse planes passing through

the extreme forward and rearward projecting points of a vehicle inclusive of all

parts of the vehicle, of any receptacle which is of a permanent character and

strong enough for repeated use, and of any fitting on, or attached to, the vehicle

except —

(a) any driving mirror;

(b) any expanding or extensible contrivance forming part of a turntable

fire escape fixed to the vehicle;

(c) any snow plough fixed in front of the vehicle;

(d) any receptacle specially designed to hold and keep secure a seal

issued for the purposes of customs clearance;

(e) any tailboard which is let down while the vehicle is stationary in

order to facilitate its loading or unloading;

(f) any tailboard which is let down in order to facilitate the carriage of,

but which is not essential for the support of, loads which are in

themselves so long as to extend at least as far as the tailboard when

upright;

(g) any fitting which is attached to a part of, or to a receptacle on, the

vehicle and which does not increase the carrying capacity of the part

or the receptacle but which enables it —

(i) to be transferred from a road vehicle to a railway vehicle or

from a railway vehicle to a road vehicle,

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(ii) to be secured to a railway vehicle by a locking device, and

(iii) to be carried on a railway vehicle by the use of stanchions;

(h) any bridging plate;

(i) any sheeting or other readily flexible means of covering or securing

a load;

(j) any special appliance or apparatus which does not itself increase the

carrying capacity of the vehicle;

(k) any rearward projecting buffer made of rubber or other resilient

material; or

(l) in the case of regulations 82, 83, 90, 91 and 93 only, —

(i) any part of a trailer designed primarily for use as a means of

attaching it to another vehicle (not being in the case of an

agricultural trailed appliance a drawbar or other device with

which it is equipped for the purpose of being towed) and any

fitting designed for use in connection with any such part; or

(ii) the thickness of any front or rear wall on a semi-trailer and of

any part forward of such front wall or rearward of such rear

wall which does not increase the vehicle’s load-carrying space.

overall travelling height

A height that is 25 mm higher than the distance between the ground and the

point (measured vertically) which is farthest from it on a motor vehicle, on any

trailer drawn by that vehicle, or on any load or equipment carried by or fitted to

that vehicle or trailer and projecting beyond any part of it, and for the purpose

of determining the overall travelling height —

(a) the tyres of the motor vehicle and of any trailer drawn by it must be

suitably inflated for the use to which the vehicle or combination of

vehicles is or is to be put;

(b) the surface —

(i) under the motor vehicle and any trailer drawn by it, and

(ii) under any load or equipment carried by or fitted to the

motor vehicle or combination of vehicles and projecting

beyond any part of that vehicle or combination,

must be reasonably flat; and

(c) any equipment fitted to the motor vehicle or any trailer drawn by it

must be stowed in the position in which it is to proceed on the road.

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overall width

The distance between longitudinal planes passing through the extreme lateral

projecting points of a vehicle inclusive of all parts of the vehicle, of any

receptacle which is of a permanent character and strong enough for repeated

use, and of any fitting on, or attached to, the vehicle except —

(a) any driving mirror;

(b) any snow plough fixed in front of the vehicle;

(c) so much of the distortion of any tyre as is caused by the weight of

the vehicle;

(d) any receptacle specially designed to hold and keep secure a seal

issued for the purposes of customs clearance;

(e) any lamp or reflector fitted to the vehicle in accordance with the

Lighting Regulations;

(f) any sideboard which is let down while the vehicle is stationary in

order to facilitate its loading or unloading;

(g) any fitting which is attached to a part of, or to a receptacle on, the

vehicle and which does not increase the carrying capacity of the part

or the receptacle but which enables it —

(i) to be transferred from a road vehicle to a railway vehicle or from

a railway vehicle to a road vehicle,

(ii) to be secured to a railway vehicle by a locking device, and

(iii) to be carried on a railway vehicle by the use of stanchions;

(h) any sheeting or other readily flexible means of covering or securing

a load; or

(i) any special appliance or apparatus which does not itself increase the

carrying capacity of the vehicle.

overhang The distance measured horizontally and parallel to the longitudinal axis of a

motor vehicle between 2 transverse planes passing through the following 2

points —

(a) the rearmost point of the vehicle exclusive of —

(i) any expanding or extensible contrivance forming part of a

turntable fire escape fixed to a vehicle,

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(ii) in the case of a motor car constructed or adapted solely for the

carriage of no more than 9 persons inclusive of the driver and

their effects, any luggage carrier fitted to the vehicle; and

(b) a point forward of the rearmost point, being —

(i) in the case of a motor vehicle having no more than 3 axles of

which only one is not a steering axle, the centre point of that

axle,

(ii) in the case of a motor vehicle having 3 axles of which the

front axle is the only steering axle, or having 4 axles of which

the 2 foremost are the only steering axles, a point 110 mm

behind the centre of a straight line joining the centre points of

the 2 rearmost axles, and

(iii) in any other case, a point situated on the longitudinal axis of

the vehicle so that a line drawn from it at right angles to that

axis will pass through the centre of the minimum turning circle

of the vehicle.

owner

The owner of a vehicle is to be taken to be —

(a) in the case of a vehicle for the time being registered under the

Registration Act, and not being used under a trade licence

under that Act, the person appearing as the owner of the

vehicle in the register kept by the Department under that Act;

(b) in the case of a vehicle used under a trade licence, the holder of

the licence; and

(c) in the case of a vehicle exempt from vehicle duty by virtue of

the Road Vehicles (International Circulation) Order 2006 9, the

person resident outside the Island who has brought the vehicle

into the Island,

and in cases (a) and (b) the address of the owner as shown on the register in

question or, as the case may be, on the licence may be treated as his or her

address.

passenger car

A motor vehicle (not being a goods vehicle, a motor ambulance or a motor

caravan) which is constructed or adapted to carry no more than 8 seated

passengers and a driver, together with their effects, has at least 3 wheels and a

maximum gross weight not exceeding 3500 kg, and is not steered by handlebars.

passenger vehicle

A vehicle constructed solely for the carriage of passengers and their effects.

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pedestrian-controlled

vehicle

A motor vehicle which is controlled by a pedestrian and not constructed or

adapted or used for the carriage of a driver or passenger.

petrol

Any volatile mineral oil intended for the operation of spark ignition engines

used for the propulsion of motor vehicles.

pneumatic tyre

A tyre which —

(a) is provided with, or together with the wheel upon which it is

mounted forms, a continuous closed chamber inflated to a pressure

substantially exceeding atmospheric pressure when the tyre is in the

condition in which it is normally used but is not subjected to any

load;

(b) is capable of being inflated and deflated without being removed

from the wheel or vehicle; and

(c) is such that, when it is deflated and is subjected to a normal load,

the sides of the tyre collapse.

public passenger vehicle

A public passenger vehicle within the meaning of the Road Transport Act 2001 10.

public works vehicle

A mechanically propelled vehicle which is used on a road by or on behalf of —

(a) a ferry undertaking;

(b) a local authority;

(c) a Department within the meaning of the Government Departments

Act 198711;

(d) an operator of a telecommunications code system within the

meaning of paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the Telecommunications

Act 198412;

(e) the Isle of Man Post Office;

(f) the Manx Electricity Authority;

(g) a public gas supplier within the meaning of section 17 of the Gas

Regulation Act 199513;

(h) the Isle of Man Water Authority within the meaning of Part I of the

Water Act 199114; or

(i) a sewerage undertaker.

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2001 c. 27 11

1987 c. 13 12

1984 c. 11 13

1995 c. 7

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quadricycle

a 4-wheeled motor vehicle which has –

(a) a maximum net engine power not exceeding 15 kilowatts;

(b) in the case of a vehicle intended to carry goods, an unladen weight not

exceeding 550 kg, and

(c) in any other case, an unladen weight not exceeding 400 kg,

and for the purposes of this definition the unladen weight of an electrically

powered vehicle excludes the weight of batteries.

rearmost point

in relation to a vehicle, the extreme rearward projecting point of the vehicle,

being a point from which the overall length of the vehicle is calculated in

accordance with the definition of "overall length" in this table.

rearward projection

(a) in relation to a load carried in such a manner that its weight is borne by

only one vehicle, the part of the load which extends beyond the rearmost

point of the vehicle;

(b) in relation to a load carried in such a manner that part of its weight is

borne by more than one vehicle, the part of the load which extends

beyond the rearmost point of the rearmost vehicle by which the load is

carried; and

(c) in relation to a special appliance or apparatus, the part of the appliance or

apparatus which, if it were deemed to be a load carried by a vehicle,

would be the part of the load extending beyond the rearmost point of the

vehicle,

and for the purposes of paragraph (c) "vehicle" does not include any special

appliance or apparatus or any part of it.

recut pneumatic tyre

A pneumatic tyre in which all or part of its original tread pattern has been cut

deeper or burnt deeper, or in which a different tread pattern has been cut deeper

or burnt deeper, than the original tread pattern.

refuse vehicle

A vehicle designed for use and used solely in connection with street cleansing,

the collection or disposal of refuse, or the collection or disposal of the contents of

gullies or cesspools.

registered

registered under the relevant law of any part of the British Islands in the case of

a vehicle which prior to its first being brought into the Island was registered

under that law, and registered under the Registration Act in any other case.

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relevant braking

requirement

The requirement that a motor vehicle (either alone or when assisted, if a trailer is

being drawn, by the brakes of the trailer) has a service braking system with a

total braking efficiency —

(a) in the case of a motor vehicle drawing a trailer and meeting the

requirements of regulation 5(1), (3), (8) or (9) of the

Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations, of at least

45 per cent; and

(b) in any other case, of at least 50 per cent,

and a secondary braking system with a total braking efficiency of at least 25 per

cent.

resilient tyre A tyre (not being a pneumatic tyre) of soft or elastic material which —

(a) is continuous round the circumference of the wheel; or

(b) is fitted in sections so that as far as reasonably practicable no space

is left between the ends of the sections,

and is of such thickness and design as to minimise, as far as reasonably possible,

any vibration when the vehicle is in motion and is so constructed as to be free

from any defect which may in any way cause damage to the surface of a road.

retreaded tyre

A tyre which has been reconditioned to extend its useful life by replacement of

the tread rubber or by replacement of the tread rubber and renovation of the

sidewall rubber.

reversing alarm

A device fitted to a motor vehicle and designed to warn persons that the vehicle

is reversing or is about to reverse.

seat

A seat, including any part designed for the accommodation of one adult of a

continuous seat designed for the accommodation of more than one adult.

seat belt

A belt intended to be worn by a person in a vehicle and designed to prevent or

lessen injury to its wearer in the event of an accident to the vehicle, including, in

the case of a child restraint, any special chair to which the belt is attached.

secondary braking

system

A braking system of a vehicle applied by a secondary means of operation

independent of the service braking system or by one of the sections comprised in

a split braking system.

semi-trailer

A trailer which is constructed or adapted to form part of an articulated vehicle,

including a vehicle which is not itself a motor vehicle but which has some or all

of its wheels driven by the drawing vehicle.

service braking system

The braking system of a vehicle which is designed and constructed to have the

highest braking efficiency of any of the braking systems with which the vehicle

is equipped.

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silencer

A contrivance suitable and sufficient for reducing as far as may be reasonable

the noise caused by the escape of exhaust gases from the engine of a motor

vehicle.

single-decked vehicle

A vehicle on which no part of a deck or gangway is vertically above another

deck or gangway.

single vehicle approval

Single vehicle approval, or single vehicle (motor cycles or quadricycles), as

defined in regulation 3(1) of the Licensing and Registration of Vehicles

Regulations 200415.

skip

An article of equipment designed and constructed to be carried on a road

vehicle and to be placed on a road or other land for the storage of materials or

for the removal and disposal of earth, rubble, waste or household or other

rubbish.

slick pneumatic tyre A pneumatic tyre which is manufactured with no visible tread pattern.

special appliance or

apparatus

In relation to a vehicle, a crane or other special appliance or apparatus which is

fitted to the vehicle and is a permanent or essentially permanent fixture.

split braking system

A braking system of a vehicle, being a system which is so designed and

constructed that —

(a) it comprises 2 independent sections of mechanism;

(b) a failure of any part of one section (excluding the means of

operation, a fixed member or a brake shoe anchor pin) will not

cause a decrease in the braking force capable of being developed by

the other section;

(c) the 2 sections are operated by a means of operation which is

common to both; and

(d) the braking efficiency of either section can be readily checked.

staircase

The means by which passengers on a double-decked vehicle are intended to

pass to and from the upper deck of the vehicle.

statutory power of

removal

A power conferred by or under any enactment to remove or move a vehicle

from any road or from any part of a road.

stepframe low loader

A trailer (not being a low loader) which is constructed and normally used for the

carriage of engineering equipment and which is so constructed that the upper

surface of the major part of the load platform is at a height of less than 1 m

above the ground as measured on level ground when any adjustable suspension

is at the normal travelling height, all pneumatic tyres are suitably inflated for

use when the vehicle is fully laden, and the trailer is unladen.

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television receiving

apparatus

Any cathode ray tube or liquid crystal display screen on which there can be

displayed an image derived from a television broadcast, a recording, a camera

or a computer.

temporary use spare tyre

A pneumatic tyre which is designed for use on a motor vehicle only in the event

of the failure of one of the tyres normally fitted to a wheel of the vehicle and

only at a speed lower than that for which such normally fitted tyres are

designed.

tie-bar

Any part of a tyre moulded in the tread pattern of the tyre for the purpose of

bracing 2 or more features of that pattern.

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towing implement A device on wheels designed for the purpose of enabling a motor vehicle to

draw another vehicle by the attachment of that device to that other vehicle in

such a manner that part of that other vehicle is secured to and either rests on or

is suspended from the device and some but not all of the wheels on which that

other vehicle normally runs are raised off the ground.

track-laying

In relation to a vehicle, so designed and constructed that the weight of the

vehicle is transmitted to the road surface either by continuous tracks or by a

combination of wheels and continuous tracks in such circumstances that the

weight transmitted to the road surface by the tracks is not less than half the

weight of the vehicle.

trailer

Subject to paragraph (9), a vehicle drawn by a motor vehicle.

train weight

In relation to any motor vehicle, the combined laden weight of the vehicle and of

any trailer drawn by it.

transverse plane

A vertical plane at right angles to the longitudinal axis of a vehicle.

tread pattern

The combination of plain surfaces and grooves extending across the breadth of

tread and round the entire outer circumference of the tyre, but excluding —

(a) any tie-bars or tread wear indicators;

(b) any features which are designed to wear substantially before the rest

of the pattern under normal conditions of use; and

(c) other minor features.

tread wear indicator

Any bar, not being a tie-bar, projecting from the base of a groove of the tread

pattern and moulded between 2 or more features of the tread pattern for the

purpose of indicating the extent to which the tread pattern is worn.

2-tone horn

An instrument which, when operated, automatically produces a sound which

alternates at regular intervals between 2 fixed notes.

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type approval

requirements

Such requirements with respect to the design, construction, equipment and

marking of a vehicle as are prescribed by or under the law of the United

Kingdom or of any other EEA State relating to type approval, provided that the

law in question of any other EEA State must be in compliance with measures

relating to type approval adopted by the European Communities.

unbraked wheeled

trailer

Any wheeled trailer other than one which is equipped with a braking system.

unladen weight

The weight of a vehicle or trailer inclusive of the body and all parts (the heavier

being taken where alternative bodies or parts are used) which are necessary to

or ordinarily used with the vehicle or trailer when working on a road, but

exclusive of the weight of water, fuel or accumulators used for the purpose of

the supply of power for the propulsion of the vehicle or, as the case may be, of

any vehicle by which the trailer is drawn, and of loose tools and loose

equipment.

unleaded petrol

Any petrol, the contamination of which by lead compounds, as calculated in

terms of lead, does not exceed 0.013 grams of lead per litre.

vehicle identification

number

A combination of characters assigned to a vehicle by a manufacturer for the

purpose of ensuring, without the need for further information, that the vehicle's

manufacturer, its place of origin, its general characteristics and its main

particulars may be identified.

wheeled

In relation to a vehicle, so constructed that the whole weight of the vehicle is

transmitted to the road surface by means of wheels.

wide tyre

A pneumatic tyre whose area of contact with the road surface is not less than 300

millimetres in width when measured at right angles to the longitudinal axis of

the vehicle.

works trailer

A trailer designed for use in private premises and used on a road only —

(a) in delivering goods from or to such premises to or from a vehicle on

a road in the immediate neighbourhood; or

(b) in passing from one part of any such premises to another part or to

other private premises in the immediate neighbourhood; or

(c) in connection with road works while at or in the immediate

neighbourhood of the site of such works.

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works truck

A motor vehicle designed for use in private premises and used on a road only —

(a) in delivering goods from or to such premises to or from a vehicle on

a road in the immediate neighbourhood; or

(b) in passing from one part of any such premises to another part or to

other private premises in the immediate neighbourhood; or

(c) in connection with road works while at or in the immediate

neighbourhood of the site of such works.

(2) A reference in these Regulations to any legislative provision of the

United Kingdom is a reference to that provision as it existed at the time

that these Regulations were made.

(3) For the purposes of these Regulations the date on which a motor

vehicle is first used is, -

(a) in the case of a vehicle specified in paragraph (4), the date

of manufacture; and

(b) in the case of any other vehicle which is registered, the

date on which it was registered.

(4) The vehicles mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) are —

(a) a vehicle which is being or has been used under a trade

licence (as defined in section 10 of the Registration Act)

otherwise than for the purpose of —

(i) a demonstration or testing of the vehicle, or

(ii) delivery of the vehicle from premises of the

manufacturer by which it was made, or from premises

of a vehicle distributor or dealer, to premises of a

vehicle distributor, dealer, user under a hire purchase or

leasing agreement, or purchaser;

(b) a vehicle which belongs or has belonged to the Crown and

which is or was used for military, naval or air force purposes;

(c) a vehicle which belongs or has belonged to a visiting force or a

headquarters or defence organisation to which in each case an

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order under section 8 of the Visiting Forces Act 195216 (of

Parliament), as it has effect in the Island17, applies;

(d) a vehicle which has been used on roads outside the British

Islands before being imported into the British Islands; and

(e) a vehicle which has been used otherwise than on roads after

being sold or supplied by retail and before being registered.

(5) For the purposes of these Regulations other than regulations 26 to 34,

any 2 wheels of a motor vehicle or trailer shall be regarded as one

wheel if the distance laterally between the centres of the areas of

contact between such wheels and the road surface is less than 460 mm.

(6) For the purposes of these Regulations other than regulations 26 to 28

and 30 to 34, —

(a) when the number of axles of a vehicle is counted; and

(b) when the sum of the weights transmitted to the road surface by

any one axle of a vehicle is determined,

all the wheels of which the centres of the areas of contact with the road

surface can be included between any 2 transverse planes less than 0.5

m apart are to be treated as constituting one axle.

(7) For the purposes of these Regulations a reference to axles being closely

spaced is a reference to —

(a) 2 axles (not being part of a group of axles falling within sub-

paragraph (b) or (c)) which are spaced at a distance apart of not

more than 2.5 m;

(b) 3 axles (not being part of a group of axles falling within sub

paragraph (c)), the outermost of which are spaced at a distance

apart of not more than 3.25 m; or

(c) 4 or more axles, the outermost of which are spaced at a

distance apart of not more than 4.6 m,

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where —

(i) the number of axles for the purposes of this paragraph is to be

determined in accordance with paragraph (6); and

(ii) a reference to any particular number of closely spaced axles is to

be construed accordingly.

(8) For the purposes of these Regulations the distance between any 2

axles shall be obtained by measuring the shortest distance between the

line joining the centres of the areas of contact with the road surface of

the wheels of one axle and the line joining the centres of the areas of

contact with the road surface of the wheels of the other axle when the

wheels are in the same longitudinal plane.

(9) For the purposes of regulations 36 and 82 only, a composite trailer is to

be treated as one trailer.

4 Application and exemptions

(1) Save where the context otherwise requires, these Regulations apply to

both wheeled vehicles and track-laying vehicles.

(2) Where a provision is applied by these Regulations to a motor vehicle

first used on or after a specified date, it does not apply to that vehicle if

it was manufactured at least 6 months before that date.

(3) Where an exemption from, or relaxation of, a provision is applied by

these Regulations to a motor vehicle first used before a specified date,

it also applies to a motor vehicle first used on or after that date if it was

manufactured at least 6 months before that date.

(4) Regulations 7, 10, 12, 18 to 23, 26 to 34, 42, 44, 47, 48, 50 to 56, 66, 70 to

75, 77 to 82, 84, and 88 to 93 do not apply to a vehicle manufactured

before 1 January 1906.

(5) Regulations 19 and 20(1) do not apply to a vehicle first used before 1

July 1931.

(6) Regulation 19(3)(b) does not apply to a vehicle first used before 1

August 1973.

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(7) Regulations 25, 47, 48, 50, 53, 70 to 76, 80, 81, 86 and 88 to 93 do not

apply to —

(a) a vehicle proceeding to a port or airport for export;

(b) a vehicle brought temporarily into the Island by a person

resident outside the Island;

(c) a vehicle which has been purchased by a person who is

temporarily resident in the Island and is or is about to be

resident outside the Island and which has been zero rated with

respect to Value Added Tax; or

(d) a vehicle which belongs or has belonged to a visiting force or a

headquarters or defence organisation to which in each case an

order under section 8 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 (of

Parliament), as it has effect in the Island, applies.

(8) Regulations 82, 84 and 87 do not apply to a vehicle of a kind described

in paragraph (7)(a).

(9) Regulation 19 does not apply to a vehicle described in paragraph (7)(b)

or (c).

(10) Regulations 19, 77 to 79, 82, 84 and 87 do not apply to a vehicle of a

kind described in paragraph (7)(d).

(11) Regulations 82, 84, 86, 87 and 90 do not apply to —

(a) a towing implement while it is attached to a vehicle drawing it,

provided that it is being drawn during the hours of daylight at a

speed of 20 mph or less; or

(b) a vehicle which is being drawn by a motor vehicle in the

exercise of a statutory power of removal.

(12) Apart from regulations 36, 37, 41 to 46, 54 to 67, 83 and 85, these

Regulations do not apply to a vehicle being tested on a road under Part

II of Schedule 2 to the Act.

(13) These Regulations do not apply to tramcars.

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(14) Any reference to a broken down vehicle includes a reference to any

towing implement which is being used for the drawing of any such

vehicle.

(15) The Department being satisfied —

(a) that these Regulations should apply to vehicles registered under

the Registration Act before the expiration of one year from their

making; and

(b) that, notwithstanding that these Regulations will then apply to

those vehicles, no undue hardship or inconvenience will be

caused thereby,

paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 to the Act shall not apply to these

Regulations.

5 Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions) Act 1970

Nothing in these Regulations —

(a) whereby any vehicle or any of its parts or equipment is required

to be marked with a specification mark of the British Standards

Institution or with an approval mark; or

(b) whereby such a marking is treated as evidence of compliance

with a standard or instrument to which the marking relates,

is to be taken to authorise any person to apply any such marking to the

vehicle, part or equipment in contravention of the Consumer Protection

(Trade Descriptions) Act 197018.

PART 2 - MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS

6 Brakes, steering gear, tracks, windscreen washers and wipers

(1) This regulation applies to —

(a) every braking system;

(b) the means of operation of that system;

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(c) all steering gear;

(d) the tracks (if any); and

(e) every windscreen washer and wiper,

fitted to a vehicle (in this regulation referred to as "the fitments").

(2) Every part of the fitments to which this regulation applies must be

maintained in good and efficient working order and must be properly

adjusted.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) any fault in an ABS fitted to a vehicle

is to be disregarded if the vehicle —

(a) is completing a journey at the beginning of which the ABS was

operating correctly; or

(b) is being driven to a place where the ABS is to undergo repairs.

7 Braking efficiencies of agricultural vehicles

(1) The brakes of —

(a) every agricultural motor vehicle first used on or after 1 June

1986 and driven at no more than 20 mph; and

(b) every agricultural trailer —

(i) manufactured on or after 1 December 1985, and

(ii) required to be fitted with brakes by regulation 38 of these

Regulations or by regulation 5 or 6 of the Construction,

Equipment and Weights Regulations,

must be so maintained as to be capable of achieving a braking

efficiency of not less than 25 per cent when the weight of the vehicle is

equal to its maximum gross weight.

(2) Schedule 2 has effect for prescribing the braking efficiencies of

wheeled agricultural motor vehicles (not being locomotives or motor

tractors) which are driven at more than 20 mph.

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8 Glass or other transparent material

All glass or other transparent material fitted to a motor vehicle must be

maintained in such a condition that it does not obscure the vision of the driver

while the vehicle is being driven on a road.

9 Mirrors

(1) Every motor vehicle must be fitted with the prescribed mirrors for the

purpose of affording the driver an adequate view of the road and

traffic to the rear while he or she is in control of the vehicle and in a

normal driving position.

(2) Every mirror fitted to a vehicle for the purpose to which paragraph (1)

refers, whether or not it is required to be fitted by that paragraph, must —

(a) be properly adjusted for that purpose;

(b) be maintained free from any obstruction or obvious defect; and

(c) be otherwise in compliance with the prescribed requirements.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation —

(a) the prescribed mirrors, in relation to a vehicle, are such mirror

or mirrors (if any) as are prescribed for fitting to that vehicle;

and

(b) the prescribed requirements, in relation to a mirror, are such

requirements (if any) as are prescribed for compliance by that

mirror,

in accordance with regulation 33 of the Construction and Use

Regulations19 as if that provision applied to the vehicle or mirror in

question.

(4) This regulation does not apply to a passenger car or dual-purpose

vehicle in respect of which single vehicle approval has been issued.

19 As substituted in the Schedule to the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment No. 4)

Regulations 2005, SI 2005/3165

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10 Speedometers

(1) Every instrument for indicating speed fitted to a motor vehicle in

compliance with regulation 17 of the Construction, Equipment and

Weights Regulations must —

(a) at all material times be maintained in good working order; and

(b) be kept free from any obstruction which might prevent its being

easily read,

(2) However, it is a good defence in proceedings in respect of a

contravention of paragraph (a) to prove that —

(a) the defect occurred in the course of a journey during which the

contravention was detected; or

(b) at the time when the contravention was detected steps had

already been taken to have the defect remedied with all

reasonable expedition.

11 Seat belts and anchorage points etc

(1) This regulation applies to —

(a) every seat belt with which a motor vehicle is required to be

fitted in accordance with Schedule 5 to the Construction,

Equipment and Weights Regulations ("the Schedule");

(b) the anchorages, fastenings, adjusting device and retracting

mechanism (if any) of every such seat belt (the "fittings"); and

(c) every anchorage with which a goods vehicle is required to be

provided in accordance with item 4 of the table in paragraph

1(3) of the Schedule.

(2) The requirements specified in sub-paragraph (3) must be complied

with in relation to all seat belts, fittings and anchorages to which this

regulation applies.

(3) The requirements are that —

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(a) all load-bearing members of the vehicle structure or panelling

within 30 cm of each anchorage point must be maintained in a

sound condition and free from serious corrosion, distortion or

fracture;

(b) the adjusting device and (if fitted) the retracting mechanism of

each seat belt must be so maintained that the belt may be readily

adjusted to the body of the wearer, either automatically or

manually, according to the design of the device and (if fitted)

the retracting mechanism;

(c) every seat belt and its anchorages, fastenings and adjusting

device must be maintained free from any obvious defect which

would be likely to affect adversely their effectiveness;

(d) the buckle or other fastening of every seat belt must —

(i) be so maintained that the belt can be readily

fastened or unfastened,

(ii) be kept free from any temporary or permanent

obstruction, and

(iii) except in the case of a disabled person's belt, be

readily accessible to a person sitting in the seat for

which the seat belt is provided;

(e) the webbing or other material which forms the seat belt must be

maintained free from cuts or other visible faults (such as

extensive fraying) which would be likely to affect adversely the

performance of the belt when under stress;

(f) the ends of every seat belt (other than a disabled person's belt)

must be securely fastened to the anchorage points provided for

them; and

(g) the ends of every disabled person's belt must, when the belt is

being used for the purpose for which it was designed and

constructed, be securely fastened —

(i) to some part of the structure of the vehicle, or

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(ii) to the seat which is being occupied by the person wearing

the belt so that the body of the person wearing the belt

would be restrained in the event of an accident to the

vehicle.

(4) The anchorage points provided for seat belts must be used only as

anchorages for the seat belts for which they are intended to be used or

are capable of being used.

(5) For the purposes of this regulation the anchorages and anchorage

points of a seat belt include, in the case of a seat which incorporates

integral seat-belt anchorages, the system by which the seat assembly

itself is secured to the vehicle structure.

(6) Any expression used in this regulation and defined in the Schedule has

the same meaning here as it has there.

12 Miscellaneous components and devices

(1) This regulation applies to every component or device which is —

(a) specified in an item in column 2 of the following table; and

(b) fitted to a vehicle in compliance with a provision of the

Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations specified in

that item in column 3 of that table.

TABLE

1

Item

2

Component or device

3

Provision of the Construction,

Equipment and Weights

Regulations requiring the

fitment of the component

or device

1

Springs or resilient material

Regulation 12

2

Compensating arrangement for wheel

loads

Regulation 13

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3

Motor cycle sidestand

Regulation 19

4

Fuel tank

Regulation 20

5

Rear under-run protective device

Regulation 24

6

Sideguard

Regulation 25

7

Wings

Regulation 31

8

Containment device or spray-

suppression system

Regulation 32

(2) Every component or device to which this regulation applies must at all

times be maintained free from any obvious defect that would be likely

to affect adversely its effectiveness.

(3) An expression which is used in an item in column 2 of the table and is

defined in a provision specified in that item in column 3 of that table

has the same meaning in this regulation as it has in that provision.

13 Silencers

Every exhaust system and silencer must be maintained in good and efficient

working order and must not have been altered after the date of manufacture

so as to increase the noise made by the escape of exhaust gases.

PART 3 - REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO USE ON ROADS

A - GENERAL

14 General

A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, a motor vehicle or

trailer on a road when —

(a) the condition of the motor vehicle or trailer, or of its accessories

or equipment, or

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(b) the purpose for which it is used, or

(c) the number of passengers carried by it, or the manner in which

they are carried, or

(d) the weight, position or distribution of its load, or the manner in

which it is secured,

is such that the use of the motor vehicle or trailer causes or is likely to cause a

danger or nuisance to any person.

15 Unsafe alterations

A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a motor

vehicle or trailer which has been altered in an unsafe way since its date of

manufacture.

B - CONTROL OF NOISE

16 Avoidance of excessive noise — general

(1) A motor vehicle must not be used on a road in such a manner as to

cause any excessive noise.

(2) However, paragraph (1) does not apply to a vehicle if —

(a) the vehicle is being used in an emergency;

(b) the vehicle's engine is being revved so as to facilitate —

(i) the starting of the engine or its running immediately after

starting, or

(ii) the moving of the vehicle when the vehicle is immobile; or

(c) the noise from the vehicle would not be regarded by a reasonable

person as excessive.

17 Avoidance of excessive noise — motor cycles

(1) This regulation applies to —

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(a) a moped; and

(b) a 2-wheeled motor cycle, whether or not with a sidecar

attached,

when used on a road.

(2) Any original silencer forming part of an exhaust system of a vehicle to

which this regulation applies must be marked with the 'e' mark.

(3) Any replacement silencer forming part of an exhaust system of a

vehicle to which this regulation applies must be marked with the 'e'

mark or the 'BS' mark.

(4) However, it is a good defence in proceedings for a contravention of

paragraph (2) or (3) to prove that —

(a) in the case of paragraph (2), the vehicle in question was first

used before 1 April 2003; and

(b) in the case of paragraph (3), the replacement silencer was fitted

to the vehicle before that date.

(5) No part of an exhaust system of a vehicle to which this regulation

applies shall have —

(a) been indelibly or durably marked by the manufacturer of that

part with the words "NOT FOR ROAD USE" or words to that

effect;

(b) had any such words otherwise affixed or applied to the part by

its manufacturer, whether in an easily removable form or not; or

(c) had any such marks erased or otherwise removed from the part

if its manufacturer has indelibly or durably marked them on it.

(6) For the purposes of this regulation a silencer forming part of an

exhaust system of a vehicle is not to be regarded as marked in

accordance with paragraph (2) or (3) if —

(a) the 'e' mark or the 'BS' mark is so obscured by any part of the

vehicle that it cannot be easily read; or

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(b) that mark, or any indication given by that mark taken by itself

or as read with any other mark on the silencer, is false.

(7) In this regulation —

"'BS' mark" means the mark "BS AU 193a: 1990/T3" which is applied to a

replacement silencer at the time of its manufacture and indicates that

the silencer at that time complies with the British Standard

specification for replacement motor cycle and moped exhaust systems

published by the British Standards Institution under reference number

BS AU 193a: 1990;

"'e' mark" means the approval mark which is applied to a silencer at the

time of its manufacture —

(a) in the case of an original silencer, in accordance with sub-

paragraph 3.3 of Annex I to Community Directive 89/235, and

(b) in the case of a replacement silencer, in accordance with sub-

paragraph 3.1.3 of Annex II to that Directive,

and indicates that the silencer at that time conforms with a type in

respect of which approval has been granted pursuant to that

instrument;

"moped" has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 5 of Schedule 10;

"original silencer", in relation to a vehicle, means a silencer which was

fitted to the vehicle when it was manufactured; and

"replacement silencer", in relation to a vehicle, means a silencer fitted to

the vehicle, not being an original silencer.

18 Stopping of engine and other machinery when stationary

(1) The driver of every motor vehicle must, when the vehicle is stationary,

stop —

(a) the engine of that vehicle; and

(b) the action of any other machinery attached to or forming part of

that vehicle,

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so far as may be necessary for the prevention of noise.

(2) However, paragraph (1) does not apply —

(a) when the vehicle is used for ambulance, fire brigade or police

purposes;

(b) when the vehicle is stationary due to the necessities of traffic;

(c) when it is necessary to examine or run the engine or machinery —

(i) as a result of any failure or derangement of it, or

(ii) for a purpose (other than the driving of the vehicle) for

which the vehicle is designed or adapted;

(d) when the vehicle is propelled by gas produced in plant carried

on the vehicle; or

(e) when the vehicle is propelled by steam.

19 Warning of approach or position (fitments)

(1) This regulation applies to —

(a) every motor vehicle (other than an agricultural motor vehicle)

having a maximum speed exceeding 20 mph; and

(b) every agricultural motor vehicle being driven at a speed

exceeding 20 mph.

(2) Every vehicle to which this regulation applies must be fitted with a

horn, not being a reversing alarm, a boarding-aid alarm or a 2-tone

horn.

(3) Every horn fitted to a vehicle by virtue of paragraph (2) must —

(a) at all times be maintained in good working order; and

(b) when operated, emit a sound that is continuous and uniform

but not strident.

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(4) A motor vehicle must not be fitted with a bell, gong, siren or 2-tone

horn unless the vehicle is —

(a) used for ambulance, civil defence, fire brigade or police

purposes;

(b) owned by a body formed primarily for the purposes of fire

salvage and used for those or similar purposes;

(c) used for the purposes of the Blood Transfusion Service provided

under the National Health Service Act 200120;

(d) used by the Isle of Man Coastguard for the purposes of aiding

persons in danger or vessels in distress on or near the coast;

(e) owned by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and used for

the purposes of launching lifeboats;

(f) owned by the Secretary of State and used for the purposes of the

disposal of bombs or explosives; or

(g) owned by the Secretary of State and used by the Royal Air Force

Mountain Rescue Service for the purposes of rescue operations

in connection with crashed aircraft or any other emergencies.

(5) In this regulation and in regulations 20 and 21 references to a

bell, horn, gong or siren include references to any instrument or

apparatus capable of emitting a sound similar to that emitted by a bell,

horn, gong or siren.

20 Warning of approach or position (use requirements)

(1) A person must not sound, or cause or permit another to sound, any

bell, gong, siren or 2-tone horn fitted to or otherwise carried on a

vehicle (whether the vehicle is in motion or not).

(2) A person must not sound, or cause or permit another to sound, any

horn (not being a 2-tone horn) fitted to or otherwise carried on a

vehicle which —

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(a) is stationary at any time on a road other than at times of danger

due to another moving vehicle; or

(b) is in motion between the hours of 23.30 pm and 07.00 am on a

road in relation to which a speed limit under section 23(1) of the

Regulation Act applies.

(3) However, nothing in paragraph (1) or (2) shall prevent the sounding of

an instrument or apparatus fitted to or otherwise carried on a vehicle at

a time when —

(a) the vehicle is being used for any of the purposes specified in

regulation 19(4); and

(b) it is necessary or desirable to warn other road users of the

urgency of the purposes for which the vehicle is being used.

21 Warning of theft or emergency

(1) Despite regulation 19(4), a motor vehicle may be fitted with a bell,

gong or siren for the purpose —

(a) of raising alarm as to the theft or attempted theft of the vehicle

or its contents; or

(b) of summoning help in an emergency —

(i) in the case of a bus, for the driver, the conductor or an

inspector, or

(ii) in any other case, for the driver or a passenger.

(2) Every —

(a) bell, gong or siren fitted for the purpose mentioned in

paragraph (1)(a) to a motor vehicle first used before 1

January 1999; and

(b) appliance fitted to a motor vehicle first used on or after 1

October 1982 and before 1 January 1999 so as to cause a

horn (not being a 2-tone horn) to sound for the purpose

mentioned in paragraph (1)a),

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must be fitted with a device designed to stop the bell, gong,

siren or horn from emitting noise for a continuous period of

more than 5 minutes; and every such device must at all times be

maintained in good working order.

(3) A bell, gong or siren must not be fitted to a motor vehicle first used on

or after 1 January 1999 for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (1)(a).

(4) Every appliance fitted to a motor vehicle first used on or after 1

January 1999 so as to cause a horn or other instrument to sound for the

purpose mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) must comply with the

requirements set out in paragraph (5).

(5) The requirements are that the appliance —

(a) must be fitted with a device designed to stop the sound

continuing for more than 30 seconds, and every such device

must at all times be maintained in good working order; and

(b) must not repeat the noise mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) unless

that noise is required to prevent a further theft or a further

attempted theft of the vehicle or its contents.

(6) Nothing in regulation 20 prevents a bell, gong, siren or horn from

being sounded for a purpose specified in paragraph (1)(a) or (b).

22 Reversing alarms

(1) Despite regulation 19, a reversing alarm may be fitted to a goods

vehicle having a maximum gross weight of not less than 2000 kg, a bus,

engineering plant, a refuse vehicle or a works truck.

(2) Despite regulation 20, a reversing alarm may be sounded when —

(a) the vehicle to which it is fitted is moving backwards or is about

to move backwards; and

(b) its engine is running.

(3) However, a person must not sound, or cause or permit another to

sound, any reversing alarm fitted to a vehicle unless —

(a) the vehicle is of a kind to which paragraph (1) refers;

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(b) the sound of the alarm is unlikely to be confused with a sound

emitted in the operation of a pedestrian crossing established, or

having effect as if established, under Part II of the Regulation

Act; and

(c) the sound of the alarm is not strident.

23 Boarding-aid alarms

(1) Despite of regulation 19, a boarding-aid alarm may be fitted to a bus.

(2) Despite of regulation 20, a boarding-aid alarm fitted to a bus may be

sounded if wheelchair users are using a power-operated lift or ramp

fitted to the bus for the purpose of boarding or alighting from it.

(3) However, a person must not sound, or cause or permit another to

sound, any boarding-aid alarm fitted to a bus unless the requirements

of regulation 22(3)(b) and (c) as if they apply to the alarm are met.

C - CONTROL OF OTHER EMISSIONS

24 Environmental pollutants

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, any motor

vehicle on a road when any smoke, visible vapour, toxic gases, grit,

sparks, ashes, cinders or oily substance is emitted from that vehicle to

an excessive extent.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a vehicle if —

(a) the vehicle is being used in an emergency; or

(b) the vehicle's engine is being revved, or the vehicle's cold starting

device is being used, so as to facilitate —

(i) the starting of the engine or its running immediately after

starting, or

(ii) the moving of the vehicle when the vehicle is immobile.

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25 Closets etc

A wheeled vehicle first used on or after 1 April 1934 must not be equipped

with any closet or urinal which can discharge directly on to a road.

D - TYRES

26 Approval marks

(1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), paragraph (3) applies to a vehicle

which is —

(a) a dual-purpose vehicle;

(b) a motor cycle or a quadricycle; or

(c) a motor vehicle, being a goods vehicle or a passenger vehicle,

first used on or after 1 January 1933, and to a trailer manufactured on

or after 1 July 1932.

(2) Paragraph (3) does not apply to -

(a) engineering plant;

(b) a locomotive or motor tractor;

(c) a track-laying vehicle;

(d) a works trailer that is drawn at a speed not exceeding 18 mph;

(e) a works truck; or

(f) a motor vehicle with a maximum speed not exceeding 30 mph

or a trailer drawn by such a vehicle, not being in either case —

(i) an agricultural motor vehicle or an agricultural trailer, or

(ii) a vehicle of a class described in sub-paragraph (a), (b), (c),

(d) or (e).

(3) Every wheel of a vehicle to which this paragraph applies must be fitted

with —

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(a) a tyre (not being a retreaded tyre) marked with an 'E' or 'e' mark;

or

(b) a retreaded tyre which –

(i) bears the 'BS' mark but no 'E' or 'e' mark, or

(ii) bears the retread 'E' mark but no other 'E' or 'e' mark.

(4) It is a good defence in proceedings in respect of a contravention of

paragraph (3) to prove that the wheel in question —

(a) was fitted with its tyre —

(i) before 1 June 2005 in the case of a tyre fitted to the wheel

of a quadricycle,

(ii) before 1 June 2005 in the case of a retreaded tyre fitted to

the wheel of a motor cycle, and

(iii) before 1 January 1999 in any other case; or

(b) was fitted with its tyre when single vehicle approval was

granted in respect of the vehicle, provided that such approval

was so granted not earlier than one year before the date on

which the vehicle was first imported into the Island.

(5) However, paragraph (3) does not apply to a wheel fitted with —

(a) a replacement tyre if the tyre is fitted to the wheel of a vehicle in

compliance with paragraph (7);

(b) a resilient tyre or a slick pneumatic tyre;

(c) a bias-belted tyre or a diagonal-ply tyre;

(d) a tyre which is constructed solely for use on a vehicle for the

purposes of tests or trials of the tyre and is being used by or on

behalf of its manufacturer for those purposes;

(e) a tyre bearing one of the following tyre-size designations,

namely: 185R16, 125R400, 135R400, 145R400, 155R400, 165R400,

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175R400 or 185R400, being a mark that was moulded on to or

into the tyre at the time of manufacture;

(f) a tyre of speed category Q if the tyre is fitted to the wheel of a

goods vehicle (being a vehicle with a maximum gross weight

exceeding 3500 kg) or a bus;

(g) a tyre (not being a tyre to which sub-paragraph (h) refers) which

is designed so as to be capable of being fitted to a wheel of an

agricultural motor vehicle or agricultural trailer and is used at a

speed not exceeding 20 mph; or

(h) a tyre which —

(i) is designed so as to be capable of being fitted to a wheel

of an agricultural motor vehicle or agricultural trailer,

(ii) bears a speed category symbol and load-capacity index,

being marks that were moulded on to or into the tyre at

the time that it was manufactured,

(iii) is designed and manufactured so as to be capable of

operating safely at the speed and load indicated by those

marks, and

(iv) is used in the circumstances specified in paragraph (6).

(6) A tyre is used in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (5)(h)(iv)

when —

(a) the vehicle is driven or drawn at a speed that does not exceed

the speed indicated by the speed category symbol or 50 mph

(whichever is the lower); and

(b) the load on the tyre does not exceed the load indicated by the

load-capacity index.

(7) Save as provided in paragraph (8), any replacement tyre (not being a

retreaded tyre or a part-worn tyre) which is fitted on or after 1 July

2014 to a wheel of —

(a) a dual-purpose vehicle;

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(b) a goods vehicle, being a motor vehicle;

(c) a passenger vehicle with 4 or more wheels; or

(d) a trailer constructed or adapted for use with any of those

vehicles,

must be marked with an 'S' mark.

(8) Paragraph (7) does not apply to —

(a) a tyre designed to be fitted to a wheel of any such vehicle

manufactured before 1 April 1980;

(b) a tyre whose speed rating is less than 80 km/h;

(c) a tyre whose nominal rim diameter does not exceed 254 mm or

exceeds 634 mm; or

(d) a T-type temporary-use spare tyre.

(9) In this regulation —

"bias-belted tyre" and "diagonal-ply tyre" have the meanings given in

regulation 30;

"'BS' mark" means the mark `BS AU 144e' which is applied to a tyre at

the time of retreading and indicates that the tyre at that time complies

with the requirements of the British Standard Automobile Series:

Specification for retreaded car and commercial vehicle tyres published

by the British Standards Institution under reference BS AU 144c: 1988

on 30 September 1988 as amended by Amendment No. 1 (reference

AMD 6592) published on 31 August 1990 and by Amendment No. 2

(reference AMD 7506) published on 15 December 1992;

"'E' or 'e' mark" means an approval mark of a description specified in

ECE Regulation 30, 30.01, 30.02, 54, 64 or 75 or in Community Directive

92/23 or 2001/43 which is applied to a tyre at the time of manufacture

and indicates that the tyre at that time conforms with a type in respect

of which approval has been granted pursuant to that instrument, and

"'S' mark" means an approval mark of a description specified in ECE

Regulation 117.01 or in Community Directive 2001/43 which is so

applied and provides such an indication;

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"load-capacity index" has the same meaning as in paragraph 2.28 of

Annex II to Community Directive 92/23 or paragraph 2.27 of ECE

Regulation 54;

"nominal rim diameter" has the same meaning as in paragraph 2.18 of

Annex II to Community Directive 92/23;

"part-worn tyre" means a tyre that is not new when fitted;

"replacement tyre" means any tyre that replaces a tyre fitted to a wheel

of a vehicle mentioned in paragraph (7);

"retread 'E' mark" means an approval mark of a description specified in

ECE Regulation 108 or 109 which is applied to a tyre at the time of its

manufacture and indicates that the tyre at that time conforms with a

type in respect of which approval has been granted pursuant to that

instrument;

"rim" has the same meaning as in paragraph 2.19 of Annex II to

Community Directive 92/23;

"speed category" has the same meaning as in paragraph 2.29 of Annex

II to Community Directive 92/23 or paragraph 2.28 of ECE Regulation

54; and

"T-type temporary-use spare tyre" has the same meaning as in

paragraph 2.3.6 of Annex II to Community Directive 92/23.

27 Condition of tyres (other than tyre tread depth and pattern)

(1) Save as provided in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), a person must not use,

or cause or permit another to use, on a road a pneumatic tyre fitted to

a wheel of a motor vehicle or trailer unless the tyre —

(a) is suitable having regard to the use to which the motor

vehicle or trailer is being put or to the types of tyres fitted to its

other wheels;

(b) is so inflated as to make it fit for the use to which the motor

vehicle or trailer is being put;

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(c) has no cut in excess of 25 mm or 10 per cent of the section width

of the tyre, whichever is the greater, measured in any direction

on the outside of the tyre and deep enough to reach the ply or

cord;

(d) has no lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial

failure of its structure;

(e) has none of the ply or cord exposed; and

(f) is maintained in such a condition as to be fit for the use to which

the motor vehicle or trailer is being put or has no defect which

might in any way cause damage to the surface of the road or

danger to persons on or in vehicle or to other persons using the

road.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not prohibit the use on a road of a motor vehicle or

trailer by reason only that a wheel of the vehicle or trailer is fitted with

a tyre which is deflated or not fully inflated and which fails to comply

with paragraph (1)(c), (d) or (e), provided that —

(a) the tyre and the wheel to which it is fitted are so constructed as

to make the tyre in that condition fit for the use to which the

motor vehicle or trailer is being put; and

(b) the outer sides of the wall of the tyre are so marked as to

enable the tyre to be identified as having been constructed to

comply with the requirements of this paragraph.

(3) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to a temporary use spare tyre fitted to

a wheel of a passenger vehicle (not being a bus) unless the vehicle is

driven at a speed exceeding 50 mph.

4) Nothing in paragraph (1)(a) to (e) applies to -

(a) a tyre which is designed so as to be capable of being fitted to a

wheel of an agricultural motor vehicle or agricultural trailer and

is used at a speed not exceeding 20 mph; or

(b) a tyre fitted to a wheel of a broken down vehicle or a vehicle

proceeding to a place where it is to be broken up, being drawn,

in either case, by a motor vehicle at a speed not exceeding 20

mph.

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28 Tyre tread depth and pattern

(1) A pneumatic tyre fitted to a wheel of a motor vehicle or trailer must, if

the vehicle is of a class specified in an item in column 2 of the following

table, comply with such requirements relating to tyre tread depth and

pattern as are prescribed in that item in column 3, subject to the

exemptions shown in that item in column 4.

TABLE

1

Item

2

Class of vehicle

3

Prescribed requirements

as to tyre tread depth

and pattern

4

Exemptions

1

A motor vehicle or trailer,

being —

(a) a passenger vehicle

(other than a motor

cycle) constructed

or adapted to carry

no more than 8

seated passengers

in addition to the

driver;

(b) a dual-purpose

vehicle;

(c) a light goods

vehicle; or

(d) a light trailer,

first used on or after 1

January 1933.

The grooves of the tread

pattern of the tyre

must have a depth of at

least 1.6 mm throughout a

continuous band

comprising the central ¾ of

the breadth of tread and

encompassing the entire

outer circumference of the

tyre.

(i) a tyre which is

designed so as to be

capable of being

fitted to a wheel of

an agricultural

motor vehicle or

agricultural trailer

and is used at a

speed not exceeding

20 mph;

(ii) a tyre fitted to a

wheel of a broken

down vehicle or a

vehicle proceeding

to a place where it is

to be broken up,

being drawn, in

either case, by a

motor vehicle at a

speed not

exceeding 20 mph;

(iii) a tyre fitted to a

wheel of a

pedestrian-

controlled works

truck.

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2

A motor vehicle or trailer

not falling within item 1.

Either —

(a) the grooves of the

tread pattern of the

tyre must have a

depth of not less than

1 mm throughout a

continuous band

comprising at least

¾ of the breadth of

tread and encom-

passing the entire

outer circumference

of the tyre; or

(b) if the grooves of the

original tread pattern

of the tyre did not

extend to ¾ of the

breadth of tread, all

those grooves must

have a depth of not

less than 1 mm.

(i) a tyre to which

paragraph (i), (ii) or

(iii) in column 4 of

item 1 refers;

(ii) a tyre fitted to a

wheel of a 3-

wheeled motor cycle

if the vehicle's

unladen weight does

not exceed 102 kg

and it has a

maximum speed of

12 mph or less;

(iii) a tyre fitted to a

wheel of a motor

cycle with an engine

capacity not

exceeding 50 cc.

3

Any motor vehicle or

trailer

The base of any groove

which showed in the

original tread pattern of

the tyre must be clearly

visible.

A tyre —

(i) to which paragraph

(iii) in column 4 of

item 1 refers, or

(ii) to which paragraph

(ii) in column 4 of item

2 refers.

(2) The references in this regulation to grooves are references —

(a) if a tyre has been retreaded, to the grooves which showed when

the tyre was retreaded;

(b) if a tyre has been recut, to the grooves of the manufacturer's

recut tread pattern;

(c) if a tyre has been partially recut, —

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(i) to the grooves of the manufacturer's recut tread pattern

on that part which has been recut, and

(ii) to the grooves which showed on the other part when the

tyre was new; and

(d) if a tyre has not been recut or retreaded, to the grooves which

showed when the tyre was new.

(3) The reference in this regulation to first use shall, in relation to a trailer,

be taken as a reference to a trailer manufactured on or after 1 July

1932.

29 Tyre loads

(1) This regulation applies to every wheeled vehicle which is -

(a) an agricultural motor vehicle;

(b) a passenger vehicle;

(c) engineering plant;

(d) a motor vehicle being a goods vehicle; and

(e) a works truck,

first used on or after 1 January 1999, and to a wheeled trailer

manufactured on or after 1 July 1998.

(2) Each axle of the vehicle must be fitted with tyres which, as respects

strength, are designed, manufactured and maintained adequately to

support the maximum laden axle weight for the axle.

(3) However, paragraph (2) does not apply to any axle of a vehicle fitted

with tyres if the vehicle is —

(a) broken down or proceeding to a place where it is to be broken

up; and

(b) being drawn by a motor vehicle at a speed not exceeding 20

mph.

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30 Mixing of tyres

(1) Save as provided in paragraph (5), a person must not use, or cause or

permit another to use, on a road pneumatic tyres of different

types of structure fitted to the same axle of a wheeled vehicle.

(2) Save as provided in paragraph (3) or (5), a person must not use, or

cause or permit another to use, on a road a wheeled motor vehicle

with only 2 axles, each of which is equipped with one or 2 single

wheels, if —

(a) a diagonal-ply tyre or a bias-belted tyre is fitted on its rear axle

and a radial-ply tyre is fitted on its front axle; or

(b) a diagonal-ply tyre is fitted on its rear axle and a bias-belted tyre

is fitted on its front axle.

(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to —

(a) a vehicle to an axle of which there are fitted wide tyres not

specially constructed for use on engineering plant; or

(b) a vehicle which has a maximum speed not exceeding 30 mph.

(4) Save as provided in paragraph (5), a person must not use, or cause or

permit another to use, on a road pneumatic tyres fitted to —

(a) the steerable axles of a wheeled vehicle; or

(b) the driven axles of a wheeled vehicle, not being steerable axles,

unless all tyres fitted to the axles in question are of the same type of

structure.

(5) Paragraphs (1), (2) and (4) do not prohibit the use of a temporary use

spare tyre fitted to a wheel of a passenger vehicle (not being a bus)

unless the vehicle is driven at a speed exceeding 50 mph.

(6) In this regulation —

"axle" includes —

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(a) 2 or more stub axles which are fitted on opposite sides of the

longitudinal axis of the vehicle so as to form —

(i) a pair in the case of 2 stub axles, and

(ii) pairs in the case of more than 2 stub axles, and

(b) a single stub axle which is not one of a pair;

"bias-belted tyre" means a pneumatic tyre, the structure of which is

such that the ply cords extend to the bead so as to be laid at alternate

angles of substantially less than 90 degrees to the peripheral line of the

tread, and are constrained by a circumferential belt comprising 2 or

more layers of substantially inextensible cord material laid at alternate

angles smaller than those of the ply cord structure;

"diagonal-ply tyre" means a pneumatic tyre, the structure of which is

such that the ply cords extend to the bead so as to be laid at alternate

angles of substantially less than 90 degrees to the peripheral line of the

tread, but not being a bias-belted tyre;

"driven axles" means axles through which power is transmitted from

the engine of a vehicle to the wheels on those axles;

"radial-ply tyre" means a pneumatic tyre, the structure of which is such

that the ply cords extend to the bead so as to be laid at an angle of

substantially 90 degrees to the peripheral line of the tread, the ply cord

structure being stabilised by a substantially inextensible circum-

ferential belt;

"stub axle" means an axle on which only one wheel is mounted; and

"type of structure", in relation to a tyre, means a type of structure of a

tyre of a kind defined in this paragraph.

31 Temporary use spare tyres

A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a

temporary use spare tyre fitted to a wheel of a vehicle unless either —

(a) the vehicle is a passenger vehicle (not being a bus) first used

before 1 April 1987; or

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(b) the vehicle complies —

(i) at the time of its first use, with ECE Regulation 64 or

Community Directive 92/23, and

(ii) thereafter, with the ongoing requirements of that

Regulation or Directive.

32 Recut tyres

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road

any recut pneumatic tyre fitted to a wheel of a motor vehicle or

trailer unless —

(a) the tyre was designed for recutting and is clearly and indelibly

marked by the manufacturer with the word "REGROOVABLE";

(b) no ply or cord of the tyre has been cut or exposed by the

recutting process; and

(c) to the extent that the tyre has been recut, it has been recut in the

manufacturer's recut tread pattern.

(2) In this regulation "recut" and "recutting" mean "regrooved" and

"regrooving" respectively.

33 Slick tyres

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road

any slick pneumatic tyre fitted to a wheel of a motor vehicle or trailer,

being a tyre which has been cut after the date of manufacture,

unless —

(a) the tyre was designed for cutting and is clearly and indelibly

marked by the manufacturer with the word "GROOVABLE";

(b) no ply or cord of the tyre has been cut or exposed by the cutting

process; and

(c) to the extent that the tyre has been cut, it has been cut in the

tread pattern prescribed by the manufacturer for that tyre.

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(2) In this regulation "cut" and "cutting" mean "grooved" and "grooving"

respectively.

34 Tyre repairs

(1) If a pneumatic tyre fitted to the wheel of a motor vehicle or trailer has

been repaired, the requirements of BS AU 159f: 1997 must have been

met in relation to the repair.

(2) However, it is a good defence in proceedings in respect of a

contravention of paragraph (1) to prove that the tyre in question —

(a) was repaired outside the Island;

(b) was repaired before 1 January 1999; or

(c) was properly repaired before 1 June 2005 and the requirements

of paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of BS AU 159e: 1990 have been met

in relation to the repair.

(3) This regulation does not apply to —

(a) a tyre designed primarily for fitting to a wheel of a vehicle

manufactured before 1 January 1933;

(b) a tyre of the limited run-flat type; or

(c) a tyre designed so as to be capable of being fitted to a wheel of

an agricultural motor vehicle or an agricultural trailer.

(4) In this regulation —

"BS AU 159e: 1990" means the British Standard Automobile Series:

Specification for repairs to tyres for motor vehicles used on the public

highway published by the British Standards Institution under reference

BS AU 159d: 1990 as amended by Amendment No. 1 (reference AMD

8216) published on 15 June 1994; and

"BS AU 159f: 1997" means the British Standard Automobile Series:

Specification for repairs to tyres for motor vehicles used on the public

highway published by the British Standards Institution under reference

BS AU 159f: 1997 on 15 December 1997.

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E - TRACKS

35 Condition of tracks

A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, a track-laying

vehicle on a road if the condition of the tracks is such that the use of the

vehicle causes or is likely to cause damage to the surface of the road or danger

to any person.

F - TRAILERS

36 Number

(1) No trailer shall be drawn on a road by a vehicle of a class specified in

an item in column 2 of the following table unless the trailer or trailers

are of a number and description specified in that item in column 3.

TABLE

1

Item

2

Class of vehicle

3

Number and description of permitted trailers

1

An invalid carriage

—

2

A bus not being a minibus

(a) 1 broken down bus where no person other

than the driver is carried in either vehicle;

or

(b) 1 trailer.

3

A locomotive

Not exceeding 3 trailers.

4

A motor tractor

(a) 1 trailer; or

(b) not exceeding 2 trailers if neither is laden.

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5

A heavy motor car or a motor

car not described in item 2

(a) not exceeding 2 trailers if one of them is a

towing implement and part of the other is

secured to and rests on or is suspended

from that implement; or

(b) 1 trailer in any other case.

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An agricultural motor vehicle

(a) as respects trailers other than agricultural

trailers, such trailers as are permitted

under item 3, 4 or 5 above, as the case may

be, depending on the application of that

item to them; or

(b) as respects agricultural trailers, not

exceeding 2 agricultural trailers, one of

which must be unladen.

(2) For the purposes of items 3, 4, 5 and 6 of that table —

(a) an unladen articulated vehicle, when being drawn by another

motor vehicle because it has broken down, is to be treated as a

single trailer; and

(b) a towed roller used for the purposes of agriculture, horticulture

or forestry and consisting of several separate rollers is to be

treated as one agricultural trailer.

(3) A trailer must not be drawn on a road by a track-laying motor vehicle

exceeding 8 m in overall length unless the trailer is a broken down

vehicle which is being drawn in consequence of a breakdown.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation the word "trailer" does not include a

vehicle drawn by a steam-powered vehicle and used solely for carrying

water for the purposes of the drawing vehicle.

37 Trailers drawn by motor cycles

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a

motor cycle which —

(a) draws behind it more than one trailer;

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(b) draws behind it any trailer carrying a passenger;

(c) draws behind it any trailer with an unladen weight exceeding

254 kg;

(d) in the case of a 2-wheeled motor cycle with a sidecar attached,

draws behind it any trailer having an overall width exceeding

1.5 m; or

(e) in the case of a 2-wheeled motor cycle without a sidecar

attached, draws behind it any trailer unless —

(i) the trailer has an overall width not exceeding 1 m,

(ii) the distance between the rear axle of the motor cycle and

the rearmost part of the trailer does not exceed 2.5 m,

(iii) the motor cycle is clearly and indelibly marked in a

conspicuous and readily accessible position with its

kerbside weight,

(iv) the trailer is clearly and indelibly marked in a

conspicuous and readily accessible position with its

unladen weight, and

(v) the laden weight of the trailer does not exceed 150 kg or

⅔ of the kerbside weight of the motor cycle,

whichever is the less.

(2) However, sub-paragraphs (b), (d) and (e) of paragraph (1) do not apply

if the trailer is a broken down motor cycle and one passenger is riding

it.

38 Braking systems of trailers drawn by agricultural motor vehicles

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a

wheeled agricultural motor vehicle drawing one or more wheeled

trailers when the unladen weight of the drawing vehicle is less than a

¼ of the gross weight of the trailer or trailers unless —

(a) each trailer has a braking system which complies with —

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(i) the construction, fitting and performance requirements

referred to in regulation 5(1), (3), (8) or (9) of the

Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations, or

(ii) the requirements referred to in regulation 6(5) or (6) of

those Regulations,

even though the trailer may be exempted from having such a

system by regulation 5(4) or 6(4) of those Regulations; and

(b) the brakes comprised in that system are operated directly by the

service braking system fitted to the motor vehicle.

(2) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road

any motor vehicle drawing an agricultural trailer of which —

(a) more than 35 per cent of the gross weight is borne by the

drawing vehicle; or

(b) the maximum gross weight exceeds 14,230 kg,

unless that trailer is fitted with a braking system as mentioned in

paragraph (1)(a) and (b).

(3) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road an

agricultural trailer manufactured on or after 1 July 1998, and drawn by

a motor vehicle first used on or after 1 January 1999, unless the brakes

comprised in any braking system required by regulation 5 of the

Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations to be fitted to the

trailer —

(a) are subject to a means of operation mounted on the drawing

vehicle and can be applied progressively by the driver of the

drawing vehicle from his or her normal driving position without

adverse effect on the driver's proper control of that vehicle; or

(b) automatically come into operation on the over-run of the trailer.

39 Application of brakes on trailers

(1) Without limiting regulation 38(3), a trailer must not be drawn by a

motor vehicle unless the driver (or, in the case of a locomotive, one of

the persons employed in driving or tending the locomotive) is in a

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position to operate readily, not only the brakes of the motor vehicle,

but also such brakes (if any) as are required to be fitted to the trailer by —

(a) regulation 38(1) or (2); or

(b) regulation 5 or 6 of the Construction, Equipment and Weights

Regulations.

(2) However, this regulation does not apply to a trailer when —

(a) a person other than the driver of the motor vehicle (or, in the

case of a locomotive, a person other than one of the persons

employed in driving or tending the locomotive) is in a position,

and is competent, to apply efficiently any such brakes as are so

required to be fitted to the trailer;

(b) the trailer, in compliance with a provision referred to in

paragraph (1)(a) or (b), is fitted with brakes which automatically

come into operation on the over-run of the trailer; or

(c) the trailer is a broken down vehicle being drawn, whether or not

in consequence of a breakdown, in such a manner that it cannot

be steered by its own steering gear.

40 Electrical connection between a drawing vehicle and trailer for the purpose

of ABS

(1) This regulation applies to a combination of a goods vehicle and a

trailer where each vehicle —

(a) has a maximum gross weight exceeding 3500 kg; and

(b) is fitted with ABS and an ISO 7638 connector to provide a

dedicated power supply to the ABS.

(2) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a

combination to which this regulation applies unless the

connectors to which paragraph (1)(b) refers are used, regardless of any

alternative method available on the vehicles in question to provide

such power.

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(3) In this regulation "ISO 7638 connector" means an electrical connector

which complies with Standard ISO 7638: 1997-1 or ISO 7638: 1997-2

published by the International Organisation for Standardisation.

41 Distance between vehicles and trailers

(1) When a trailer is attached to the vehicle immediately in front of it by

means of a rope or chain, the distance between the trailer and that

vehicle must not —

(a) in any case exceed 4.5 m; and

(b) exceed 1.5 m unless the rope or chain is made clearly visible to

any other person using the road within a reasonable distance

from either side.

(2) For the purpose of determining the distance between the 2 vehicles —

(a) any part of either vehicle designed primarily for use as a means

of attaching the one vehicle to the other; and

(b) any fitting designed for use in connection with any such part,

is to be disregarded.

42 Use of secondary coupling on light trailers

(1) Save as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5), this regulation applies to

every wheeled light trailer which —

(a) is being drawn on a road by a motor vehicle; and

(b) is manufactured on or after 1 July 1998.

(2) The trailer must be coupled, by a main coupling and a secondary

coupling to the motor vehicle drawing it, in such a way that the brakes

of the trailer are applied automatically by the secondary coupling in

the event of the separation of the main coupling.

(3) Instead of complying with paragraph (2), the trailer may, if it has a

maximum gross weight not exceeding 1500 kg, be coupled, by a main

coupling and a secondary coupling to the motor vehicle drawing it, in

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such a way that, in the event of the separation of the main coupling, the

secondary coupling —

(a) prevents the drawbar of the trailer from touching the ground;

and

(b) provides some residual steering of the trailer.

(4) This regulation does not apply to a light trailer fitted with a device

which is designed to stop the trailer, in the absence of a secondary

coupling, in the event of the separation of the coupling linking the

trailer to the drawing vehicle.

(5) This regulation does not apply to a light trailer set out in paragraph (6)

unless it is fitted with a secondary coupling.

(6) A trailer to which paragraph (5) refers is —

(a) an agricultural trailer that is drawn at a speed not exceeding 20

mph;

(b) a works trailer;

(c) a trailer (not being an agricultural trailer) which is designed and

constructed, or adapted, to be drawn exclusively by —

(i) a locomotive or motor tractor,

(ii) a public works vehicle,

(iii) a vehicle which has a maximum speed not exceeding 25

km/h, or

(iv) a works truck;

(d) a trailer which —

(i) is designed and used for street cleansing and does not

carry any load other than its necessary gear and

equipment,

(ii) is drawn by a motor cycle in accordance with regulation

37, or

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(iii) is a broken down vehicle; or

(e) a gritting trailer with a maximum gross weight not exceeding

2000 kg,

being in each case a light trailer.

43 Unbraked trailers

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, an unbraked

wheeled trailer on a road if —

(a) its laden weight exceeds its maximum gross weight; or

(b) it is drawn by a vehicle whose kerbside weight is less than twice

the sum of the unladen weight of the trailer and the weight of

any load which the trailer is carrying.

(2) However, this regulation does not apply to -

(a) a trailer which is designed and used for street cleansing and

does not carry any load other than its necessary gear and

equipment;

(b) an agricultural trailer;

(c) a broken down vehicle;

(d) a trailer drawn by a motor cycle in accordance with regulation

37; or

(e) a gritting trailer with a maximum gross weight not exceeding

2000 kg.

44 Use of bridging plates between motor vehicles and trailers

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road —

(a) any motor vehicle constructed for the purpose of carrying other

vehicles; or

(b) any trailer constructed for that purpose,

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if, while such a vehicle or trailer is on a road, any part of the weight of

any vehicle which is being carried rests on a bridging plate.

(2) However, paragraph (1) does not apply while —

(a) the motor vehicle or trailer constructed for the purpose of

carrying other vehicles is being loaded or unloaded; or

(b) the bridging plate is folded or withdrawn so that it does not

bridge the gap between the motor vehicle and the trailer.

45 Leaving trailers at rest

A person in charge of a trailer must not cause or permit it to stand on a road

when detached from its drawing vehicle unless —

(a) one or more of the wheels of the trailer; or

(b) in the case of a track-laying trailer, the tracks,

are prevented from revolving by the setting of a parking brake or the use of a

chain, chock or other efficient device.

46 Passengers in trailers

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road

any trailer for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward.

(2) However, paragraph (1) does not apply in respect of a wheeled trailer

which is, or is carrying, a broken down motor vehicle if —

(a) the trailer is drawn at a speed not exceeding 30 mph; and

(b) in a case where the trailer is, or is carrying, a broken down bus,

it is attached to the drawing vehicle by a rigid draw bar.

(3) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road

any wheeled trailer (being a living van) which has —

(a) fewer than 4 wheels; or

(b) 4 wheels consisting of 2 close-coupled wheels on each side,

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if a passenger is carried in that vehicle.

(4) However, paragraph (3) does not apply to a trailer which is being

tested by —

(a) its manufacturer;

(b) a person by whom it has been, or is being repaired; or

(c) a distributor of, or dealer in, trailers.

G - MINIBUSES AND BUSES

47 Fire extinguishing apparatus on minibuses

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a

minibus first used on or after 1 April 1988 unless it carries suitable and

efficient apparatus —

(a) for extinguishing fire; and

(b) of a type specified in Part 1 of Schedule 3.

(2) The apparatus to which paragraph (1) refers must —

(a) be readily available for use;

(b) be clearly marked with the appropriate British Standards

Institution specification mark; and

(c) be maintained in good and efficient working order.

48 First-aid equipment on minibuses

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, a minibus

first used on or after 1 April 1988 unless it carries a receptacle

containing the items specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3 ("the specified

items").

(2) The receptacle to which paragraph (1) refers must —

(a) be maintained in a good condition;

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(b) be suitable for keeping the specified items in good condition;

(c) be readily available for use; and

(d) be prominently marked as a first-aid receptacle.

(3) The specified items must be maintained in good condition and must be —

(a) of a good and reliable quality; and

(b) of a suitable design.

49 Carriage of dangerous substances on minibuses

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a

minibus carrying any highly inflammable or otherwise dangerous

substance unless the substance —

(a) is carried in containers so designed and constructed; and

(b) is so packed,

that, even if there is an accident to the vehicle, the substance is unlikely

to cause any damage to the vehicle or injury to any passenger.

(2) However, paragraph (1) does not apply to the electrolyte of a battery

installed in an electric wheelchair provided that the wheelchair is

securely fixed to the vehicle.

50 Minibuses and coaches to be fitted with additional seat belts when used in

certain circumstances

(1) Save as provided in paragraphs (2) and (4), a person must not use, or

cause or permit another to use, on a road a minibus or coach carrying a

group of 3 or more children if the appropriate number of forward-

facing passenger seats fitted to the vehicle fail to meet the

requirements of this regulation.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a minibus or coach unless —

(a) the group of children is on an organised trip; and

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(b) the journey is being made for the purposes of the trip.

(3) Without limiting paragraph (2)(a), a group of children is, for the

purposes of this regulation, to be also regarded as being on an

organised trip if they are being carried to or from their school or

from one part of their school premises to another.

(4) Without limiting the meaning of paragraph (2)(b), paragraph (1)

does not apply to a vehicle which is also being used at the same time to

provide a regular service or service of that kind under a licence granted

under any enactment.

(5) For a forward-facing passenger seat to meet the requirements of this

regulation there must be provided for it a seat belt which —

(a) complies with the requirements of a specified British Standard

and is marked with its specification mark and the registered

certification trade mark of the British Standards Institution; or

(b) complies with the requirements of a corresponding standard,

and which has anchorage points complying with the technical and

installation requirements of —

(i) Community Directive 76/115, 81/575, 82/318, 90/629 or 96/38, or

(ii) ECE Regulation 14, 14.01, 14.02, 14.03, 14.04 or 14.05,

whether or not the requirements specified in sub-paragraph (a), (b), (i)

or (ii) apply to the vehicle in question.

(6) For the purposes of this regulation a rearward-facing seat is to be

treated as a forward-facing seat and meets the requirements of this

regulation if —

(a) the minibus or coach in question is first used on or after 1

November 2001; and

(b) the rearward-facing seat complies with the requirements of

Schedule 5 to the Construction, Equipment and Weights

Regulations.

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(7) In this regulation —

"appropriate number" means the same as the number of children being

carried in the vehicle (excluding disabled children in wheelchairs);

"child" means a person who is aged 3 years or more but less than 16

years;

"corresponding standard" means, in relation to a specified British

Standard, —

(a) a standard or code of practice of a national standards body or

equivalent body of any EEA State;

(b) any measure adopted by the European Communities or the

United Nations' Economic Commission for Europe;

(c) any other international standard recognised for use as a

standard by any EEA State; or

(d) a technical specification recognised for use as a standard by a

public authority of any EEA State,

where the standard, code of practice, measure, international standard

or technical specification provides, in relation to seat belts, a level of

safety equivalent to that provided by the British Standard and contains

a requirement as respects the marking of seat belts equivalent to that

provided by the British Standard;

"regular service" means a regular service within the meaning of

regulation 46(2) of the Buses (Carriage of Passengers for Hire or

Reward) (Construction and Use) Regulations 200121;

"school" has the same meaning as in the Education Act 200122; and

"specified British Standard" means any of the following British

Standards for Seat Belt Assemblies for Motor Vehicles, namely —

(a) in the case of a seat belt for an adult, BS 3254: 1960 or BS 3254:

Part 1: 1988; or

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(b) in the case of a child restraint, BS 3254: 1960 (whether or not

amended by Amendment No 16 published on 31 July 1986

under reference number AMD 5210), BS 3254: Part 2: 1988, BS

3254: Part 2: 1991, BS AU 185, 186 or 186a, or BS AU 202 or 202a.

H - TAXIS AND CERTAIN OTHER HIRE CARS

51 Supplementary provision for taxis and certain other hire cars

A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, a public passenger

vehicle on a road if -

(a) it is a passenger car with 4 or more wheels; and

(b) the requirements applying to it in Schedule 4 are not met.

I - SIDECARS

52 Sidecars

Every sidecar fitted to a motor cycle must be so attached that the wheel of the

sidecar is not wholly outside the space between transverse planes passing

through the foremost point and rearmost point of the motor cycle.

J - FUEL

53 Unleaded petrol

(1) This regulation applies to every motor vehicle which —

(a) is propelled by a spark ignition engine which is designed and

constructed to run on unleaded petrol; and

(b) is first used on or after 1 January 1999.

(2) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road

any vehicle to which this regulation applies if —

(a) the engine has been deliberately altered or adjusted to run on

leaded petrol; and

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(b) as a result of being so altered or adjusted, it is incapable of

running on unleaded petrol.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation an engine is to be regarded as being

incapable of running on unleaded petrol at any one time if and only if

in its state of adjustment at that time it would be damaged by

prolonged continuous running on such petrol.

K - USE OF GAS PROPULSION SYSTEMS, GAS-FIRED APPLIANCES

AND GAS WARNING SIGNS

54 Use of gas propulsion systems

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road

any vehicle fitted with a gas propulsion system unless the whole of

that system is in a safe condition.

(2) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, any fuel,

except liquefied petroleum gas, in any gas propulsion system with

which a vehicle on a road is fitted.

(3) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road

any vehicle propelled by liquefied petroleum gas unless the container

in which the gas is stored is situated —

(a) on the motor vehicle, and not on any trailer; and

(b) in the case of an articulated vehicle, on the portion of the vehicle

to which the engine is fitted.

55 Use of gas-fired appliances — general

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, any gas-fired

appliance in or on a vehicle on a road unless the whole of the appliance

and of the gas system to which it is attached is in an efficient and safe

condition.

(2) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, any fuel,

except liquefied petroleum gas, in any gas-fired appliance in or on a

vehicle on a road.

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(3) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, any gas-fired

appliance in or on a vehicle on a road unless the vehicle is so ventilated

that —

(a) an ample supply of air is available for the operation of the

appliance;

(b) the use of the appliance does not adversely affect the health or

comfort of any person using the vehicle;

(c) any unburnt gas is safely transferred to the outside of the

vehicle for disposal there.

(4) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, any gas-fired

appliance in or on a vehicle on a road unless the supply of gas to the

appliance is automatically shut off in the event that the appliance

malfunctions and causes gas to be emitted.

(5) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road

any vehicle equipped with —

(a) one gas-fired appliance unless the gas supply for the appliance

is shut off at the point where it leaves the container or containers

at all times when the appliance is not in use;

(b) 2 or more gas-fired appliances, each of which has the same

supply of gas, unless the gas supply for the appliances is shut

off at the point where it leaves the container or containers when

none of the appliances is in use; or

(c) 2 or more gas-fired appliances, one or more of which does not

have the same supply of gas, unless each gas supply for the

appliances is shut off at the point where it leaves the container

or containers at all times when none of the appliances which it

serves is in use.

56 Use of gas-fired appliances when a vehicle is in motion

(1) This regulation applies to every motor vehicle and trailer in motion on

a road other than a vehicle constructed or adapted for the conveyance

of goods under controlled temperatures.

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(2) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, any gas-fired

appliance in or on a vehicle to which this regulation applies unless the

appliance —

(a) if fitted to engineering plant, is being used for the purposes of

engineering operations; or

(b) if fitted to any other vehicle, is a refrigerating appliance or an

appliance which —

(i) is permanently fitted to the vehicle,

(ii) is designed to heat or cool any part of the interior of the

vehicle for the comfort of the driver and any passengers,

and

(iii) exposes no naked flame on the outside of the appliance.

(3) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, any gas-fired

appliance in or on a vehicle to which this regulation applies unless —

(a) in the case of an appliance to which paragraph (2)(a) refers, the

appliance complies with the requirements specified in

paragraph 12(1) and (2) of Schedule 5 and the gas system to

which it is attached complies with the requirements specified in

paragraphs 2 to 9 and 13 of that Schedule; or

(b) in the case of an appliance to which paragraph (2)(b) refers, the

appliance complies —

(i) if it is fitted to a motor vehicle, with the requirements

specified in paragraph 12 of Schedule 5, and

(ii) in any other case, with the requirements specified in

paragraph 12(1) and (2) of Schedule 5,

and the gas system to which the appliance is attached complies

with the requirements specified in paragraphs 2 to 9 and 13 of

that Schedule, and, in the case of a bus, with the requirements

specified in its paragraph 11.

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57 Use of gas warning signs on vehicles propelled by liquefied petroleum gas

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a

vehicle conveying liquefied petroleum gas for the propulsion of the

vehicle unless the vehicle complies with the requirements of

paragraph (2) and Schedule 6.

(2) The vehicle must indicate the presence of gas by means of 2 signs

which must be conspicuously displayed, —

(a) one being affixed to the left lower part of the windscreen;

(b) the other being affixed to the rear of the vehicle or, if the vehicle

forms part of a combination of vehicles, to the rear of the

combination, but in neither case to a rear window; and

(c) the front sign being legible when viewed externally from the

front of the vehicle or combination and the rear sign being

legible viewed externally from the rear.

L - AVOIDANCE OF DANGER

58 Parking in darkness

(1) A person must not, except with the permission of a police officer in

uniform, cause or permit any motor vehicle to stand on a road at any

time between sunset and sunrise unless the left side of the vehicle is as

close as may be to the edge of the carriageway.

(2) However, paragraph (1) does not apply to any motor vehicle while it

is —

(a) being used for ambulance, coast guard, defence (including civil

defence), fire brigade, lifeboat or police purposes if compliance

with that paragraph would hinder or be likely to hinder the use

of the vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used on

that occasion;

(b) being used in connection with —

(i) any building operation or demolition,

(ii) the repair of any other vehicle,

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(iii) the removal of any obstruction to traffic,

(iv) the maintenance, repair or reconstruction of any road, or

(v) the laying, erection, alteration or repair in or near to any

road of any sewer, main, pipe or apparatus for the supply

of gas, water or electricity, of any telecommunications

apparatus as defined in Schedule 1 to the Telecom-

munications Act 1984, or of the apparatus of any

electric transport undertaking,

if, in any case, compliance with paragraph (1) would hinder or

be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose for

which it is being used on that occasion;

(c) standing on any road in which vehicles are allowed to proceed

in one direction only; or

(d) standing on any part of a road set aside for the purpose of —

(i) the parking of vehicles,

(ii) a stand for hackney carriages,

(iii) a stand for buses,

(iv) a place where buses may stop for a longer time than is

necessary for the taking up and setting down of

passengers,

where compliance with paragraph (1) would conflict with any

order, regulations or byelaws governing the use of that part of a

road for that purpose.

59 Passengers on motor cycles

(1) If any person, not being the driver, is carried astride a 2-wheeled

motor cycle on a road (whether a sidecar is attached to it or not), the

motor cycle must be provided with suitable footrests.

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(2) A person must not drive a motor cycle on a road if any other person is

carried astride it otherwise than seated facing towards the front end of

the vehicle.

60 Obstruction

A person in charge of a motor vehicle or trailer must not cause or permit the

vehicle to stand on a road so as to cause any unnecessary obstruction of the

road.

61 Driver's control

A person must not drive, or cause or permit another to drive, a motor vehicle

on a road if the driver is in such a position that he or she cannot have proper

control of the vehicle or have a full view of the road and traffic ahead.

62 Opening of doors

A person must not open, or cause or permit another to open, any door of a

vehicle on a road so as to injure or endanger any person.

63 Reversing

(1) A person must not drive, or cause or permit another to drive, a motor

vehicle backwards on a road for a greater distance or time than may be

requisite for the safety or reasonable convenience of the occupants of

the vehicle or of other traffic on the road.

(2) However, this regulation does not apply to a road roller or other

vehicle engaged in the construction, maintenance or repair of the road.

64 Leaving motor vehicles unattended

(1) A person must not leave, or cause or permit another to leave, on a road

a motor vehicle which is not attended by a person licensed to

drive it unless the engine is stopped and any parking brake with which

the vehicle is equipped is effectively set.

(2) However, the requirement of paragraph (1) as to the stopping of the

engine does not apply to a vehicle that —

(a) is being used for ambulance, coast guard, defence (including

civil defence), fire brigade, lifeboat or police purposes; or

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(b) is engaged in an operation which requires its engine to be

applied —

(i) to drive machinery or apparatus forming part of, or

mounted on, the vehicle and used for purposes other

than the driving of the vehicle, or

(ii) to maintain the electrical power of the vehicle's batteries

at a level required for the driving of such machinery or

apparatus,

unless the vehicle is in such a position or condition as to be

likely to endanger any person or property.

65 Securing of suspended implements

If a vehicle is fitted with any apparatus or appliance designed for lifting and

part of the apparatus or appliance consists of a suspended implement, the

implement must at all times —

(a) while the vehicle is in motion on a road; and

(b) while the implement is not attached to any load supported by

the apparatus or appliance,

be so secured either to the apparatus or appliance or to some part of the

vehicle that no danger is caused or is likely to be caused to any person on the

vehicle or on the road.

66 Mascots

No mascot, emblem or other ornamental object may be carried by a motor

vehicle first used on or after 1 July 1951 in any position where it is likely to

strike any person with whom the vehicle may collide unless the mascot,

emblem or object is not liable to cause injury to such a person by reason of

any projection on it.

67 Television sets

A person must not drive, or cause or permit another to drive, a motor vehicle

on a road if the driver is in such a position as to be able to see, whether

directly or by reflection, a television receiving apparatus or cinematographic

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apparatus carried on the vehicle and used to display anything other than

information about —

(a) the state of the vehicle or its equipment;

(b) the location of the vehicle and the road on which it is located;

(c) any neighbouring road; or

(d) the driver's destination and the way to reach it.

68 Mobile telephones

(1) A person must not drive a motor vehicle on a road while he or she is

using a mobile telephone which is held in his or her hand.

(2) In this regulation —

"mobile telephone" means wireless telegraphy apparatus which is

designed or adapted to be capable —

(a) of connection only to a cellular telecommunication system, and

(b) of use while in motion;

"wireless telegraphy apparatus" has the same meaning as in the

Wireless Telegraphy Act 194923 (of Parliament).

M - REPLACEMENT BRAKE LININGS

69 Replacement brake linings

Schedule 7 has effect in relation to the use on roads of motor vehicles fitted

with replacement brake linings.

23 1949 c. 54

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PART 4 - PLATES, WEIGHTS, MARKINGS, DIMENSIONS,

TESTING AND INSPECTION

A - PLATES

70 Manufacturers' plates

(1) This regulation applies to a wheeled vehicle which is —

(a) a bus first used on or after 1 April 1982;

(b) a converter dolly manufactured on or after 1 July 1998;

(c) a heavy motor car or motor car (being in neither case a

passenger vehicle) first used on or after 1 January 1968;

(d) a locomotive or motor tractor first used on or after 1 April 1973;

(e) a motor ambulance or motor caravan first used on or after 1

January 1999; and

(f) a trailer which —

(i) is manufactured on or after 1 January 1968, and

(ii) has an unladen weight exceeding 1020 kg.

(2) However, this regulation does not apply to —

(a) an agricultural motor vehicle;

(b) an agricultural trailed appliance or agricultural trailed appliance

conveyor whenever manufactured, or any other agricultural

trailer manufactured before 1 July 1998;

(c) a broken down vehicle;

(d) a dual-purpose vehicle;

(e) engineering plant;

(f) a gritting trailer with a maximum gross weight not exceeding

2000 kg;

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(g) an industrial tractor;

(h) a living van which —

(i) has an unladen weight not exceeding 2040 kg, and

(ii) is fitted with pneumatic tyres;

(i) a pedestrian-controlled vehicle;

(j) a trailer which —

(i) is constructed or adapted to carry no load other than

plant or special appliances or apparatus as permanent or

essentially permanent fixtures, and

(ii) does not exceed 2290 kg in total weight;

(k) a trailer which —

(i) is designed and used for street cleansing, and

(ii) does not carry any load other than its necessary gear and

equipment;

(l) a trailer which was manufactured and used outside Great

Britain and the Island before it was first used in Great Britain or

the Island; or

(m) a works trailer or works truck.

(3) Save as provided in paragraph (4), every vehicle to which this

regulation applies must bear a plate which —

(a) is securely affixed to the vehicle in a conspicuous and readily

accessible position;

(b) contains the particulars prescribed by Part 1 of Schedule 8 in the

case of a motor vehicle, or by Part 2 of that Schedule in the case

of a trailer; and

(c) complies with Part 3 of that Schedule.

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(4) Instead of bearing a plate in accordance with paragraph (3), a vehicle to

which this regulation applies may bear a plate complying with Part 4

of Schedule 8.

(5) Where, in accordance with this regulation and Schedule 8, a motor

vehicle first used, or a trailer manufactured, after 31 December 1998 is

required to be equipped with a plate showing the maximum weight

in Great Britain for the vehicle or the maximum weight in Great Britain

for each axle of the vehicle, the plate may instead show particulars of

the maximum authorised weight for the vehicle or, as the case may be,

the maximum authorised weight for each axle of the vehicle.

(6) In paragraph (5) the references to the maximum authorised weight for

a vehicle and the maximum authorised weight for each axle of a

vehicle mean those weights as determined in accordance with the Road

Vehicles (Authorised Weight) Regulations 199824.

(7) The plate for a vehicle which falls within paragraph (1)(c) and which is

a motor vehicle first used after 31 December 1998 need not include the

particulars referred to in item 8 or 9 of paragraph 1 of Schedule 8.

71 Ministry plates

If —

(a) a vehicle has been fitted with a Ministry plate in Great Britain

prescribing certain weights that are not to be exceeded by it

there; and

(b) the vehicle is imported into the Island,

a person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, the vehicle of that

description on a road unless it continues to bear that plate (within the cab if

there is one) in a conspicuous and readily accessible position.

72 Department plates and Department discs

(1) Every goods vehicle to which the Goods Vehicles (Plating) Regulations

199825 or the Goods Vehicles (Plating without Examination of Vehicles)

24 SI 1998/3111 as amended by SI 2000/3224 and SI 2001/1125 25 SD 348/98

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Regulations 200226 apply, and in respect of which a plating certificate

prescribed by either of those Regulations has been issued, must be

fitted by the owner with a Department plate, being a plate which —

(a) is issued by the Department to the owner;

(b) is set out in the form prescribed by Schedule 9; and

(c) contains the particulars relating to the vehicle required by that

Schedule.

(2) Every Department plate must be securely affixed by the owner, within

14 days from its date of issue, in a conspicuous and readily accessible

position —

(a) inside the cab; or

(b) if there is no cab, to a vehicle part,

of the vehicle to which it relates.

(3) If —

(a) a plating certificate of a kind described in paragraph (1) has

been issued in respect of a vehicle; and

(b) the permitted weights shown on that certificate do not differ

from the corresponding weights shown on —

(i) the manufacturer's plate (if there is no Ministry plate or

Department plate),

(ii) the Ministry plate (if there is no Department plate), or

(iii) the Department plate,

affixed to that vehicle,

then, instead of issuing a Department plate in relation to the vehicle,

the Department may issue a Department disc.

26 SD 710/02

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(4) If the Department issues a Department disc, paragraphs (1) and (2) are

to have effect as if, for the words "Department plate" and "plate", there

were substituted the words "Department disc" and "disc" respectively.

73 VIN plates and markings

(1) This regulation applies to every wheeled motor vehicle first used on or

after 1 January 1999 which is constructed solely for the carriage of

passengers and their effects or is a dual-purpose vehicle and in either

case which —

(a) is constructed or adapted to carry no more than 8

passengers in addition to the driver and either has 4 or more

wheels or, if having only 3 wheels, has a maximum gross

weight of more than 1000 kg; or

(b) has 3 wheels, a maximum gross weight not exceeding 1000 kg,

and either a design speed exceeding 50 km/h or an engine

with a capacity exceeding 50 cc, and is not a motor cycle with a

sidecar attached.

(2) However, this regulation does not apply to —

(a) a motor ambulance;

(b) a motor caravan;

(c) a motor vehicle brought temporarily into the Island by a person

resident outside the Island;

(d) a motor vehicle which belongs or has belonged to a visiting

force or a headquarters or defence organisation to which in each

case an order under section 8 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 (of

Parliament), as it has effect in the Island, applies;

(e) a motor vehicle of a new or improved type which —

(i) is constructed for the purposes of tests or trials of the

vehicle or its equipment, and

(ii) is used by or on behalf of its manufacturer for those

purposes;

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(f) a motor vehicle which is, or has been, in the public service of the

Crown;

(g) a motor vehicle in respect of which —

(i) single vehicle approval has been issued, and

(ii) the requirements specified in paragraph (6) have been

met; or

(h) a motor vehicle constructed or assembled by a person not

ordinarily engaged in the trade or business of manufacturing

motor vehicles.

(3) A vehicle to which this regulation applies must bear a plate which is

fitted by the vehicle's manufacturer, is in a conspicuous and readily

accessible position, is affixed to a vehicle part which is not normally

subject to replacement, and shows clearly and indelibly —

(a) the vehicle identification number;

(b) the name of the vehicle's manufacturer; and

(c) the approval reference number of the certificate which is issued

under the law of any EEA State and states that the vehicle is of a

type which complies with the relevant type approval

requirements.

(4) The approval reference number may be omitted from the plate to

which paragraph (3) refers if it is shown clearly and indelibly on an

additional plate which is fitted by the vehicle's manufacturer in a

position, and affixed to a vehicle part, of a kind specified in that

paragraph.

(5) The vehicle identification number of a vehicle to which this regulation

applies must —

(a) be marked by the manufacturer of the vehicle on the chassis,

frame or other similar structure on the offside of the vehicle;

(b) be so marked in a clearly visible and accessible position; and

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(c) be so marked by hammering or stamping so that the number

cannot be obliterated or deteriorate.

(6) The requirements referred to in paragraph (2)(g) are that —

(a) the vehicle bears a plate which is in a position, and is affixed to a

vehicle part, of a kind described in paragraph (3);

(b) the plate shows clearly and indelibly the identification, chassis

or serial number shown on the certificate comprising single

vehicle approval together with the name of the manufacturer of

the vehicle; and

(c) that number is marked on the vehicle in a place, position and

manner described in paragraph (5)(a), (b) and (c).

74 Plates for agricultural trailed appliances

(1) Save as provided in paragraph (3), every wheeled agricultural trailed

appliance manufactured on or after 1 July 1998 must be fitted with a

plate which is affixed to the vehicle in a conspicuous and readily

accessible position and which is clearly and indelibly marked with the

particulars relating to the appliance specified in paragraph (2).

(2) The particulars to which paragraph (1) refers are —

(a) the name of the manufacturer;

(b) the year of manufacture;

(c) the maximum gross weight;

(d) the unladen weight; and

(e) the maximum load which would be imposed by the appliance

on a drawing vehicle.

(3) In the case of a towed roller consisting of several separate rollers used

in combination, a single plate shall satisfy the above requirements.

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75 Motor cycle plates

(1) This regulation applies to every motor cycle which is first used on or

after 1 January 1999 and is propelled by an internal combustion engine

with a cylinder capacity not exceeding 125 cc.

(2) However, this regulation does not apply to a mowing machine or to a

pedestrian-controlled vehicle.

(3) Every motor cycle to which this regulation applies must be fitted with

a plate which is securely affixed to the vehicle in a conspicuous and

readily accessible position and which complies with the requirements

of Schedule 10.

76 Goods vehicle maximum speed notices

(1) This regulation applies to every goods vehicle which —

(a) is a motor vehicle;

(b) is let for hire from the premises where it is kept; and

(c) is driven by the person to whom it is hired under the terms of a

hiring agreement.

(2) There must be affixed and displayed in the cab of the vehicle a notice

which specifies —

(a) its maximum speed; and

(b) if the vehicle draws a trailer, the maximum speed of the

combination of vehicles,

and which is clearly visible to the driver.

(3) In this regulation "maximum speed", in relation to a vehicle or a

combination of vehicles, means the speed which the vehicle or the

combination must not exceed on a road, being —

(a) in the case of a vehicle to which regulation 79(1)(b) applies, the

speed specified there;

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(b) in the case of a vehicle authorised to be used on roads by virtue

of an order under paragraph 3(1) or (2) of Schedule 2 to the Act,

the relevant speed specified in that order; and

(c) in any other case, the relevant speed specified in regulations

made under section 25 of the Regulation Act.

B - WEIGHTS

77 Restrictions on weights of plated vehicles

(1) Except where paragraph (2) applies, a person must not use, or cause or

permit another to use, on a road a vehicle fitted with —

(a) a manufacturer's plate, but not a Ministry plate or a Department

plate, if any permitted weight shown on the manufacturer's

plate is exceeded;

(b) a Ministry plate, but not a Department plate, if any permitted

weight shown on the Ministry plate is exceeded;

(c) a Department plate, if any permitted weight shown on the

Department plate is exceeded; or

(d) an agricultural plate, if the maximum gross weight shown on

the agricultural plate is exceeded.

(2) Where a prescribed weight applying to a vehicle is less than the

corresponding permitted weight shown on —

(a) the manufacturer's plate (if no Ministry plate or Department

plate is fitted); or

(b) the Ministry plate (if no Department plate is fitted),

affixed to that vehicle, a person must not use, or cause or permit

another to use, on a road the vehicle if the prescribed weight is

exceeded.

(3) In this regulation —

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"maximum authorised weight", in relation to a vehicle, means any

weight determined in accordance with the Road Vehicles (Authorised

Weight) Regulations 1998;

"permitted weight", in relation to a vehicle, means the maximum total

laden weight, the maximum train weight, the maximum laden wheel

weight or the maximum laden axle weight (being in no case a design

weight) applicable to that vehicle in Great Britain or (in the case of a

vehicle fitted with a Department plate) in the Island, and includes any

maximum authorised weight; and

"prescribed weight", in relation to a vehicle of any class, means any

weight prescribed by Schedule 11 in relation to a vehicle of that class.

78 Restrictions on weights of unplated vehicles or of vehicles with unplated

weights

(1) This regulation applies where a vehicle —

(a) is not fitted with a plate of a kind to which regulation 77 refers;

or

(b) is fitted with such a plate, and the plate applies to the use of the

vehicle in the Island but does not contain one or more permitted

weights related to such use.

(2) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, the vehicle

on a road if -

(i) in the case of a vehicle to which paragraph (1)(a) refers, any

specified weight applying to that vehicle is exceeded, and

(ii) in the case of a vehicle to which paragraph (1)(b) refers, any

specified weight applying to that vehicle in the absence of a

permitted weight is exceeded.

(3) However, where the vehicle has a readily ascertainable manufacturer's

design weight which is less than, and corresponds to, a specified

weight referred to in paragraph (2), a person must not use, or cause or

permit another to use, the vehicle on a road if the manufacturer's

design weight is exceeded.

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(4) In this regulation —

"permitted weight" has the same meaning as in regulation 77; and

"specified weight" means any weight specified in Schedule 6 to the

Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations.

79 Weights requiring road-friendly suspension or 30 mph speed limit

(1) If the total permitted laden weight of an articulated vehicle exceeds

32520 kg but does not exceed 38000 kg —

(a) every driving axle of the motor vehicle and every axle of the

trailer must be fitted with road-friendly suspension; or

(b) the articulated vehicle must be driven at a speed not exceeding

30 mph.

(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(a) an axle is to be regarded as fitted

with road-friendly suspension if its suspension is of a kind to which

paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 11 refers.

C - MARKINGS

80 Marking of unladen weight on certain motor vehicles

(1) This regulation applies to a locomotive, motor tractor and registered

heavy motor car.

(2) The owner of a vehicle to which this regulation applies must cause the

unladen weight of the vehicle to be painted or otherwise plainly and

indelibly marked upon some conspicuous place on the left side of the

vehicle.

81 Marking of date of manufacture and maximum gross weight on certain

light trailers

(1) This regulation applies to a light trailer which is manufactured on or

after 1 July 1998.

(2) The year of manufacture and the maximum gross weight of every

trailer to which this regulation applies must —

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(a) be permanently marked in a clearly visible and accessible

position on the chassis, frame or other similar structure on the

left side of the vehicle; or

(b) be indelibly marked on a plate permanently affixed to the

vehicle in such a position.

D - DIMENSIONS

82 Length

(1) Save as provided in the following provisions of this regulation, a

person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road —

(a) a combination of vehicles; or

(b) a vehicle (whether used alone or in combination with another),

of a class specified in an item in column 2 of the following table if the

overall length specified in that item in column 3 is exceeded.

TABLE

1

Item

2

Class of vehicle

3

Overall length not to be

exceeded (metres)

1

Combinations of vehicles

A motor vehicle drawing one trailer where the

trailer –

(a) is a composite trailer; or

(b) does not otherwise comprise a semi-trailer

18.75

2

An articulated vehicle

16.5

3

Motor vehicles

A wheeled motor vehicle, not being a 2-axle

coach or a part of an articulated vehicle

12

4

A 2-axle coach

13.5

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5

A track-laying motor vehicle, not being a part of

an articulated vehicle

9.2

6

Trailers

A trailer (not being a semi-trailer or a composite

trailer)

8½

(2) Items 1 and 2 of the table do not apply to —

(a) a combination of vehicles consisting of a broken down vehicle

(including an articulated vehicle) drawn by a motor vehicle in

consequence of a breakdown;

(b) a combination of vehicles which includes a low loader or a

stepframe low loader; or

(c) a combination of vehicles which includes a trailer constructed

and normally used for the conveyance of indivisible loads of

exceptional length.

(3) Item 6 of the table does not apply to —

(a) an agricultural trailed appliance;

(b) a broken down vehicle (including an articulated vehicle) drawn

by a motor vehicle in consequence of a breakdown;

(c) a low loader or a stepframe low loader;

(d) a trailer constructed and normally used for the conveyance of

indivisible loads of exceptional length; or

(e) a trailer which is —

(i) a drying or mixing plant designed for producing asphalt

or bituminous or tar macadam and used mainly for

constructing, repairing or maintaining roads, or

(ii) a road planing machine which is so used.

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(4) If a person uses, or causes or permits another to use, on a road a motor

vehicle which is drawing 2 or more trailers —

(a) none of those trailers shall have an overall length exceeding 8½

m; and

(b) the overall length of the motor vehicle must not exceed 9.2 m.

(5) If a person uses, or causes or permits another to use, on a road —

(a) a combination of vehicles to which paragraph (2)(b) refers, the

overall length of the combination must not exceed 18 m unless

the combination also falls within paragraph (2)(c);

(b) a trailer to which paragraph (3)(b) refers, the overall length of

the trailer must not exceed 23 m.

(6) If a broken down articulated vehicle is being towed by a motor vehicle

in consequence of a breakdown, the articulated vehicle is to be

regarded as a single trailer.

(7) This regulation does not apply to any vehicle being used —

(a) for ambulance, coast guard, defence (including civil defence),

fire brigade, lifeboat or police purposes; or

(b) for the purpose of removing any obstruction to traffic.

(8) For the purposes of this regulation, and of regulation 83 and Schedule

12, "overall length", in relation to a combination of vehicles, means the

distance between the foremost point of the drawing vehicle and the

rearmost point of the rearmost vehicle comprised in the combination,

measured when the longitudinal axis of each vehicle lies in the same

vertical plane.

83 Forward and rearward projections of load

(1) Save as provided in paragraphs (2) to (7), a person must not use, or

cause or permit another to use, on a road —

(a) any vehicle, not forming part of a combination of vehicles, if the

length of any forward or rearward projection of load exceeds 4

m; or

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(b) any combination of vehicles, if the length of any forward or

rearward projection of load extends more than 4 m beyond —

(i) in a case where the load is carried by one vehicle, the

foremost point or the rearmost point of that vehicle, or

(ii) in a case where the load is carried by more than one

vehicle, the foremost point of the foremost vehicle, or the

rearmost point of the rearmost vehicle, by which the load

is carried.

(2) Save as provided in paragraphs (3) to (7), a person must not use, or

cause or permit another to use, on a road a vehicle or vehicles carrying

a load or fitted with a special appliance or apparatus unless, in a case

where the load, appliance or apparatus has —

(a) a forward projection of a length specified in an item in column 2

of the following table; or

(b) a rearward projection of a length specified in an item in column

3 of that table,

the conditions specified in that item in column 4 are complied with.

TABLE

1

Item

2

Length of forward

Projection

3

Length of rearward

Projection

4

Conditions to be

complied with

1

Exceeding 1.83 m but not

exceeding 3.05 m

—

Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Part

1 of Schedule 12

2

Exceeding 3.05 m but not

exceeding 4 m

—

Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of

Part 1 of Schedule 12

3

—

Exceeding 1 m but not

exceeding 1.83 m

Paragraph 4 of Part 1

of Schedule 12

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4

—

Exceeding 1.83 m but not

exceeding 3.05 m

Paragraph 3 of Part 1

of Schedule 12

5

—

Exceeding 3.05 m but not

exceeding 4 m

Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of

Part 1 of Schedule 12

(3) If another vehicle is attached to that end of a vehicle from which a

projection of load extends, then, for the purposes of any requirement in

this regulation to comply with paragraph 3 or 4 of Part 1 of Schedule

12, that projection is to be treated as a forward or rearward projection

only if, and to the extent that, its length extends beyond the foremost

point or, as the case may be, the rearmost point of that other vehicle,

measured when the longitudinal axis of each vehicle lies in the same

vertical plane.

(4) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a

combination of vehicles described in regulation 82(2)(c) if —

(a) the overall length of the trailer exceeds 23 m;

(b) the overall length of the drawing vehicle exceeds 9.2 m; and

(c) the overall length of the combination, together with the length

of a forward or rearward projection of load extending beyond

the foremost point of the foremost vehicle or, as the case may be,

the rearmost point of the rearmost vehicle, exceeds 33 m.

(5) If a person uses, or causes or permits another to use, on a road a motor

vehicle drawing one or more trailers, the overall length of the

combination of vehicles, together with the length of any forward or

rearward projection of load extending, as the case may be, beyond the

foremost point of the foremost vehicle or the rearmost point of the

rearmost vehicle, must not exceed 22 m unless the conditions specified

in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 are complied with.

(6) This regulation does not apply to any vehicle being used for a purpose

described in regulation 82(7).

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(7) For the purposes of this regulation the length of a forward or rearward

projection of load, or the length of a part thereof, is to be measured

parallel to the longitudinal axis of —

(a) the vehicle; or

(b) if the load is carried by more than one vehicle, the foremost

vehicle or the rearmost vehicle by which, as the case may be, the

load is carried.

84 Width

(1) Save as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), a person must not use, or

cause or permit another to use, on a road a vehicle of a class specified

in an item in column 2 of the following table if the overall width

specified in column 3 in that item is exceeded.

TABLE

1

Item

2

Class of vehicle

3

Overall width

not to be

exceeded

(metres)

1

Motor vehicles

A locomotive other than an agricultural motor vehicle.

2.75

2

A refrigerated motor vehicle.

2.6

3

Any other motor vehicle.

2.55

4

Trailers

A trailer (other than an agricultural trailer or a refrigerated trailer)

which is drawn by a motor vehicle having a maximum gross

weight above 3500 kg.

2.55

5 An agricultural trailer (other than an agricultural trailed

appliance).

2.55

6

An agricultural trailed appliance.

3.0

7

A refrigerated trailer.

2.6

99

8

Any other trailer drawn by a vehicle other than a 2-wheeled motor

cycle.

2.3

9

A trailer drawn by a 2-wheeled motor cycle —

(a) without a sidecar attached;

(b) with a sidecar attached.

1

1.5

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a broken down vehicle which is being

drawn in consequence of a breakdown.

(3) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a

wheeled agricultural motor vehicle drawing a wheeled trailer if, when

the longitudinal axes of the vehicles are parallel but in different vertical

planes, the overall width of the 2 vehicles, measured as if they

were one vehicle, —

(a) exceeds 3 m in a case where the trailer is an agricultural trailed

appliance; or

(b) exceeds 2.55 metres in any other case.

(4) In this regulation "refrigerated motor vehicle" and "refrigerated trailer"

mean respectively a motor vehicle or a trailer which, in either case, —

(a) is specially designed for the carriage of goods at low

temperatures; and

(b) has a thickness of each side wall which, inclusive of insulation,

is at least 45 mm.

85 Lateral projections of load

(1) Save as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), a person must not use, or

cause or permit another to use, on a road a vehicle carrying a

load if, in a case where the load extends beyond the side or sides of the

vehicle, —

(a) the load has a lateral projection on either side exceeding 305

mm; or

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(b) the overall width of the vehicle together with the width of the

lateral projection or projections of its load exceeds —

(i) 3 m in the case of an agricultural trailed appliance, or

(ii) 2.9 m in any other case.

(2) If a person uses, or causes or permits another to use, on a road a

vehicle carrying —

(a) loose agricultural produce not baled or crated; or

(b) an indivisible load,

then, if the load extends beyond the side or sides of the vehicle, the

overall width of the vehicle together with the width of the lateral

projection or projections of its load may extend to 4.3 m, provided that,

in the case of an indivisible load, —

(i) it is not reasonably practical to comply with paragraph (1),

(ii) the conditions specified in paragraphs 1 and 5 of Part 1 of

Schedule 12 are complied with if the overall width of the vehicle

together with the width of the lateral projection or projections of

its load exceeds 3 m, and

(iii) the conditions specified in paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12

are complied with if the overall width of the vehicle together

with the width of the lateral projection or projections of its load

exceeds 3.5 m.

(3) This regulation does not apply to any vehicle being used for a purpose

described in regulation 82(7).

86 Height

A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, a vehicle in motion

on a road (other than a vehicle tipping a load) if its overall height, together

with the height of any vertical projection of load extending beyond its overall

height, exceeds 4.57 m.

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87 Indication of overall travelling height

(1) This regulation applies to every motor vehicle which —

(a) is carrying a container or engineering equipment;

(b) is constructed or adapted so as to be capable of hoisting and

carrying a skip;

(c) is drawing a trailer or semi-trailer carrying a container or

engineering equipment; or

(d) is engineering plant.

(2) Without limiting regulation 86, a person must not use, or cause or

permit another to use, on a road a vehicle to which this regulation

applies unless —

(a) the overall travelling height does not exceed 3.66 m; or

(b) there is carried in the vehicle, in the manner specified in

paragraph (3), a notice clearly indicating the overall travelling

height in both metres and feet and inches and in figures not less

than 40 mm tall.

(3) The notice to which paragraph (2)(b) refers must be affixed to the

vehicle in such a manner that it can be easily read by the driver when

in the driving position.

88 Overhang

(1) A person shall not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a

wheeled motor vehicle of a class specified in an item in column 2 of the

following table if, subject to any exemption specified in that item in

column 4, the overhang of the vehicle exceeds the distance specified in

that item in column 3.

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TABLE

1

Item

2

Class of vehicle

3

Maximum overhang

4

Exemptions

1

Motor tractor

1.83 m

(a) an agricultural motor

vehicle;

(b) a track-laying vehicle.

2

Heavy motor

car and motor

car

60% of the distance between the

transverse plane which passes

through the centre or centres of

the foremost wheel or wheels

and the transverse plane which

passes through the forward

point from which the overhang

is to be measured in accordance

with the definition of

"overhang" in regulation 3(1).

(a) an agricultural motor

vehicle;

(b) a bus;

(c) a heavy motor car first used

before 15 August 1928;

(d) a motor car first used

before 2 April 1936;

(e) a motor car which is an

ambulance;

(f) a refuse vehicle;

(g) a track-laying vehicle;

(h) a vehicle designed to

dispose of its load to the

rear, provided that the

overhang does not exceed

1.15 m;

(i) a vehicle first used before

1 January 1966 if —

(i) the distance between

the centres of the

rearmost and foremost

axles does not exceed

2.29 m , and

(ii) the distance specified

in column 3 is not

exceeded by more

than 76 mm;

(j) a works truck.

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(2) In the case of a vehicle designed and mainly used for the purpose of

heating a road or other similar surface in the process of construction,

repair or maintenance, no part of the heating plant is to be taken into

account when calculating the overhang.

(3) In the case of an agricultural motor vehicle, the distance measured

horizontally and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rear portion of

the vehicle between the transverse planes passing through the

rearmost point of the vehicle and through the centre of the rear or

rearmost axle must not exceed 3 m.

(4) A heavy motor car is to be taken as complying with the requirements

of paragraph (1) if it meets the requirements of paragraph 7.6.2 of

Annex I to Community Directive 97/27.

89 Minimum ground clearance

(1) This regulation applies to a wheeled trailer which —

(a) is a goods vehicle; and

(b) is manufactured on or after 1 April 1984.

(2) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a

trailer to which this regulation applies unless it has a minimum ground

clearance of not less than —

(a) 160 mm if the trailer has an axle interspace of more than 6 m but

less than 11.5 m; or

(b) 190 mm if the trailer has an axle interspace of 11.5 m or more.

(3) However, this regulation does not apply to a trailer —

(a) while it is being loaded or unloaded; or

(b) while a height-adjustable suspension system, if fitted to the

trailer, is raised or lowered to enable the vehicle to pass over or

under an obstruction (including a bridge) that lies across or over

a road, provided that no part of the trailer (excluding the

wheels) touches the ground at such a time or is likely to do so.

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90 Turning circle — articulated vehicles other than those incorporating a car

transporter, low loader, stepframe low loader or semi-trailer of exceptional

length

(1) This regulation applies to an articulated vehicle unless —

(a) its semi-trailer —

(i) was manufactured before 1 April 1990, and

(ii) has an overall length that does not exceed the overall

length which it had on that date;

(b) its semi-trailer —

(i) is a car transporter, a low loader or a stepframe low

loader,

(ii) is constructed and normally used for the conveyance of

indivisible loads of exceptional length, or

(iii) has an axle raised to aid traction; or

(c) the articulated vehicle has an overall length not exceeding 15.5

m and —

(i) its drawing vehicle was first used before 1 June 1998, or

(ii) its semi-trailer was manufactured before 1 December

1997.

(2) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a

vehicle to which this regulation applies unless the vehicle can move on

either lock so that, —

(a) when all its wheels are, or are not, in contact with the road

surface; and

(b) when the items set out —

(i) in paragraphs (a) to (i) in the definition of "overall width",

and

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(ii) in paragraphs (a) to (k) in the definition of "overall

length",

in the table in regulation 3(1) are disregarded,

no part of the vehicle projects outside the area contained between

concentric circles with radii of 12.5 m and 5.3 m.

(3) In relation to a vehicle manufactured before 1 June 1998 paragraph (2)

has effect as if sub-paragraph (a) were omitted.

(4) An articulated vehicle is to be taken as complying with paragraph (2) if

its semi-trailer is, by virtue of paragraph 7.6.1.2 of Annex 1 to

Community Directive 97/27, taken to comply with paragraph 7.6.1 of

that Annex.

91 Turning circle — articulated vehicles incorporating a car transporter other

than a low loader or stepframe low loader

(1) This regulation applies to an articulated vehicle with an overall length

exceeding 15.5 m, the semi-trailer of which is a car transporter.

(2) However, this regulation does not apply to an articulated vehicle if its

semi-trailer —

(a) is a low loader or a stepframe low loader; or

(b) was manufactured before 1 April 1990 and the distance from the

front of the trailer to its rearmost axle is no greater than it was

on that date.

(3) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a

vehicle to which this regulation applies unless the vehicle can move on

either lock so that, —

(a) when all its wheels are, or are not, in contact with the road

surface; and

(b) when the items set out —

(i) in paragraphs (a) to (i) in the definition of "overall width",

and

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(ii) in paragraphs (a) to (k) in the definition of "overall

length",

in the table in regulation 3(1) are disregarded,

no part of —

(i) the motor vehicle drawing the car transporter, or

(ii) the car transporter to the rear of the transverse plane passing

through the king pin,

projects outside the area contained between concentric circles with

radii of 12.5 m and 5.3 m.

(4) In relation to a vehicle manufactured before 1 June 1998 paragraph (3)

has effect as if sub-paragraph (a) were omitted.

92 Turning circle — buses

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road a

bus first used on or after 1 April 1982 unless the 2 requirements set out

in paragraphs (2) and (3) are both met.

(2) The bus must be able to move on either lock so that, when all its wheels

are, or are not, in contact with the ground, no part of it projects outside

the area contained between concentric circles with radii of 12.5 m and

5.3 m.

(3) When the bus moves forward from rest, on either lock, so that its

outermost point describes a circle of 12.5 m radius, no part of the

vehicle must project by more than 0.8 m beyond the longitudinal plane

which, at the beginning of the manoeuvre, defines the overall width of

the vehicle on the side opposite to the direction in which it is turning.

(4) In relation to a bus manufactured before 1 June 1998 paragraph (2) has

effect as if the words ", when all its wheels are, or are not, in contact

with the ground," were omitted.

(5) In relation to a 2-axle coach whose overall length exceeds 12 but not

13.5 m paragraph (3) has effect as if for "0.8 m" there were substituted

"1.2 m".

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93 Turning circle — heavy motor cars

(1) This regulation applies to a vehicle which —

(a) is a heavy motor car manufactured after 31 May 1998; and

(b) a vehicle combination consisting of such a motor car and one

trailer not being a semi-trailer.

(2) However, this regulation does not apply to —

(a) a vehicle having 4 or more axles where the distance between the

foremost and rearmost axles exceeds 6.4 m;

(b) a vehicle or vehicle combination to which regulation 90, 91 or 92

applies; or

(c) a vehicle or vehicle combination constructed and normally used

for the carriage of indivisible loads of abnormal length.

(3) Every vehicle or vehicle combination to which this regulation applies

must be able to move on either lock so that, —

(a) when all its wheels are, or are not, in contact with the road

surface; and

(b) when the items set out —

(i) in paragraphs (a) to (i) in the definition of "overall width",

and

(ii) in paragraphs (a) to (k) in the definition of "overall

length",

in the table in regulation 3(1) are disregarded,

no part of the vehicle or vehicle combination projects outside the area

contained between concentric circles with radii of 12.5 m and 5.3 m.

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E - TESTING AND INSPECTION

94 Testing and inspection

(1) Subject to the conditions specified in paragraph (2), the following

persons are empowered to test and inspect the brakes, silencers,

steering gear and tyres of any vehicle on any premises where that

vehicle is located, namely -

(a) a police constable in uniform;

(b) any person for the time being appointed as an examiner for the

purposes of Part II of Schedule 2 to the Act; and

(c) any person for the time being appointed as an authorised

examiner for the purposes of section 38 of the Road Transport

Act 2001.

(2) The conditions are that a person so empowered under paragraph (1) —

(a) must produce his or her authorisation if required to do so;

(b) must not enter any premises unless the consent of the owner of

those premises has first been obtained;

(c) must not test or inspect any vehicle on any premises unless —

(i) the owner of the vehicle consents to the test or inspection,

(ii) notice has been given to that owner personally or left at

his or her address not less than 48 hours before the time

of the proposed test or inspection, or has been sent to the

owner at least 72 hours before that time by the recorded

delivery service to his or her address last known to the

person giving the notice, or

(iii) the test or inspection is made within 48 hours of an

accident to which section 20 of the Act applies and in

which the vehicle was involved.

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95 Revocations

The Regulations specified in columns 1 and 2 of the table in Schedule 13 are

revoked to the extent specified in its column 3.

MADE 14/5 2012

DC Cretney MHK

Minister for Infrastructure

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SCHEDULE 1

[Regulation 3(1)]

COMMUNITY DIRECTIVES AND ECE REGULATIONS

TABLE 1

COMMUNITY DIRECTIVES

1

2

3

Item

Reference No

Community Directives

(a)

Date

(b)

Official Journal

Reference

(c)

Subject matter

(d)

Previous

Directives

included

1

76/114

18.12.75

L24, 30.1.76,

p.1

Statutory plates

and inscriptions

for motor

vehicles and

trailers

—

2

76/115

18.12.75

L24, 30.1.76,

p.6

Anchorages for

motor vehicle

seat belts

—

3

78/507

19.5.78

L155, 13.6.78,

p.31

Statutory plates

and inscriptions

for motor

vehicles and

trailers

76/114

4

78/1015

23.11.78

L349, 13.12.78,

p.21

The permissible

sound level and

exhaust systems

of motor cycles

—

5

81/575

20.7.81

L209, 29.7.81,

p.30

Anchorages for

motor vehicle

seat belts

76/115

6

82/318

2.4.82

L319, 19.5.82,

p.9

Anchorages for

motor vehicle

seat belts

76/115 as

amended by

81/575

7

87/56

18.12.86

L24, 27.1..87,

p.42

The permissible

sound level and

exhaust systems

of motor cycles

78/1015

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8

89/235

13.3.89

L98, 11.4.89,

p.1

The permissible

sound level and

exhaust systems

of motor cycles

78/1015 as

amended by

87/56

9

90/629

30.10.90

L341, 6.12.90,

p.14

Anchorages for

motor vehicle

safety belts

76/115 as

amended by

81/575 and

82/318

10

92/7

10.2.92

L57, 2.3.92,

p.29

The weights,

dimensions and

other technical

characteristics of

certain road

vehicles

85/3 as

amended by

86/360, 88/218,

89/338, 89/460

and 89/461

11

92/23

31.3.92

L129, 14.5.92,

p.95

Tyres of motor

vehicles and

their trailers and

their fitting

—

12

92/53

18.6.92

L225, 10.8.92,

p.1

Type approval of

motor vehicles

and their trailers

70/156

13

96/38

17.6.96

L187, 26.7.96,

p.95

Anchorages for

motor vehicle

safety belts

76/115 as

amended by

81/575, 82/318

and 90/629

14

97/24

17.6.97

L226, 18.8.97,

p. 1

Certain

components and

characteristics of

2- or 3-wheel

vehicles

—

15

97/27

22.7.97

L233, 25.8.97,

p.1

Masses and

dimensions of

certain

categories of

vehicle and their

trailers

—

16

98/12

27.1.98

L81, 18.3.98,

p.1

The braking

devices of

certain

categories of

motor vehicles

and their trailers

71/320 as

amended by

74/132, 75/524.

79/489, 85/647,

88/194 and

91/422

17

2001/43

27.6.01

L211, 4.8.01,

p.25

Tyres of motor

vehicles and

their trailers and

their fitting

92/23

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18

2001/116

20.12.01

L18, 21.1.2002,

p. 1

Type approval of

motor vehicles

and their trailers

70/156 as

amended by

87/403, 92/53,

93/81 and 98/14

19

2002/78

1.10.02

L267, 4.10.02,

p. 23

The braking

devices of

certain

categories of

motor vehicles

and their trailers

71/320 as

amended by

74/132, 75/524,

79/489, 85/647,

88/194, 91/422

and 98/12

TABLE 2

ECE REGULATIONS

1

2

3

Item

Reference No

ECE Regulations

(a)

Number

(b)

Date

(c)

Subject matter

(d)

Date of

amendment

1

14

14

30.1.70

Anchorages for

seat belts

—

2

14.01

14

30.1.70

Anchorages for

seat belts

28.4.76

3

14.02

14

30.1.70

Anchorages for

seat belts

22.11.84

4

14.03

14

30.1.70

Anchorages for

seat belts

29.1.92

5

14.04

14

30.1.70

Anchorages for

seat belts

18.1.98

6

14.05

14

30.1.70

Anchorages for

seat belts

4.2.99

7

30

30

1.4.75

Pneumatic tyres

for motor

vehicles and

their trailers

—

8

30.01

30

1.4.75

Pneumatic tyres

for motor

vehicles and

their trailers

25.9.77

114

9

30.02

30

1.4.75

Pneumatic tyres

for motor

vehicles and

their trailers

15.3.81

10

54

54

1.3.83

Pneumatic tyres

for commercial

vehicles and

their trailers

—

11

64

64

1.10.85

Vehicles with

temporary-use

spare

wheels/tyres

—

12

67.01

67

27.4.90

Vehicles using

liquefied

petroleum gas

13.11.99

13

75

75

1.4.88

Pneumatic tyres

for motor cycles

and mopeds

—

14

90.01

90

1.11.92

Replacement

brake lining

assemblies for

power-driven

vehicles and

their trailers

18.9.94

15

108

108

23.6.98

Retreaded

pneumatic tyres

for motor

vehicles and

their trailers

—

16

109

109

23.6.98

Retreaded

pneumatic tyres

for commercial

vehicles and

their trailers

—

17 117.01 117 6.4.2005 Tyres — rolling

sound

emissions and

adhesion to

wet surfaces

2.2.2007

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SCHEDULE 2 [Regulation 7(2)]

BRAKING EFFICIENCIES OF AGRICULTURAL MOTOR VEHICLES

1 Subject to paragraph 2, every wheeled agricultural motor vehicle (not being

a locomotive or motor tractor) which is driven at more than 20 mph and is of

a class specified in an item in column 2 of the following table must be so

maintained that —

(a) its service braking system has a total braking efficiency not less than

that shown in column 3 for that item; and

(b) its secondary braking system has a total braking efficiency not less than

that shown in column 4 for that item.

2 Where there is a reference in that table to an agricultural motor vehicle

drawing, or not drawing, a trailer, the reference to a trailer is to a trailer

required by regulation 5 or 6 of the Construction, Equipment and Weights

Regulations to be equipped with brakes.

TABLE

1

2

3

4

Item

Wheeled agricultural motor vehicles (not being

locomotives or motor tractors)

Total braking

efficiency of

service braking

system

Total braking

efficiency of

secondary

braking system

1

Vehicles first used on or after 1 January 1999 —

(a) when not drawing a trailer; or

(a) when drawing a trailer.

50

45

25

25

2

Vehicles first used on or after 1 January 1968 but

before 1 January 1999 —

(a) when not drawing a trailer;

(b) when drawing a trailer manufactured on or

after 1 January 1968; or

(c) when drawing a trailer manufactured before

1 January 1968.

50

50

40

25

25

15

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3

Vehicles which have an unladen weight exceeding

1525 kg and which were first used on or after 15

August 1928 but before 1 January 1968, being —

(a) rigid vehicles with 2 axles —

(i) when not drawing a trailer, or

(ii) when drawing a trailer; or

(b) other vehicles, whether drawing a trailer or

not.

45

40

40

20

15

15

4

Vehicles (not being heavy motor cars) which have an

unladen weight exceeding 1525 kg and which were

first used on or after 1 January 1919 but before

15 August 1928, being —

(a) rigid vehicles with 2 axles —

(i) when not drawing a trailer, or

(ii) when drawing a trailer; or

(b) other vehicles, whether drawing a trailer or

not.

45

40

40

20

15

15

5

Vehicles which have an unladen weight not

exceeding 1525 kg and which were first used on or

after 1 January 1919 but before 1 January 1968, being

—

(a) motor vehicles with at least 4 wheels and 2

means of operating the brakes, where —

(i) one means of operation applies

brakes to at least 4 wheels, or

(ii) neither means of operation applies

brakes to at least 4 wheels; or

(b) 3-wheeled motor vehicles with 2 means of

operating the brakes, where —

(i) one means of operation applies

brakes to all 3 wheels, or

(ii) neither means of operation applies

brakes to all 3 wheels.

50

30

40

30

25

25

25

25

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SCHEDULE 3

[Regulations 47 and 48]

FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS AND FIRST AID EQUIPMENT FOR

MINIBUSES

PART 1

FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS

A fire extinguisher which —

(a) complies in all respects with the specification for portable fire

extinguishers issued by the British Standards Institution and numbered

BSEN 3: 1996;

(b) has a minimum test fire rating of 5A or 34B; and

(c) contains water or foam.

PART 2

FIRST-AID EQUIPMENT

(1) 10 antiseptic wipes, foil packed;

(2) One conforming disposable bandage (not less than 7.5 cm wide);

(3) 2 triangular bandages;

(4) One packet of 24 assorted adhesive dressings;

(5) 3 large sterile unmedicated ambulance dressings (not less than 15 cm

by 20 cm);

(6) 2 sterile eye pads with attachments;

(7) 12 assorted safety pins; and

(8) One pair of rustless blunt-ended scissors.

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SCHEDULE 4 [Regulation 51]

TAXIS AND CERTAIN OTHER HIRE CARS - SUPPLEMENTARY

REQUIREMENTS

1 - PRELIMINARY

1 Application

(1) This Schedule applies to all public passenger vehicles which are

passenger cars with 4 or more wheels.

(2) However, —

(a) paragraph 4 does not apply to such vehicles unless they are

authorised by the Road Transport Licensing Committee (within

the meaning of section 1 of the Road Transport Act 2001) to

stand or ply for hire on a road; and

(b) paragraph 15 does not apply to such vehicles as are authorised

by that Committee to stand or ply for hire on a road.

2 - REQUIREMENTS

2 Odometer

Each vehicle must be fitted with an odometer which is in good and efficient

working order, whether it is comprised in the speedometer or not.

3 Cleanliness

The bodywork, paintwork, windows, upholstery and fittings of a vehicle

must be maintained in a good and clean condition at all times.

4 Right-hand drive

The steering wheel of each vehicle must be on the right side.

5 Doors

(1) Every door of a vehicle must —

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(a) be capable of being opened, when unlocked, from inside or

outside the vehicle by a single movement of its handle or other

opening device; and

(b) be incapable of being locked from outside the vehicle unless,

when so locked, the door is capable of being opened from inside

the vehicle when stationary.

(2) Every door of a vehicle must, if it is not a power-operated door, —

(a) have a slam lock of the 2-stage type; or

(b) be linked to a device which —

(i) is operated by the movement of the handle or other

device for opening the door or, in the case of a handle or

other device with a spring-return mechanism, by

movement of both the door and the handle or other

device, and

(ii) informs the driver, when occupying the driver's seat, if

the door is not securely closed.

6 Accessibility

(1) Every vehicle must be so constructed that —

(a) a passenger sitting or intending to sit beside the driver is

able to enter or leave the vehicle by its nearside front door; and

(b) a passenger sitting or intending to sit behind the driver is

able to enter or leave the vehicle by —

(i) a nearside rear door, and

(ii) either an offside rear door or a door at the back of the

vehicle.

(2) Every vehicle must be so constructed that —

(a) no door for the use of a passenger under paragraph (1); and

(b) no seat, fitting or equipment in the vehicle,

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is likely to prevent an adult able-bodied passenger without luggage

from entering or leaving the vehicle unaided or without inconvenience.

7 Windows

The window in each passenger door of a vehicle must be capable of being

easily opened by a passenger seated adjacent to it.

8 Wheelchairs

(1) If a vehicle is to carry any wheelchair occupied by a person, the vehicle

must be equipped with —

(a) an anchorage which will —

(i) secure the chair while the vehicle is in motion, and

(ii) prevent it from facing either side of the vehicle; and

(b) a ramp, hoist or lift to facilitate the entry of the chair into, and

its exit from, the vehicle.

(2) Any anchorage, ramp, hoist or lift provided in accordance with sub-

paragraph (1) must be maintained in good and serviceable condition.

9 Spare wheels and wheels repaired by a foam inflation device

(1) Each vehicle must carry —

(a) a spare wheel fitted with an inflated tyre, both of which must be

in good and serviceable condition; and

(b) a jack and other tools necessary for affixing that wheel to the

vehicle.

(2) If the spare wheel is fitted with a temporary use spare tyre, it must not

be used on the vehicle except —

(a) in a case where a normally fitted tyre fails on a journey

involving the carriage of passengers, for enabling the vehicle to

complete the journey; and

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(b) in a case where such a journey is completed or a normally fitted

tyre fails in other circumstances, for enabling the vehicle to go

to —

(i) the driver's home or operating centre,

(ii) a place where the normally fitted tyre may be repaired or

replaced.

(3) If a tyre fitted to a wheel of the vehicle fails, it may not be repaired by

the use of a foam inflation device unless the vehicle will cease to be

used for the carriage of passengers while the tyre is in place.

(4) If the vehicle is so designed that tyres fitted to its front wheels should

differ in size from tyres fitted to its rear wheels, a temporary use spare

tyre and the wheel to which it is fitted must be suitable for use on —

(a) the front axle of the vehicle; or

(b the rear axle of the vehicle,

as the case may be, in the event that they are to be used there.

10 Grab handles etc

Each vehicle must be provided with a grab handle or other suitable means to

assist a passenger when entering or leaving a seat.

11 Seats

(1) This paragraph applies to passenger seats ("seats") fitted in a vehicle

other than occasional seats.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraphs (4) and (5), if a vehicle was used before 17

April 2000 to carry passengers for hire or reward, every seat

accommodating one or more passengers must allow a width of at least

400 mm per passenger, as measured horizontally along its front.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), if a vehicle is so used on or after that date, —

(a) every seat (excluding a back rest), or every back rest forming

part of a seat, must, if it is designed to accommodate only one

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passenger, be at least 400 mm wide, as measured horizontally

across its widest point; and

(b) every back rest must, if it forms part of a seat designed to

accommodate more than one passenger, allow a width of at least

400 mm per passenger, as measured horizontally across that

part of the rest against which the full width of the passenger's

back would lie.

(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) a seat fitted with arms,

being arms so constructed that they can be folded back or otherwise

put out of use, is to be measured as if it were not fitted with arms.

(5) Instead of complying with sub-paragraph (2), a vehicle falling within

that sub-paragraph may comply with sub-paragraph (3).

12 Occasional seats

Any occasional seat fitted to a vehicle must —

(a) be at least 400 mm wide;

(b) be at least 355 mm long, when measured longitudinally from the centre

of the front of its back rest to the front edge of the seat;

(c) be so constructed that, when not in use, it is retracted automatically so

as not to obstruct any doorway; and

(d) be symmetrically placed in relation to, and at least 40 mm from, any

other occasional seat.

13 Seats fitted lengthwise

(1) No passenger seat fitted in a vehicle may be so placed as to face a side

of the vehicle.

(2) However, in the case of a vehicle used before 17 April 2000 to carry

passengers for hire or reward, —

(a) sub-paragraph (1) does not apply; but

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(b) a passenger seat facing a side of the vehicle must be so placed

that the front edge of its back rest is not less than 1.35 m from

the front edge of the back rest of any seat facing it.

14 Floor covering

The floor of each vehicle must be covered with non-slip material which can be

easily cleaned.

15 Luggage

For each passenger which a vehicle may lawfully carry, there must be space

provided in or on the vehicle for carrying luggage measuring at least 50 x 38.1

x 22.8 cm.

16 Fire-extinguishing apparatus

(1) Every vehicle must carry one or more portable fire extinguishers, each

of which —

(a) complies in all respects with the specification for such

extinguishers issued by the British Standards Institution and

numbered BS 5423: 1987 or BSEN 3: 1996;

(b) has a minimum test fire rating of 3A or 21B;

(c) contains water or foam; and

(d) within the period of 12 months preceding each certification of

the vehicle under regulation 13 of the Licensing and

Registration of Vehicles Regulations 2004, has been certified by

the manufacturer or his or her agent as being in good and

efficient working order.

(2) Of the fire extinguishers referred to in sub-paragraph (1) —

(a) each must be clearly marked with the relevant British Standards

Institution specification number; and

(b) one must be carried in the area of the vehicle accommodating

the driver or front passenger.

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SCHEDULE 5 [Regulation 56(3)]

GAS SYSTEMS AND GAS-FIRED APPLIANCES

1 Definitions

In this Schedule —

"check valve" means a device which permits the flow of gas in one direction

and prevents the flow of gas in the opposite direction;

"design pressure" means the pressure which a part of a gas system has been

designed and constructed safely to withstand;

"double-check valve" means a device which consists of 2 check valves in series

and which permits the flow of gas in one direction and prevents the flow of

gas in the opposite direction;

"electrically operated valve" means a device which is electrically operated and

opens when the ignition is switched on and closes when the ignition is

switched off or the power is otherwise cut off;

"excess flow valve" means a device which automatically and instantaneously

reduces to a minimum the flow of gas through the valve when the flow rate

exceeds a set value;

"fixed gas container" means a gas container which is attached to a vehicle

permanently and in such a manner that the container can be filled without

being moved;

"gas container" means any container, not being a container for the carriage of

gas as goods, which is fitted to or carried on a motor vehicle or trailer and is

intended for the storage of gas for the propulsion of the motor vehicle or the

operation of a gas-fired appliance;

"high pressure" means a pressure exceeding 1.0325 bar absolute;

"high pressure pipeline" means a pipeline intended to contain gas at high

pressure;

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"pipeline" means any pipe or passage connecting any 2 parts of a gas

propulsion system of a vehicle or of a gas-fired appliance supply system on a

vehicle or any 2 points on the same part of any such system;

"portable gas container" means a gas container which may be attached to a

vehicle but which can readily be removed;

"pressure relief valve" means a device which opens automatically when the

pressure in the part of the gas system to which it is fitted exceeds a set value,

reaches its maximum flow capacity when the set value is exceeded by 10%,

and closes automatically when the pressure falls below a set value; and

"reducing valve" means a device which automatically reduces the pressure of

the gas passing through it, and includes regulator devices.

2 Gas containers

(1) Every gas container must —

(a) be capable of withstanding the pressure of the gas which may be

stored in the container at the highest temperature which the gas

is likely to reach;

(b) if fitted inside the vehicle, be so arranged as to prevent as far as

practicable the possibility of gas entering the engine, passenger

or living compartments due to leaks or venting from the

container or valves, connections and gauges immediately

adjacent to it, and the space containing these components must

be so ventilated and drained as to prevent the accumulation of

gas;

(c) be securely attached to the vehicle in such a manner as not to be

liable to displacement or damage due to vibration or other

cause; and

(d) be so placed and so insulated or shielded as not to suffer any

adverse effect from the heat of the exhaust system of any engine

or any other source of heat.

(2) Every portable gas container must —

(a) be hermetically sealed; or

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(b) be fitted with a valve or cock to enable the flow of gas from the

container to be stopped.

(3) Every fixed gas container must —

(a) be fitted with —

(i) at least one pressure relief valve, and

(ii) at least one manually operated valve which may be

extended by an internal dip tube inside the gas container

so as to indicate when the container has been filled to the

level corresponding to the filling ratio specified in the

British Standards Institution Specification for Filling

Ratios and Developed Pressure for Liquefiable and

Permanent Gases (as defined, respectively, in paragraphs

3.2 and 3.5 of that Specification) published in May 1976

under the number BS 5355; and

(b) be conspicuously and permanently marked with its design

pressure.

(4) If any fixed gas container is required to be fitted in a particular attitude

or location, or if any device referred to in sub-paragraph (3) requires

the container to be fitted in such a manner, then it must be

conspicuously and permanently marked to indicate that requirement.

(5) If the operation of any pressure relief valve or other device referred to

in sub-paragraph (3) may cause gas to be released from the gas

container, an outlet must be provided to lead such gas to the outside of

the vehicle so as not to suffer any adverse effect from the heat of the

exhaust system of any engine or any other source of heat, and that

outlet from the pressure relief valve must not be fitted with any other

valve or cock.

3 Filling systems for fixed gas containers

(1) Every connection for filling a fixed gas container must be on the

outside of the vehicle.

(2) There must be fitted to every fixed gas container —

(a) a manually operated shut-off valve and an excess flow valve; or

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(b) a manually operated shut-off valve and a single check valve; or

(c) a double-check valve,

and all parts of these valves in contact with gas must be made entirely

of suitable metal except that they may contain non-metal washers and

seals provided that such washers and seals are supported and

constrained by metal components.

(3) In every case where a pipe is attached to a gas container for the

purpose of filling the gas container, there must be fitted to the end of

the pipe farthest from the gas container a check valve or a double-

check valve.

(4) There must be fitted over every gas filling point on a vehicle a cap

which —

(a) prevents any leakage of gas from the gas filling point;

(b) is secured to the vehicle by a chain or other suitable means;

(c) is made of suitable material; and

(d) is fastened to the gas filling point by a screw or other suitable

means.

4 Pipelines

(1) Every pipeline must be fixed in such a manner and position that —

(a) it will not be adversely affected by the heat of the exhaust

system of any engine or any other source of heat;

(b) it is protected from vibration and strain in excess of that which it

can reasonably be expected to withstand; and

(c) in the case of a high pressure pipeline, it is, as far as practicable,

accessible for inspection.

(2) Save as provided in sub-paragraphs (4) and (5), every high pressure

pipeline must —

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(a) be a rigid line of steel, copper or copper alloy of high pressure

hydraulic grade, suitable for service on road vehicles and

designed for a minimum service pressure rating of not less than

75 bar absolute; and

(b) be effectively protected against, or shielded from, or treated so

as to be resistant to, external corrosion throughout its length

unless it is made from material which is corrosion-resistant

under the conditions which it is likely to encounter in service.

(3) No unsupported length of any high pressure pipeline may exceed 600

mm.

(4) Save as provided in sub-paragraph (5), flexible hose may be used in a

high-pressure pipeline if —

(a) in a case where the length of the hose does not exceed 500 mm,

—

(i) it is reinforced either by stainless-steel wire braid or by

textile braid, and

(ii) save in the case of a pipeline attached to a gas container

for the purpose of filling that container, the flexibility

which it provides is necessary for the construction or

operation of the gas system of which it forms part; or

(b) in a case where the length of the hose exceeds 500 mm, -

(i) it complies with Annex 8 to ECE Regulation 67.01, and

(ii) is marked in accordance with that regulation.

(5) In the case of a motor vehicle which first uses gas as a fuel for its

propulsion on or after 1 June 2005, a flexible hose of any length used in

a high-pressure pipeline must –

(a) comply with the requirements of Annex 8 to ECE Regulation

67.01;

(b) be marked in accordance with that regulation; and

(c) be no longer than is reasonably necessary.

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(6) If a high pressure pipeline or part of such a pipeline is so constructed

or located that it may, in the course of its normal use (excluding the

supply of fuel from a gas container), contain liquid which is prevented

from flowing, a relief valve must be incorporated in that pipeline.

5 Unions and joints

(1) Every union and joint on a pipeline or gas container must be so

constructed and fitted that it —

(a) will not be liable to work loose or leak when in use; and

(b) will be readily accessible for inspection and maintenance.

(2) Every union on a high pressure pipeline or on a gas container must be

made of suitable metal but such a union may contain non-metal

washers and seals provided that such washers and seals are supported

and constrained by metal components.

6 Reducing valves

Every reducing valve must be made of suitable materials and be so fitted as to

be readily accessible for inspection and maintenance.

7 Pressure relief valves

(1) Every pressure relief valve which is fitted to any part of a gas system

(including a gas container) must —

(a) be made entirely of suitable metal and be so constructed and

fitted as to ensure that the cooling effect of the gas during

discharge shall not prevent its effective operation;

(b) be capable, under the most extreme temperatures likely to be

met (including exposure to fire), of a discharge rate which

prevents the pressure of the contents of the gas system from

exceeding its design pressure;

(c) have a maximum discharge pressure not greater than the design

pressure of the gas container;

(d) be so designed and constructed as to prevent unauthorised

interference with the relief pressure setting during service; and

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(e) have outlets which —

(i) are so sited that so far as is reasonably practicable in the

event of an accident the valve and its outlets are

protected from damage and the free discharge from such

outlets is not impaired, and

(ii) are so designed and constructed as to prevent the

collection of moisture and other foreign matter which

could adversely affect their performance.

(2) The pressure at which a pressure relief valve is designed to start lifting

must be clearly and permanently marked on every such valve.

(3) Every pressure relief valve which is fitted to a gas container must

communicate with the vapour space in the gas container and not with

any liquefied gas.

8 Valves and cocks

(1) A valve or cock must be fitted to every supply pipeline as near as

practicable to every fixed gas container, and such valve or cock must

by manual operation enable the supply of gas from the gas container to

the gas system to be stopped and, save as provided in sub-paragraph

(2), must —

(a) if fitted on the outside of the vehicle, be readily visible and

accessible from the outside of the vehicle; or

(b) if fitted inside the vehicle, be readily accessible for operation

and be so arranged as to prevent as far as practicable the

possibility of gas entering the engine, passenger or living

compartments due to leaks, and the space containing the valve

or cock must be so ventilated and drained as to prevent the

accumulation of gas in that space.

(2) If a gas container supplies no gas system other than a gas propulsion

system —

(a) an electrically operated valve may be fitted in place of the valve

or cock referred to in sub-paragraph (1);

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(b) either –

(i) it must be fitted as near as practicable to the gas

container, or

(ii) if fitted in addition to the valve or cock referred to in sub-

paragraph (1), it must either be incorporated into that

valve or cock or be fitted immediately downstream from

it; and

(c) it must, if fitted inside the vehicle, be so arranged as to prevent

as far as practicable the possibility of gas entering the engine,

passenger or living compartment due to leaks, and the space

containing the valve must be so ventilated and drained as to

prevent the accumulation of gas in any of those spaces.

(3) A notice clearly indicating the position, purpose and method of

operating every valve or cock referred to in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2)

must be fixed —

(a) in all cases, in a conspicuous position on the outside of the

vehicle; and

(b) in every case where the valve or cock is located inside the

vehicle, in a conspicuous position adjacent to the gas container.

(4) In the case of a high pressure pipeline for the conveyance of gas from

the gas container, an excess flow valve must be fitted as near as

practicable to the gas container, and such a valve must operate in the

event of a fracture of the pipeline or other similar failure.

(5) All parts of every valve or cock referred to in this paragraph which are

in contact with gas must be made of suitable metal, save that they may

contain non-metal washers and seals provided that such washers and

seals are supported and constrained by metal components.

9 Gauges

Every gauge connected to a gas container or to a pipeline must be so

constructed as to be unlikely to deteriorate under the action of the gas used or

to be used and must be so constructed and fitted that —

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(a) no gas can escape into any part of the vehicle as a result of any

failure of the gauge; and

(b) in the event of any failure of the gauge, the supply of gas to the

gauge can be readily stopped,

provided that the requirement specified in sub-paragraph (b) shall not apply

in respect of a gauge fitted as an integral part of a gas container.

10 Propulsion systems

(1) Every gas propulsion system must be so designed and constructed that —

(a) the supply of gas to the engine is automatically stopped by the

operation of a valve when the engine is not running at all or is

not running on the supply of gas; and

(b) if a reducing valve is relied on to comply with sub-paragraph

(a), the supply of gas to the engine is automatically stopped by

the operation of an additional valve when the engine is switched

off.

(2) If the engine of a vehicle is constructed or adapted to run on one or

more fuels as alternatives to gas, the safety and efficiency of the engine

and any fuel system must not be impaired by the presence of any other

fuel system.

11 Special requirements for buses

In the case of a bus there must be fitted as near as practicable to the gas

container a valve which stops the flow of gas into the gas supply pipeline in

the event that —

(a) the angle of tilt of the vehicle —

(i) in the case of a double-decked vehicle, exceeds 28 degrees

from the horizontal, or

(ii) in the case of a single-decked vehicle, exceeds 35 degrees

from the horizontal; and

(b) the deceleration of the vehicle exceeds 5g.

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12 Gas-fired appliances

(1) Every part of a gas-fired appliance must —

(a) be so designed and constructed that leakage of gas is unlikely to

occur; and

(b) be constructed of materials which are compatible with each

other and with the gas used.

(2) Every gas-fired appliance must —

(a) be so located as to be easily inspected and maintained;

(b) be so located and either insulated or shielded that its use does

not cause or is unlikely to cause danger due to the presence of

any flammable material;

(c) be so constructed and located as not to impose undue stress on

any pipe or fitting; and

(d) be so fastened or located as not to work loose or move in

relation to the vehicle.

(3) With the exception of catalytic heating appliances, every appliance of

the kind described in regulation 56(2)(b) which is fitted to a motor

vehicle must be fitted with a flue which —

(a) is connected to an outlet which is on the outside of the vehicle;

(b) is constructed and located so as to prevent any expelled matter

from entering the vehicle; and

(c) is located so that it does not cause any adverse effect to, or suffer

any adverse effect from, the exhaust outlet of any engine or any

other source of heat.

13 General requirements

Every part of a gas propulsion system or a gas-fired appliance system,

excluding the appliance itself, must —

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(a) as far as practicable be so located or protected as not to be

exposed to accidental damage;

(b) be soundly and properly constructed of materials which are

compatible with each other and with the gas used or to be used

and which are capable of withstanding the loads and stresses

likely to be met in operation; and

(c) be so designed and constructed that leakage of gas is unlikely to

occur.

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SCHEDULE 6 [Regulation 57]

GAS WARNING SIGNS ON VEHICLES PROPELLED BY LIQUEFIED

PETROLEUM GAS

A sign complies with the requirements of this Schedule if —

(a) save as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), it is in the form shown in

the diagram below;

(b) its dimensions are not less than 50 mm square; and

(c) it has —

(i) a figure of a flame in white or black in one half of the sign and

the words "FLAMMABLE GAS" in white or black in the other,

(ii) a white, black or red border, and

(iii) a red background.

Diagram of sign

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SCHEDULE 7 [Regulation 69]

REPLACEMENT BRAKE LININGS

1 Interpretation

In this Schedule —

"brake lining" means the friction material component of a brake lining

assembly;

"brake lining assembly" means a component of a friction brake which is

pressed against a drum or disc to produce the friction force;

"the Braking Devices Directive" means Community Directive 2002/78;

"certificate of conformity" and "Minister's approval certificate" have the

meanings respectively assigned to those expressions in sections 57 and 58 of

the Road Traffic Act 1988 (of Parliament)27;

"EC type approval" means –

(a) vehicle type approval for a light passenger vehicle granted

pursuant to the Framework Directive, or

(b) system, component or separate technical unit type approval

granted pursuant to a Directive of the European Communities;

"the Framework Directive" means Community Directive 2001/116; and

"relevant vehicle" means a vehicle which falls within vehicle category M1, M2

or N1 of the categories specified in Annex II to the Framework Directive and

has a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes.

2 Prohibition on the use of replacement brake linings containing asbestos

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road

any motor vehicle fitted with replacement brake linings which

contain asbestos.

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1988 c. 52

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(2) However, nothing in sub-paragraph (1) applies to a vehicle fitted with

replacement brake linings if they were fitted –

(a) before 1 January 2005 in the case of a vehicle first used before 1

January 1973; and

(b) before 1 October 2000 in any other case.

(3) Without limiting sub-paragraph (2), nothing in this paragraph

applies in relation to replacement brake linings –

(a) fitted to a relevant vehicle which was first used before 31 March

2001, provided that those linings do not cause the vehicle to

contravene such of the provisions (if any) of regulation 5 of the

Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations as apply to

it;

(b) fitted to a relevant vehicle which was first used on or after 31

March 2001, provided that those linings comply with the

requirements of points 2.3 to 2.3.4 in Annex I to the Braking

Devices Directive;

(c) fitted on or after 1 August 2004 to a relevant vehicle in respect of

which –

(i) a certificate of conformity, a Minister's approval

certificate, or single vehicle approval has been granted,

(ii) an equivalent approval has been granted in a member

State of the European Union other than the United

Kingdom, or

(iii) the design of the braking system has been modified to

enhance the brake performance beyond that required to

secure EC type approval,

in a case where approval for those linings cannot be obtained

under Annex XV to Community Directive 98/12 or under ECE

Regulation 90.01.

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3 Replacement brake linings for relevant vehicles

(1) A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road

any relevant vehicle fitted with replacement brake linings which do not

meet the requirements specified in sub-paragraph (2)(a) or (b).

(2) The requirements are —

(a) that the brake linings —

(i) have been type approved in accordance with the

requirements of the Braking Devices Directive,

(ii) have been marked by the manufacturer in accordance

with the requirements of paragraph 3 of Article 6 of the

Framework Directive, and

(iii) are marked in accordance with the requirements of point

4 of Annex XV to the Braking Devices Directive; or

(b) that the brake linings —

(i) have been approved in accordance with paragraph 4 of

ECE Regulation 90.01, and

(ii) are marked in accordance with paragraph 6 of that

Regulation.

(3) However, nothing in this paragraph applies in relation to replacement

brake linings fitted to a relevant vehicle which was first used before 1

September 1999, provided that those linings are not such as to cause

the vehicle to contravene the version of the Braking Devices Directive

that was applicable to it when it was first used.

4 Replacement brake linings for other vehicles

A person must not use, or cause or permit another to use, on a road any

vehicle (not being a relevant vehicle) if it is fitted with replacement brake

linings which cause it to contravene such of the provisions (if any) of

regulation 5 of the Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations as

apply to it.

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SCHEDULE 8 [Regulation 70(3) and (4)]

MANUFACTURERS' PLATES

PART 1

MOTOR VEHICLES

1 In accordance with the footnotes appended to them, the following particulars

are to be shown on a plate for motor vehicles (including motor vehicles

forming part of articulated vehicles):

1. Manufacturer's name.

2. Vehicle type.

3. Chassis number or serial number.

4. Number of axles.

5. Maximum axle weight for each axle28.

6. Maximum gross weight29.

7. Maximum train weight30.

8. Maximum weight in Great Britain for each axle31.

9. Maximum weight in Great Britain32.

2 The references in footnotes 28 to 32 to the weights to be transmitted to the

road surface by all or any of the wheels of the vehicle or of any trailer drawn

are references to the weights so to be transmitted both of the vehicle or trailer

and of any load or persons carried by it.

PART 2

TRAILERS

3 In accordance with the footnotes appended to them, the following particulars

are to be shown on a plate for trailers (including trailers forming part of

articulated vehicles):

28

This weight as respects each axle is the sum of the weights to be transmitted to the road surface by all the

wheels of that axle. 29

This weight is the sum of the weights to be transmitted to the road surface by all the wheels of the motor

vehicle (including any load imposed on the motor vehicle by a trailer, whether forming part of an articulated

vehicle or not). 30

This weight is the sum of the weights to be transmitted to the road surface by all the wheels of the motor

vehicle and of any trailer drawn, but this item need not be completed where the motor vehicle is not

constructed to draw a trailer. 31

Footnote 28 applies to the completion of this item, which need not be completed in the case of a vehicle

manufactured before 1 October 1972 or in the case of a locomotive or motor tractor. 32

Footnote 29 applies to the completion of this item, which need not be completed in the case of a vehicle

mentioned in footnote 31.

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1. Manufacturer's name.

2. Chassis number, serial number or vehicle identification number.

3. Number of axles.

4. Maximum axle weight for each axle33.

5. Maximum load imposed on drawing vehicle34.

6. Maximum gross weight35.

7. Maximum weight in Great Britain for each axle36.

8. Maximum weight in Great Britain37.

9. Year of manufacture38.

4 The references in footnotes 33 to 37 to the weights to be transmitted to the

road surface by all or any of the wheels of the trailer are references to the

weight so to be transmitted both of the trailer and of any load or persons

carried by it, and references to the weights to be imposed on a drawing

vehicle are references to the weights so to be imposed both of the trailer and

of any load or persons carried by it.

PART 3

PROVISIONS SUPPLEMENTARY TO PARTS I AND II

5 (1) Save as provided in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), the weights to be

shown on the plate in relation to items 5, 6 and 7 in Part I and in

relation to items 4, 5 and 6 in Part II must be the maximum weights at

which the vehicle is certified fit for use —

(a) in the case of a motor vehicle which is either a goods vehicle or

the tractor unit of an articulated vehicle, by the Secretary of

State; or

(b) in the case of any other vehicle, by the manufacturer,

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This weight as respects each axle is the sum of the weights to be transmitted to the road surface by all the

wheels of that axle. 34

This item is to be completed only where the trailer forms part of an articulated vehicle or where some of the

weight of the trailer or its load is to be imposed on a drawing vehicle. This item does not apply to a

converter dolly manufactured before 1 February 1992. 35

This weight is the sum of the weights to be transmitted to the road surface by all the wheels of the trailer,

including any weight of the trailer to be imposed on the drawing vehicle. 36

Footnote 33 applies to the completion of this item, which need not be completed in the case of a trailer

manufactured before 1 October 1972. 37

Footnote 35 applies to the completion of this item, which need not be completed in the case of a trail er

which was manufactured before 1 October 1972 or which forms part of an articulated vehicle. 38

This item need not be completed in the case of a trailer manufactured before 1 April 1970.

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when due regard is had to the design, construction and equipment of

the vehicle and to the stresses to which it is likely to be subjected in

use.

(2) If alterations are made to a vehicle which may render the vehicle fit for

use at weights exceeding those referred to in sub-paragraph (1) and

shown on the plate —

(a) there may be shown on the plate, in place of those weights, such

new weights as the manufacturer of the vehicle or any person

carrying on business as a manufacturer of motor vehicles or

trailers (or a person duly authorised on behalf of that

manufacturer or any such person) or a person authorised by the

Secretary of State or by the Department considers to represent

the maximum weights at which the vehicle will then be fit for

use, having regard to those alterations, to the design,

construction and equipment of the vehicle, and to the stresses to

which it is likely to be subjected when in use; and

(b) the name of the person who has determined the new weights

must be shown on the plate and, where he or she is a person

authorised by the Secretary of State or by the Department, his

or her appointment must be shown.

(3) In sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), in so far as a vehicle manufactured on or

after 1 October 1972 is concerned, the references to equipment are not

to be treated as including a reference to the type of tyres with which

the vehicle is fitted.

6 The weights which are to be shown on the plate —

(a) in respect of items 8 and 9 in Part I must be the weights shown

respectively at items 5 and 6 in that Part; and

(b) in respect of items 7 and 8 in Part II, must be the weights shown

respectively at items 4 and 6 in that Part,

subject to each weight being reduced so far as necessary to indicate the

maximum weight for each axle or, as the case may be, the maximum weight

for the vehicle if —

(i) the vehicle were not to be used in contravention of the

provisions of the Construction and Use Regulations relating to

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maximum permitted weights were it to be used in Great Britain,

and

(ii) the tyres fitted to the vehicle are not, as respects strength, to be

inadequate to support the weights to be so shown at items 8 and

9 in Part I and at items 7 and 8 in Part II.

7 (1) Save as provided in sub-paragraph (2), weights on plates first affixed

to a vehicle on or after 1 October 1972 must be shown in kilograms,

and weights on plates first so affixed before that date must be shown in

tons and decimals thereof.

(2) If a new weight is first shown on a plate by virtue of paragraph 5(2),

the weight must be shown in kilograms if it appears on the plate on or

after 1 October 1972, and in tons and decimals thereof if it appears on

the plate before that date.

8 All letters and figures shown on the plate must be at least 6 mm in height.

9 In the preceding Parts of this Schedule references to the manufacturer of a

motor vehicle or trailer are —

(a) in relation to a vehicle constructed with a chassis which has not

previously formed part of another vehicle, references to the

person by whom that chassis was made; and

(b) in relation to any other vehicle, references to the person by

whom that vehicle was constructed.

PART 4

ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS

10 Instead of bearing a plate to which regulation 70(3) refers, a vehicle may bear

a plate which —

(a) is securely affixed to the vehicle in a conspicuous and readily

accessible position; and

(b) complies with the requirements of —

(i) the Annex to Community Directive 78/507, or

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(ii) in the case of a vehicle first used before 1 October 1982,

the Annex to Community Directive 76/114,

subject to the modifications of those requirements set out in

following provisions of this Part.

11 Instead of the particulars required by items 2.1.4 to 2.1.7 of the Annex to

either Directive, the plate must show, for a vehicle of a class specified in

column 2 of the following table against an item in the Annex specified in its

column 1, the following particulars —

(a) the maximum permitted weight for that class, if any, shown in

column 3 of the table;

(b) if the maximum design weight shown in column 4 of the table

exceeds the maximum permitted weight, the maximum design

weight in a column on the plate to the right of the maximum

permitted weight; and

(c) if no weight is shown in column 3 of the table, the maximum

design weight shown in column 4 of the table in the right-hand

column of the plate.

TABLE

1

2

3

4

Item in Annex to either

Directive

Class of vehicle

Maximum permitted

weight

Maximum design weight

2.1.4 (Laden weight of

vehicle)

(i) Motor vehicles

(ii) Trailers, other than

semi-trailers

(iii) Semi-trailers

The maximum weight in

Great Britain as referred

to in item 9 in paragraph

1 of Part 1

The maximum weight in

Great Britain as referred

to in item 8 in paragraph

3 of Part 2

The maximum gross

weight referred to in item

6 in paragraph 1 of Part 1

The maximum gross

weight referred to in item

6 in paragraph 3 of Part

2

The maximum gross

weight referred to in item

6 in paragraph 3 of Part

2

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2.1.5 (Train weight of

motor vehicle

Motor vehicles

constructed to draw a

trailer

The lower of -

(a) the maximum design

train weight; and either

(b) in the case of vehicles

constructed to form part

of an articulated vehicle,

the maximum total laden

weight specified in Part

4 of Schedule 6 to the

Construction, Equipment

and Weights Regulations;

or

(c) in the case of other

vehicles, the maximum

train weight specified in

Part 3 of that Schedule

The maximum design

train weight

2.1.6 (Axle weight of

vehicle)

(i) Motor vehicles

(ii) Trailers

The maximum weight in

Great Britain for each

axle as referred to in item

8 in paragraph 1 of Part 1

The maximum weight in

Great Britain for each

axle as referred to in item

7 in paragraph 3 of Part 2

The maximum weight for

each axle as referred to in

item 5 in paragraph 1 of

Part 1

The maximum weight for

each axle as referred to in

item 4 in paragraph 3 of

Part 2

2.1.7 (Load imposed by

semi-trailer

Semi-trailers

The maximum load

imposed on the drawing

vehicle as referred to in

item 5 in paragraph 3 of

Part 2

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SCHEDULE 9 [Regulation 72]

DEPARTMENT PLATES AND DEPARTMENT DISCS

The Department plate and the Department disc must be in the form shown in the

diagrams below and must contain the particulars provided for there.

Diagram of Department plate

Department of Infrastructure

ROAD VEHICLES (MAINTENANCE AND USE) REGULATIONS 2012

PLATING OF GOODS VEHICLES

Department Plate

Plate Ref No:

Registration Mark

Chassis No. or Serial No. Type Approval No./Variant

Manufacturer and Model Type

Function (See Note 3 below)

Year of original registration Year of manufacture

Length Width Coupling centre to vehicle

foremost part (See Note 5

below)

max min

Coupling centre to vehicle

rearmost part (See Note 6 below)

max min

(1)

Description of weights

applicable to vehicle

(2)

Weights not to be exceeded in

the Isle of Man

(3)

Design weights (if higher than

shown in column 2)

Maximum Kingpin Load

(semi-trailers only)

Gross Weight (See Notes 1 & 4

below)

Train Weight (See Note 2 below)

Axle weights

(Axles

numbered

from front to

rear) (See

Note 1)

Axle 1

Axle 2

Date of issue and authenticating

stamp

Axle 3

Axle 4

NOTES

1. A reduced gross weight and/or axle weight may apply in certain cases to a vehicle towing or being

towed by another.

2. The MAXIMUM permissible train weight can vary depending on the type of trailer drawn.

3. If the last letter in the function box is “R”, road-friendly suspension is fitted.

4. All weights shown are subject to the fitting of correct tyres.

5. This dimension applies only to drawing vehicles of trailers and semi-trailers.

6. This dimension applies only to trailers and semi-trailers.

Tyre use conditions applicable

to vehicle (eg 2B, 2J or 2M etc):

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Diagram of Department disc

Isle of Man

GOVERNMENT

Department of Infrastructure

Road Vehicles (Maintenance and Use Regulations) 2012

PLATING OF GOODS VEHICLES

Department Disc

Reference No. ………………

The weights shown on the plate, and for the vehicle,

referred to below remain valid

Plate Reference No. ………………………

Plate issued by……………………………..on (date)…………….

Registration mark of vehicle…………………………………..Manufacturer………………………….

Chassis or Serial No. …………………………………………………

Date of issue and authentication stamp

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SCHEDULE 10 [Regulation 75(3)]

MOTOR CYCLE PLATES

1 The plate required by regulation 75(3) must be firmly attached to a part of the

motor cycle which is not normally subject to replacement during the life of the

vehicle.

2 The plate must be in the form shown in the diagram in this paragraph, must

have dimensions not less than those shown in that diagram, and must show

the information provided for in that diagram and detailed in the Notes at the

end of this Schedule.

Diagram of Plate

30 mm

50 mm

(see Note 4)

3 The information on the plate must be shown in characters not less than 4 mm

in height and in the positions on the plate indicated in the diagram above.

4 No information other than that provided for in the diagram above is to be

marked within the rectangle which is shown in that diagram.

2

Manufacturer’s name

Category (see Note 1)

Details (see Note 2)

VIN (see Note 3)

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5 In this Schedule —

"maximum engine power" means the maximum net power in kilowatts that

the motor cycle engine will develop when measured in accordance with the

test conditions specified in the document numbered ISO 4106 published by

the International Organisation for Standardisation under reference ISO 1978

4106-09-01;

"moped" means a motor cycle which —

(a) has a kerbside weight not exceeding 250 kg,

(b) has an internal combustion engine with a cylinder capacity not

exceeding 50 cc, and

(c) is designed to have a maximum speed not exceeding 30 mph when

driven under the conditions set out in paragraph 6;

"power to weight ratio" means the ratio of the maximum engine power to the

kerbside weight of the vehicle when measured, as regards the maximum

engine power, in kilowatts and, as regards the kerbside weight, in 1000 kg;

"standard motor cycle" means a motor cycle which is not a moped.

6 A motor cycle is to be regarded as complying with paragraph (c) of the

definition of "moped" in paragraph 5 if it cannot exceed 35 mph when tested

under the following conditions —

(a) the surface on which it is tested must be dry asphalt or concrete;

(b) the rider must be a person not exceeding 75 kg in weight;

(c) no passenger or load shall be carried;

(d) the test route must be so located that acceleration to, and deceleration

from, maximum speed can take place elsewhere than on the test route

itself;

(e) the test route must not have a gradient exceeding 5 per cent;

(f) the motor cycle must be ridden in opposite directions along the test

route, and the speed recorded for the purpose of the test must (in order

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to minimise the effect of wind resistance and gradient) be the average

of speed shown for each direction;

(g) when being driven along the test route, the motor cycle must be driven

in such a manner and in such a gear as to achieve the maximum speed

of which the vehicle is capable; and

(h) if the motor cycle is fitted with a device which can, without the use of

specialist tools or equipment, be readily modified or removed so as to

increase its maximum speed, the test must be carried out with the

device in the modified condition or, as the case may be, without the

device.

NOTES:

1 The categories are "standard motor cycle" and "moped".

2 The details are —

(a) for standard motor cycles —

(i) the engine capacity,

(ii) the maximum engine power, and

(iii) the power to weight ratio;

(b) for mopeds —

(i) the engine capacity,

(ii) the kerbside weight, and

(iii) the maximum speed.

3 The vehicle identification number (VIN) must be marked in the form

used by the manufacturer to identify any one individual vehicle.

4 In the case of a plate fitted to a moped, this dimension must be 40 mm.

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SCHEDULE 11 [Regulation 77]

WEIGHTS NOT TO BE EXCEEDED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES BY CERTAIN

VEHICLES FITTED WITH A MANUFACTURER'S PLATE OR A MINISTRY PLATE

PART 1

INTRODUCTORY

1 Application

A weight is prescribed by this Schedule for the purposes of regulation 77(2)

and applies to a vehicle which is fitted with a manufacturer's plate or a

Ministry plate, but not a Department plate.

2 Interpretation

(1) In this Schedule —

"air spring" means a spring operated by means of air or compressible

fluid under pressure; and

"air suspension" means a suspension system in which at least 75 per

cent of the spring effect is caused by an air spring.

(2) For the purposes of this Schedule an axle is to be regarded as fitted

with road-friendly suspension if its suspension is —

(a) an air suspension; or

(b) a suspension, not necessarily being an air suspension, which —

(i) is equivalent to an air suspension for the purposes of

Community Directive 92/7, or

(ii) in the Department's opinion is adequately effective in

suppressing recoil and damping hammer-blow between a

vehicle's frame and the surface and structure of a road

which the vehicle is permitted to use.

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PART 2

MAXIMUM TOTAL LADEN WEIGHTS AND MAXIMUM TRAIN WEIGHTS

3 Maximum total laden weight of locomotives

(1) This paragraph applies to a wheeled locomotive fitted with —

(a) a pneumatic tyre or resilient tyre on each wheel; and

(b) suitable and sufficient springs between each wheel and the

frame of the vehicle.

(2) A locomotive to which this paragraph applies must not exceed a total

laden weight of 28450 kg if it has more than 6 wheels.

4 Maximum train weights of locomotives

(1) The total laden weight of a wheeled locomotive to which paragraph 3

applies, together with that of one or more wheeled trailers drawn by it,

must not exceed —

(a) 50810 kg if the locomotive has fewer than 6 wheels;

(b) 54870 kg if the locomotive has 6 wheels; or

(c) 56900 kg if the locomotive has more than 6 wheels.

(2) The total laden weight of a wheeled locomotive to which paragraph 3

does not apply, together with that of one or more wheeled trailers

drawn by it, must not exceed 49280 kg.

5 Maximum total laden weights of motor vehicles, being 2-axle buses not

fitted with twin tyres and road-friendly suspension, 3-axle buses, and

goods vehicles, in each case complying with the relevant braking

requirement

(1) This paragraph applies to —

(a) a 2-axle bus which has its driving axle not fitted with twin

tyres and road-friendly suspension;

(b) a 3-axle bus; and

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(c) a wheeled heavy motor car or wheeled motor car, being in either

case a goods vehicle,

where the vehicle in question —

(i) does not form part of an articulated vehicle,

(ii) is not an agricultural motor vehicle, and

(iii) complies with the relevant braking requirement.

(2) Save as provided in sub-paragraphs (3) to (5), every vehicle to which

this paragraph applies, and which has the number of axles and the axle

spacing specified in an item in columns 2 and 3 of Table 1, must not

exceed the total laden weight specified in that item in column 4.

(3) In the case of a goods vehicle to which this paragraph applies, being a

vehicle specified in item 3 of Table 1, the maximum total laden weight

has effect as if, for the figure of "17000", there were substituted the

figure of "18000", provided that the vehicle complies with Table 7 in

Schedule 6 to the Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations

as modified by paragraph 21(1) of that Schedule.

(4) In the case of a goods vehicle to which this paragraph applies, being a

vehicle specified in item 6 of Table 1, the maximum total laden weight

has effect as if, for the figure of "25000", there were substituted the

figure of "26000", provided that the vehicle complies with Table 7 in

Schedule 6 to the Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations as

modified by paragraph 21(1) of that Schedule.

(5) In the case of a goods vehicle to which this paragraph applies, being a

vehicle specified in item 10 of Table 1, the maximum total laden weight

has effect as if, for the figure of "31000", there were substituted the

figure of "32000", provided that the vehicle complies with Table 7 in

Schedule 6 to the Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations as

modified by paragraph 21(3) or (4) of that Schedule.

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TABLE 1

MAXIMUM TOTAL LADEN WEIGHTS OF VEHICLES TO WHICH

PARAGRAPH 5 APPLIES

1

2

3

4

Item

No. of axles

Distance between foremost and rearmost axles (metres)

Maximum

total laden

weight (kg)

1

2

Less than 2.65

14230

2 2 At least 2.65 16260

3

4

2

3 or more

At least 3.0

At least 3.2 but less than 3.9

17000

20330

5 3 or more At least 3.9 but less than 4.9 22360

6 3 At least 4.9 25000

7 4 or more At least 4.9 but less than 5.6 25000

8 4 or more At least 5.6 but less than 5.9 26420

9 4 or more At least 5.9 but less than 6.3 28450

10 4 or more At least 6.3 31000

6 Maximum total laden weights of trailers (other than semi-trailers) drawn by

motor vehicles complying with the relevant braking requirement

(1) This paragraph applies to a wheeled trailer (including a composite

trailer) which —

(a) does not form part of an articulated vehicle;

(b) is not an agricultural trailer or a trailer fitted with overrun

brakes; and

(c) is drawn by a motor tractor, heavy motor car or motor car which

in each case complies with the relevant braking requirement.

(2) Every vehicle to which this paragraph applies, and which has the

number of axles and the axle spacing specified in an item in columns 2

and 3 of Table 2, must not exceed the total laden weight specified in

that item in column 4.

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TABLE 2

MAXIMUM TOTAL LADEN WEIGHTS OF VEHICLES TO WHICH

PARAGRAPH 6 APPLIES

1

2

3

4

Item

No. of axles

Distance between foremost and rearmost axles (metres)

Maximum

total laden

weight (kg)

1

2

Less than 2.65

14230

2 2 At least 2.65 16260

3 3 or more At least 3.9 but less than 4.9 22360

4 3 At least 4.9 24390

5 3 or more At least 4.9 25000

7 Maximum train weights of motor vehicles drawing drawbar trailers

The total laden weight of a wheeled motor tractor, wheeled heavy motor car

or wheeled motor car (not being in any case an agricultural motor vehicle),

together with that of a wheeled trailer (other than a semi-trailer) drawn by it,

must not —

(a) exceed 32520 kg if the combination of vehicles has a total of 4

or more axles and if the drawing vehicle —

(i) was first used on or after 1 April 1973,

(ii) complies with the relevant braking requirement,

(iii) has every driving axle (not being a steering axle) fitted

with twin tyres, and

(iv) has every driving axle fitted with road-friendly

suspension;

(b) exceed 28450 kg if —

(i) the conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (a) are not

met,

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(ii) the trailer is fitted with power-assisted brakes which can

be operated by the driver of the drawing vehicle and are

not rendered ineffective by the non-rotation of its engine,

and

(iii) the drawing vehicle is equipped with a warning device

placed so as to be readily visible to its driver and which is

capable of indicating any impending failure of, or

deficiency in, the vacuum or pressure system; or

(c) exceed 24390 kg in any other case.

8 Maximum total laden weight of motor vehicles forming part of

articulated vehicles and complying with the relevant braking requirement

(1) This paragraph applies to a wheeled heavy motor car or wheeled

motor car which in either case is not an agricultural motor vehicle,

forms part of an articulated vehicle, and complies with the relevant

braking requirement.

(2) Every vehicle to which this paragraph applies, and which has the

number of axles and the axle spacing specified in an item in columns 2

and 3 of Table 3, must not exceed —

(a) the total laden weight specified in that item in column 5; and

(b) as respects any intermediate axle, the axle weight specified in

that item in column 4.

TABLE 3

MAXIMUM TOTAL LADEN WEIGHTS OF VEHICLES TO WHICH

PARAGRAPH 8 APPLIES

1

2

3

4

5

Item

No. of axles

Distance between foremost and rearmost

axles (metres)

Weight not

exceeded by

any

intermediate

axle (kg)

Maximum

total laden

weight (kg)

1

2

At least 2.0

—

14230

2 2 At least 2.4 — 16260

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3

3 or more

At least 3.0

8390

20330

4 3 or more At least 3.8 8640 22360

5 3 or more At least 4.0 8900 22500

6 3 or more At least 4.3 9150 24390

7 3 or more At least 4.9 10170 24390

9 Maximum total laden weights of articulated vehicles

The maximum total laden weight of an articulated vehicle must not —

(a) in the case of a vehicle complying with the relevant braking

requirement, exceed the weight specified in column 4 of Table 4 in an

item in which the vehicle is described in columns 2 and 3; or

(b) in the case of a vehicle not complying with the relevant braking

requirement, exceed –

(i) 20330 kg if the trailer has fewer than 4 wheels, or

(ii) 24390 kg if the trailer has 4 or more wheels.

TABLE 4

MAXIMUM TOTAL LADEN WEIGHTS OF VEHICLES TO WHICH

PARAGRAPH 9(a) REFERS

1

2

3

4

Item

Description of articulated vehicles

to which this Schedule applies

Number of axles

Maximum total

laden weight (kg)

1

Articulated vehicle

3

24390

2

Articulated vehicle

4

32520

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3

Articulated vehicle

5

38000

4

Articulated vehicle not satisfying the

conditions specified in paragraph

14(2) of Schedule 6 to the

Construction, Equipment and

Weights Regulations

6 or more

38000

PART 3

MAXIMUM LADEN AXLE WEIGHTS

10 Maximum laden axle weight of 2-axle buses not fitted with twin tyres

and road-friendly suspension, 3-axle buses, goods vehicles and trailers

(1) This paragraph applies to —

(a) a 2-axle bus which —

(i) has its driving axle not fitted with twin tyres and road-

friendly suspension, and

(ii) complies with the relevant braking requirement;

(b) a 3-axle bus complying with the relevant braking

requirement;

(c) a wheeled heavy motor car or wheeled motor car, being in either

case a goods vehicle, complying with that requirement;

(d) a wheeled trailer drawn by a motor vehicle complying with that

requirement; and

(e) a wheeled agricultural motor vehicle and a wheeled agricultural

trailer.

(2) However, this paragraph does not apply to a vehicle forming part of an

articulated vehicle.

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(3) In the case of a vehicle to which this paragraph applies, the maximum

laden axle weight transmitted to the road surface by any 2 wheels in

line transversely must not, save as provided in regulation 35 of the

Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations, exceed 10170 kg if

each wheel is fitted with a wide tyre or with 2 pneumatic tyres

having the centres of their areas of contact with the road surface not

less than 300 mm apart as measured at right angles to the longitudinal

axis of the vehicle.

11 Maximum laden axle weights of articulated vehicles complying with the

relevant braking requirement

(1) This paragraph applies to an articulated vehicle which complies with

the relevant braking requirement.

(2) In the case of an axle described in an item in column 2 of Table 5, the

maximum laden axle weight transmitted to the road surface by all the

wheels together of the axle must not, save as provided in regulation 35

of the Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations, exceed the

weight specified in that item in column 3.

TABLE 5

1

2

3

Item

Description of axle

Maximum

laden axle weight

(kg)

1

Single driving axle

10170

2

Driving tandem axle

18000

3

Triaxle not fitted with road-friendly suspension

22500

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(3) In this paragraph "triaxle" has the same meaning as in regulation 35 of

the Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations.

12 Maximum laden axle weights of vehicles not complying with the relevant

braking requirement

In the case of —

(a) a wheeled heavy motor car or wheeled motor car which in

either case —

(i) is not an agricultural motor vehicle, and

(ii) does not comply with the relevant braking requirement;

or

(b) a wheeled trailer (not being an agricultural trailer) drawn by a

motor vehicle not complying with that requirement,

the maximum laden axle weights are, whether or not the vehicle forms part of

an articulated vehicle, the relevant weights specified in items 4 and 5 in Table

7 of Schedule 6 to the Construction, Equipment and Weights Regulations.

PART 4

MAXIMUM WEIGHTS FOR CERTAIN CLOSELY SPACED AXLES

13 Maximum weights for certain closely spaced axles

(1) Save in respect of articulated vehicles, this paragraph applies to —

(a) a wheeled motor vehicle complying with the relevant braking

requirement; and

(b) a wheeled trailer drawn by a motor vehicle complying with that

requirement.

(2) In the case of a motor vehicle to which this paragraph applies, the total

weight transmitted to the road surface by all the wheels of 2 closely

spaced axles must not, if the distance between those axles is at least 1.3

m, exceed 18000 kg.

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(3) In the case of any vehicle to which this paragraph applies, the total

weight transmitted to the road surface by all the wheels of 3 closely

spaced axles must not, if the smallest distance between any 2 of

those axles is at least 1.3 m, exceed 22500 kg.

PART 5

GENERAL

14 Vehicles no longer complying with the relevant braking requirement

If a vehicle ceases to comply with the relevant braking requirement, a weight

prescribed by this Schedule and otherwise applying to the vehicle must not be

exceeded by virtue of that fact.

SCHEDULE 12 [Regulations 83 and 85]

CONDITIONS TO BE COMPLIED WITH IN RELATION TO LONG VEHICLE

COMBINATIONS AND VEHICLES WITH FORWARD, REARWARD

OR LATERAL PROJECTIONS OF LOAD

PART 1

1 Advance notice to police

(1) Before using on a road a vehicle or vehicles to which this paragraph

applies, the user of the motor vehicle must give notice of the intended

use to the Chief Constable.

(2) The notice must be given so that it is received by the date after which

there are at least 2 working days before the date on which the use of

the vehicle or vehicles is to begin, and must include the following

details —

(a) the time, date and route of the proposed journey; and

(b) in a case to which regulation 83(2) applies, the overall length of

the vehicle or, if there is more than one vehicle, of the

combination of vehicles and the length of the forward or

rearward projection of —

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(i) the load; or

(ii) the special appliance or apparatus;

(c) in a case to which regulation 83(5) applies, the overall length of

the combination of vehicles and the length of any forward or

rearward projection of the load; and

(d) in a case of an indivisible load to which regulation 85(2) applies,

the overall length of the vehicle or, if there is more than one

vehicle, of the combination of vehicles, the overall width of the

vehicle or vehicles, and the width of the lateral projection or

projections of the load.

(3) The Chief Constable may, in his or her discretion, accept a shorter

period of notice or fewer details than are provided for in sub-

paragraph (2).

(4) The vehicle or vehicles must be used only in accordance with the

details provided in accordance with sub-paragraph (2)or (3), which

may be subject to such variation in the time, date or route as may be

directed by —

(a) the Chief Constable to the user of the vehicle or vehicles; or

(b) a police constable to the driver in the interests of road safety or

in order to avoid undue traffic congestion.

(5) In this paragraph —

"bank holiday" means a day which is a bank holiday by or under the

Bank Holidays Act 198939; and

"working day" means a day which is not a Sunday, a bank holiday,

Christmas Day or Good Friday.

2 Attendants

(1) Save as provided in sub-paragraph (2), at least one person in addition

to the person or persons employed in driving a motor vehicle to which

this paragraph applies must be employed —

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(a) in attending to that vehicle and its load, any other vehicle or

vehicles drawn by that vehicle, and the load or loads carried on

the vehicle or vehicles so drawn; and

(b) to give warning to the driver of that motor vehicle and to any

person of any danger likely to be caused to any such other

person by reason of the presence of that vehicle or those vehicles

on the road.

(2) If 3 or more vehicles as respects which the conditions in this

paragraph are applicable are travelling together in convoy, it is a

sufficient compliance with this paragraph if only the foremost and

rearmost vehicles in that convoy are attended in the manner prescribed

in this paragraph.

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, when a motor vehicle is drawing a

trailer or trailers —

(a) any person employed in pursuance of section 26 of the Act in

attending that vehicle or any such trailer is to be treated as being

an attendant required by this paragraph as long as he or she is

also employed to discharge the duties mentioned in sub-

paragraph (1); and

(b) if another motor vehicle is used for the purpose of assisting in

their propulsion on the road, the person or persons employed in

driving that other motor vehicle are not to be treated as a person

or persons employed in attending to the first-mentioned vehicle

or any vehicle or vehicles drawn by it.

3 Marking of longer projections

(1) Every forward and rearward projection to which this paragraph

applies must be fitted with —

(a) an end marker, except in the case of a rearward projection which

is fitted with a rear marking in accordance with the Lighting

Regulations; and

(b) where required by sub-paragraph (3), 2 side markers,

which must be of the size, shape and colour described in Part 2.

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(2) The end marker must be so fitted that —

(a) it is as near as practicable in a transverse plane;

(b) it is not more than 0.5 m from the extreme end of the projection;

(c) the vertical distance between the lowest point of the marker and

the road surface is not more than 2.5 m;

(d) it, and the means by which it is fitted to the projection, impedes

the view of the driver as little as possible; and

(e) it is clearly visible within a reasonable distance to a person using

the road at the end of the vehicle from which the projection

extends.

(3) If the forward projection exceeds 1.83 m or the rearward projection

exceeds 3.05 m, one side marker must be fitted on the right-hand side

and one on the left-hand side of the projection so that —

(a) each marker is as near as practicable in a longitudinal plane;

(b) no part extends beyond the end of the projection;

(c) the vertical distance between the lowest part of each marker and

the surface of the road is not more than 2.5 m;

(d) the horizontal distance between each marker and the end

marker or, as the case may be, the rear marking carried in

accordance with the Lighting Regulations does not exceed 1 m;

and

(e) each marker is clearly visible within a reasonable distance to a

person using the road on that side of the projection.

(4) Every marker fitted in accordance with this paragraph must be kept

clean and unobscured and be illuminated between sunset and sunrise

by a lamp which renders it readily visible from a reasonable distance

and which is so shielded that its light, except as reflected from the

marker, is not visible to other persons using the road.

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4 Marking of shorter projections

A rearward projection to which this paragraph applies must be rendered

clearly visible to other persons using the road within a reasonable distance

from the rear, and from either side, of the projection.

5 Marking of wide loads

(1) Every load carried on a vehicle in circumstances where this paragraph

applies must be fitted transversely, on each side of the front and rear of

the load, and in the prescribed manner, with —

(a) a prescribed marker in such a position that it is visible from the

front of the vehicle; and

(b) a prescribed marker in such a position that it is visible from the

rear of the vehicle.

(2) Every marker fitted pursuant to this paragraph must be kept clean and

unobscured and be illuminated between sunset and sunrise by a lamp

which renders it readily visible from a reasonable distance and which

is so shielded that its light, except as reflected from the marker, is not

visible to other persons using the road.

(3) If the load does not extend beyond the longitudinal plane passing

through the extreme lateral projecting point of one side of the vehicle,

it is not necessary for a marker to be fitted to the load on that side.

(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) —

(a) a marker fitted transversely on each side of the front and rear of

the load is fitted in the prescribed manner if at least part of it is

within 50 mm of a longitudinal plane passing through the point

on that side of the load which is farthest from the longitudinal

axis of the vehicle; and

(b) a prescribed marker is a side marker of the size, shape and

colour described in Part 2.

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PART 2

PROJECTION MARKERS

Diagram of End Marker

Not less than 610 mm

45°

Alternate red and white

stripes 100 mm wide

Not less than 610 mm

50 mm wide red border

Diagram of Side Marker

45°

Alternate red and white stripes

100 mm wide

Not less than

610 mm 50 mm wide red border

Not less than 1520 mm

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SCHEDULE 13 [Regulation 95]

REVOCATIONS

1

SD No.

2

Title

3

Extent of revocation

673/02

Road Vehicles (Maintenance and Use) Regulations 2002

The entire Regulations

674/02

Road Vehicles (Construction, Equipment and Weights)

Regulations 2002

The entire Regulations

698/04

Road Vehicles (Construction, Lighting and Use)

(Amendment) Regulations 2004

Regulation 2(1) and (2)

and Schedules 1 and 2

404/05

Road Vehicles (Maintenance and Use) (Amendment)

Regulations 2005

The entire Regulations

162/07

Road Vehicles (Construction, Lighting and Use)

(Amendment) Regulations 2007

Regulation 2(1) and (2)

and Schedules 1 and 2

28/11

Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment)

Regulations 2011

Regulation 3(1) and (2)

and Schedules 1 and 2

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations consolidate with 2 amendments the road vehicles maintenance

and use provisions of the Regulations revoked by regulation 95 and Schedule 13.

The first amendment incorporates in regulation 26 provisions for the "S" marking of

replacement tyres fitted on or after 1 July 2014 to certain vehicles. Tyres so marked

will have reduced noise. The lead-in time will allow for the sale of non-compliant

stock.

The second amendment involves the substitution of a new paragraph 9 in Schedule

4, which will —

enable temporary use spare tyres to be used in limited circumstances on

public passenger vehicles which are passenger cars, and

restrict the use on them of tyres repaired by a foam inflation device.

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