The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

• (2) Every union on a high pressure pipeline or on a gas container shall 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.

Reducing valves

6

Every reducing valve shall be made of suitable materials and be so fitted as to be readily accessible for inspection and maintenance.

Pressure relief valves

7

• (1) Every pressure relief valve which is fitted to any part of a gas system (including a gas container) shall—

• (a) be made entirely of suitable metal and 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

• (e) have outlets which are—

• (i) 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) 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 shall be clearly and permanently marked on every such valve.

• (3) Every pressure relief valve which is fitted to a gas container shall communicate with the vapour space in the gas container and not with any liquefied gas.

Valves and cocks

8

• (1) A valve or cock shall be fitted to every supply pipeline as near as practicable to every fixed gas container and such valve or cock shall 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) below, shall—

• (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 so far as is practicable the possibility of gas entering the engine, passenger or living compartments due to leaks, and the space containing the valve or cock shall be so ventilated and drained as to prevent the accumulation of gas in that space.

• (2) Where a fixed 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) above; and

• (b) either—

• (i) it shall 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) above it shall either be incorporated into that valve or cock or be fitted immediately downstream from it; and

• (c) it shall if fitted inside the vehicle be so arranged as to prevent as far as is practicable the possibility of gas entering the engine, passenger or living compartments due to leaks, and the space containing the valve shall be so ventilated and drained as to prevent the accumulation of gas in that space.

• (3) A notice clearly indicating the position, purpose and method of operating every valve or cock referred to in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) above shall 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 shall be fitted as near as practicable to the gas container and such valve shall 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 shall 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.

Gauges

9

Every gauge connected to a gas container or to a pipeline shall be so constructed as to be unlikely to deteriorate under the action of the gas used or to be used and shall be so constructed and fitted that—

• (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.

Propulsion systems

10

• (1) Every gas propulsion system shall 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) where a reducing valve is relied on to comply with sub-paragraph (a) above, the supply of gas to the engine is automatically stopped by the operation of an additional valve when the engine is switched off.

• (2) Where 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 shall not be impaired by the presence of any other fuel system.

Special requirements for buses

11

In the case of a bus there shall be fitted as near as practicable to the gas container a valve which shall stop the flow of gas into the gas supply pipeline in the event of—

• (a) the angle of tilt of the vehicle exceeding that referred to in regulation 6 of the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981[^f00015], and

• (b) the deceleration of the vehicle exceeding 5g.

Gas-fired appliances

12

Every part of a gas-fired appliance shall be—

• (a) so designed and constructed that leakage of gas is unlikely to occur, and

• (b) constructed of materials which are compatible both with each other and with the gas used.

13

Every gas-fired appliance shall be—

• (a) so located as to be easily inspected and maintained,

• (b) so located and either insulated or shielded that its use shall not cause or be likely to cause danger due to the presence of any flammable material,

• (c) so constructed and located as not to impose undue stress on any pipe or fitting, and

• (d) so fastened or located as not to work loose or move in relation to the vehicle.

14

With the exception of catalytic heating appliances, every appliance of the kind described in regulation 96(3)(b) or (c) which is fitted to a motor vehicle shall be fitted with a flue which shall be—

• (a) connected to an outlet which is on the outside of the vehicle,

• (b) constructed and located so as to prevent any expelled matter from entering the vehicle, and

• (c) located so that it will not cause any adverse effect to, or suffer any adverse effect from, the exhaust outlet of any engine or any other source of heat.

General requirements

15

Every part of a gas propulsion system or a gas-fired appliance system, excluding the appliance itself, shall be—

• (a) so far as is practicable so located or protected as not to be exposed to accidental damage,

• (b) soundly and properly constructed of materials which are compatible with one another 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) so designed and constructed that leakage of gas is unlikely to occur.

SCHEDULE 6 — CONSTRUCTION OF MINIBUSES

The requirements referred to in regulation 41 are as follows—

Exhaust pipes

1

The outlet of every exhaust pipe fitted to a minibus shall be either at the rear or on the off side of the vehicle.

Doors—number and position

2

• (1) Every minibus shall be fitted with at least—

• (a) one service door on the near side of the vehicle; and

• (b) one emergency door either at the rear or on the off side of the vehicle so, however, that any emergency door fitted on the off side of the vehicle shall be in addition to the driver's door and there shall be no requirement for an emergency door on a minibus if it has a service door at the rear in addition to the service door on the near side.

• (2) No minibus shall be fitted with any door on its off side other than a driver's door and an emergency door.

Emergency Doors

3

Every emergency door fitted to a minibus, whether or not required pursuant to these Regulations, shall—

• (a) be clearly marked, in letters not less than 25 mm high, on both the inside and the outside, “EMERGENCY DOOR” or “FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY”, and the means of its operation shall be clearly indicated on or near the door;

• (b) if hinged, open outwards;

• (c) be capable of being operated manually; and

• (d) when fully opened, give an aperture in the body of the vehicle not less than 1210 mm high nor less than 530 mm wide.

Power-operated doors

4

• (1) Every power-operated door fitted to a minibus shall—

• (a) incorporate transparent panels so as to enable a person immediately inside the door to see any person immediately outside the door;

• (b) be capable of being operated by a mechanism controlled by the driver of the vehicle when in the driving seat;

• (c) be capable, in the event of an emergency or a failure of the supply of power for the operation of the door, of being opened from both inside and outside the vehicle by controls which—

• (i) over-ride all other controls,

• (ii) are placed on, or adjacent to, the door, and

• (iii) are accompanied by markings which clearly indicate their position and method of operation and state that they may not be used by passengers except in an emergency;

• (d) have a soft edge so that a trapped finger is unlikely to be injured; and

• (e) be controlled by a mechanism by virtue of which if the door, when closing, meets a resistance exceeding 150 Newtons, either

• —the door will cease to close and begin to open, or

• —the closing force will cease and the door will become capable of being opened manually.

• (2) No minibus shall be equipped with a system for the storage or transmission of energy in respect of the opening or closing of any door which, either in normal operation or if the system fails, is capable of adversely affecting the operation of the vehicle's braking system.

Locks, handles and hinges of doors

5

No minibus shall be fitted with—

• (a) a door which can be locked from the outside unless, when so locked, it is capable of being opened from inside the vehicle when stationary;

• (b) a handle or other device for opening any door, other than the driver's door, from inside the vehicle unless the handle or other device is designed so as to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, the accidental opening of the door, and is fitted with a guard or transparent cover or so designed that it must be raised to open the door;

• (c) a door which is not capable of being opened, when not locked, from inside and outside the vehicle by a single movement of the handle or other device for opening the door;

• (d) a door in respect of which there is not a device capable of holding the door closed so as to prevent any passenger falling through the doorway;

• (e) a side door which opens outwards and is hinged at the edge nearest the rear of the vehicle except in the case of a door having more than one rigid panel;

• (f) a door, other than a power-operated door, in respect of which there is not either—

• (i) a slam lock of the two-stage type; or

• (ii) a device by means of which the driver, when occupying the driver's seat, is informed if the door is not securely closed, such device being operated by 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 the door as well as of the handle or other device.

View of doors

6

• (1) Save as provided in sub-paragraph (2), every minibus shall be fitted with mirrors or other means so that the driver, when occupying the driver's seat, can see clearly the area immediately inside and outside every service door of the vehicle.

• (2) The provisions of sub-paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be satisfied in respect of a rear service door if a person 1.3 metres tall standing 1 metre behind the vehicle is visible to the driver when occupying the driver's seat.

Access to doors

7

• (1) Save as provided in sub-paragraph (2), there shall be unobstructed access from every passenger seat in a minibus to at least two doors one of which must be on the nearside of the vehicle and one of which must be either at the rear or on the offside of the vehicle.

• (2) Access to one only of the doors referred to in sub-paragraph (1) may be obstructed by either or both of—

• (a) a seat which when tilted or folded does not obstruct access to that door; and

• (b) a lifting platform or ramp which—

• (i) does not obstruct the handle or other device on the inside for opening the door with which the platform or ramp is associated, and

• (ii) when the door is open, can be pushed or pulled out of the way from the inside so as to leave the doorway clear for use in an emergency.

Grab handles and hand rails

8

Every minibus shall be fitted as respects every side service door with a grab handle or a hand rail to assist passengers to get on or off the vehicle.

Seats

9

• (1) No seat shall be fitted to any door of a minibus.

• (2) Every seat and every wheelchair anchorage fitted to a minibus shall be fixed to the vehicle.

• (3) No seat, other than a wheelchair, fitted to a minibus shall be less than 400 mm wide, and in ascertaining the width of a seat no account shall be taken of any arm-rests, whether or not they are folded back or otherwise put out of use.

• (4) No minibus shall be fitted with an anchorage for a wheelchair in such a manner that a wheelchair secured to the anchorage would face either side of the vehicle.

• (5) No minibus shall be fitted with a seat—

• (a) facing either side of the vehicle and immediately forward of a rear door unless the seat is fitted with an arm-rest or similar device to guard against a passenger on that seat falling through the doorway; or

• (b) so placed that a passenger on it would, without protection, be liable to be thrown through any doorway which is provided with a power-operated door or down any steps, unless the vehicle is fitted with a screen or guard which affords adequate protection against that occurrence.

Electrical equipment and wiring

10

• (1) Save as provided in sub-paragraph (2) no minibus shall be fitted with any—

• (a) electrical circuit which is liable to carry a current exceeding that for which it was designed;

• (b) cable for the conduct of electricity unless it is suitably insulated and protected from damage;

• (c) electrical circuit, other than a charging circuit, which includes any equipment other than—

• (i) a starter motor,

• (ii) a glow plug,

• (iii) an ignition circuit, and

• (iv) a device to stop the vehicle's engine,

unless it includes a fuse or circuit breaker so, however, that one fuse or circuit breaker may serve more than one circuit; or

• (d) electrical circuit with a voltage exceeding 100 volts unless there is connected in each pole of the main supply of electricity which is not connected to earth a manually-operated switch which is—

• (i) capable of disconnecting the circuit, or, if there is more than one, every circuit, from the main supply,

• (ii) not capable of disconnecting any circuit supplying any lamp with which the vehicle is required to be fitted, and

• (iii) located inside the vehicle in a position readily accessible to the driver.

• (2) The provisions of sub-paragraph (1) do not apply in respect of a high tension ignition circuit or a circuit within a unit of equipment.

Fuel tanks

11

No minibus shall be fitted with a fuel tank or any apparatus for the supply of fuel which is in the compartments or other spaces provided for the accommodation of the driver or passengers.

Lighting of steps

12

Every minibus shall be provided with lamps to illuminate every step at a passenger exit or in a gangway.

General construction and maintenance

13

Every minibus, including all bodywork and fittings, shall be soundly and properly constructed of suitable materials and maintained in good and serviceable condition, and shall be of such design as to be capable of withstanding the loads and stresses likely to be met in the normal operation of the vehicle.

Definitions

14

In this Schedule—

• “driver's door” means a door fitted to a minibus for use by the driver;

• “emergency door” means a door fitted to a minibus for use by passengers in an emergency ; and

• “service door” means a door fitted to a minibus for use by passengers in normal circumstances .

SCHEDULE 7 — FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS AND FIRST AID EQUIPMENT FOR MINIBUSES

PART I — FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS

A fire extinguisher which complies in all respects with the specification for portable fire extinguishers issued by the British Standards Institution numbered BS 5423: 1977 or BS 5423: 1980 or BS 5423:1987 and which_

• (a) has a minimum test fire rating of 8A or 21B, and

• (b) contains water or foam or contains, and is marked to indicate that it contains, halon 1211 or halon 1301.

PART II — FIRST AID EQUIPMENT

SCHEDULE 8 — PLATES FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES

PART I

Particulars to be shown on plate for motor vehicles (including motor vehicles forming part of articulated vehicles)

PART II

Particulars to be shown on plate for trailers (including trailers forming part of articulated vehicles)

PART III

1

The power of an engine, which is to be shown only in the case of a compression ignition engine on the plate in respect of item 3 in Part I of this Schedule, shall be the amount in kilowatts equivalent to the installed power output shown in a type test certificate issued—

• (a) by a person authorised by the Secretary of State for the type of engine to which the engine conforms; and

• (b) in accordance with either—

• (i) the provisions relating to the installed brake power output specified in the British Standard Specification for the Performance of Diesel Engines for Road Vehicles published on 19th May 1971 under the number BS AU 141a: 1971;

• (ii) the provisions relating to the net power specified in Community Directive 80/1269 but after allowance has been made for the power absorbed by such equipment, at its minimum power setting, driven by the engine of the vehicle as is fitted for the operation of the vehicle (other than its propulsion) such power being measured at the speed corresponding to the engine speed at which maximum engine power is developed; or

• (iii) the provisions of Annex 10 of ECE Regulation 24.02 as further amended with effect from 15th February 1984 or Annex 10 of ECE Regulation 24.03 or Community Directive 88/195 relating to the method of measuring internal combustion engine net power, but after allowance has been made for the power absorbed by any disconnectable or progressive cooling fan, at its maximum setting, and by any other such equipment, at its minimum power setting, driven by the engine of the vehicle as is fitted for the operation of the vehicle (other than its propulsion), such power being measured at the speed corresponding to the engine speed at which maximum engine power is developed.

2

• (1) Subject to paragraph 3A, the weights to be shown on the plate in relation to items 6, 7 and 8 in Part I and in relation to items 4, 5 and 6 in Part II shall be the weight limits at or below which the vehicle is considered fit for use, having regard to its design, construction and equipment and the stresses to which it is likely to be subject in use, by the Secretary of State if the vehicle is one to which the Type Approval for Goods Vehicles Regulations or the Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2001 apply, and by the manufacturer if the vehicle is one to which those Regulations do not apply.

Provided that, where alterations are made to a vehicle which may render the vehicle fit for use at weights which exceed those referred to above in this paragraph and shown on the plate—

• (a) there may be shown on the plate, in place of any 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 considers to represent the weight limits at or below which the vehicle will then be fit for use, having regard to its design, construction and equipment and to those alterations and to the stresses to which it is likely to be subject in use; and

• (b) the name of the person who has determined the new weights shall be shown on the plate as having made that determination and, where he is a person authorised by the Secretary of State, his appointment shall be so shown.

• (2) In relation to a vehicle manufactured on or after 1st October 1972, in the foregoing paragraph—

• (a) the references to equipment shall not be treated as including a reference to the type of tyres with which the vehicle is equipped; and

• (b) for the words “weight limits at or below” in both places where they occur there shall be substituted the words “maximum weights at”.

3

Subject to paragraph 3A, the weights to be shown on the plate in respect of—

• (a) item 9 in Part I of this Schedule shall be the weights shown at item 6 in that Part and in respect of item 7 in Part II of this Schedule shall be the weights shown at item 4 in that Part, in each case reduced so far as necessary to indicate the maximum weight applicable to each axle of the vehicle, if the vehicle is not to be used in contravention of regulations 23, 75, 78 or 79, and if the tyres with which the vehicle is equipped are not, as respects strength, to be inadequate to support the weights to be so shown at item 9 and item 7;

• (b) item 10 in the said Part I shall be the weight shown at item 7 in that Part and in respect of item 8 in the said Part II shall be the weight shown at item 6 in that Part, in each case reduced so far as necessary to indicate the maximum permissible weight applicable if the vehicle is not to be used in contravention of regulation 75 if the tyres with which the vehicle is equipped are not, as respects strength, to be inadequate to support the weights to be so shown at item 10 and item 8.

4

• (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph weights on plates first affixed to a vehicle on or after 1st October 1972 shall be shown in kilograms and weights on plates first so affixed before that date shall be shown in tons and decimals thereof.

• (2) Where a new weight is first shown on a plate by virtue of the proviso to paragraph 2(1) the weight shall be shown as if it was on a plate first affixed to a vehicle on the date it was first shown.

5

All letters and figures shown on the plate shall be not less than 6mm in height.

6

In this Schedule references to the manufacturer of a motor vehicle or trailer are in relation to—

• (a) 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;

• (b) any other vehicle, references to the person by whom that vehicle was constructed.

SCHEDULE 9 — PLATES FOR MOTOR CYCLES

1

The plate required by regulation 69 shall be firmly attached to a part of the motor cycle which is not normally subject to replacement during the life of the motor cycle.

2

The plate shall be in the form shown in the diagram in this paragraph, shall have dimensions not less than those shown in that diagram and shall show the information provided for in that diagram and detailed in the Notes below.

3

The information on the plate shall 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, shall be marked within the rectangle which is shown in that diagram.

5

In this Schedule and, in respect of the definition of “moped”, in regulations 54 and 57—

• “maximum engine power” means the maximum net power the motor cycle engine will develop, in kilowatts, when measured in accordance with the test conditions specified in the International Standard number ISO 4106 developed by the technical committee of the International Organisation for Standardisation, and approved by member bodies, including the United Kingdom, and published under the reference ISO 1978 4106–09–01;

• “moped” means a motor cycle which— has a kerbside weight not exceeding 250 kg, and if propelled by an internal combustion engine, has an engine with a cylinder capacity which does not exceed 50 cc, and 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 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 shall 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 shall be dry asphalt or concrete;

• (b) the rider shall be a person not exceeding 75 kg in weight;

• (c) no passenger or load shall be carried;

• (d) the test route shall 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 shall not have a gradient exceeding 5%;

• (f) the motor cycle shall be ridden in opposite directions along the test route and the speed recorded for the purpose of the test shall (in order to minimise the effect of wind resistance and gradient) be the average of speeds shown for each direction;

• (g) when being driven along the test route, the motor cycle shall be driven in such manner and in such gear as to achieve the maximum speed of which it 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 shall be carried out with the device in the modified condition or, as the case may be, without the device.

SCHEDULE 10 — MINISTRY PLATE

SCHEDULE 11 — MAXIMUM PERMITTED WEIGHTS, ETC

PART I — Maximum permitted laden weights for heavy motor cars and motor cars and trailers in each case not forming part of articulated vehicles

1	2	3	4	5
Item	No. of axles	Distance between foremost and rearmost axles (metres)	Weight not exceeded by any axle (kg)	Maximum permitted laden weight (kg)
1	2	Less than 2.65		14,230 (unless item 2 applies)
2	2	Closely spaced on a trailer where the distance between the foremost axle of the trailer and the rear axle of the drawing vehicle is at least 4.2	The maximum weight permitted by Regulation 78	16,260
3	2	At least 2.65		16,260
4	2	At least 3.0 if the vehicle is a bus the laden weight of which is calculated in accordance with regulation 78(5) or a goods vehicle		17,000
5	2	At least 3.0 if the vehicle is a trailer		18,000
6	3	Less than 3.0	10,170	16,260
7	3	At least 3.0	10,170	18,290
8	3	At least 3.2	8,130	20,330
9	3	At least 3.9	10,170	20,330
10	3	At least 3.9	8,640	22,360
11	3	At least 4.6	10,170	22,360
12	3	At least 4.9	9,400	24,390
13	3	At least 5.1	10,170	24,390
14	4 or more	Less than 3.7	10,170	18,290
15	4 or more	At least 3.7	8,640	20,330
16	4 or more	At least 4.6	8,640	22,360
17	4 or more	At least 4.7	8,640	24,390
18	4 or more	At least 5.0	9,150	24,390
19	4 or more	At least 5.6	9,150	26,420
20	4 or more	At least 6.0	9,660	26,420
21	4 or more	At least 5.9	9,150	28,450
22	4 or more	At least 6.3	9,660	28,450
23	4 or more	At least 6.3	9,400	30,490
24	4 or more	At least 6.5	9,660	30,490

PART II — Maximum permitted laden weights for heavy motor cars and motor cars forming part of articulated vehicles

1	2	3	4	5
Item	No. of axles	Distance between foremost and rearmost axles (metres)	Weight not exceeded by any axle not being the foremost or rearmost (kg)	Maximum permitted laden weight (kg)
1	2	At least 2.0	—	14,230
2	2	At least 2.4	—	16,260
3	2	At least 2.7	—	17,000 ...
4	3 or more	At least 3.0	8,390	20,330
5	3 or more	At least 3.8	8,640	22,360
6	3 or more	At least 4.0	10,500	22,500
7	3 or more	At least 4.3	9,150	24,390
8	3 or more	At least 4.9	10,500	24,390

PART III — Maximum permitted laden weight of articulated vehicles

1	2	2	3	...
Item	Relevant axle spacing (metres)	Relevant axle spacing (metres)	Maximum weight (kg)
	(a) Where motor vehicle has 2 axles	(b) Where motor vehicle has more than 2 axles
1	At least 2.0	At least 2.0	20,330
2	At least 2.2	At least 2.2	22,360
3	At least 2.6	At least 2.6	23,370
4	At least 2.9	At least 2.9	24,390
5	At least 3.2	At least 3.2	25,410
6	At least 3.5	At least 3.5	26,420
7	At least 3.8	At least 3.8	27,440
8	At least 4.1	At least 4.1	28,450
9	At least 4.4	At least 4.4	29,470
10	At least 4.7	At least 4.7	30,490
11	At least 5.0	At least 5.0	31,500
12	At least 5.3	At least 5.3	32,520
13	At least 5.5	At least 5.4	33,000
14	At least 5.8	At least 5.6	34,000
15	At least 6.2	At least 5.8	35,000
16	At least 6.5	At least 6.0	36,000
17	At least 6.7	At least 6.2	37,000
18	At least 6.9	At least 6.3	38,000

PART IV — Maximum permitted laden weight of articulated vehicles

1	2	3
Item	Type of articulated vehicle	Maximum permitted weight (kg)
1	Motor vehicle and semi-trailer having a total of 3 axles	24,390
2	Motor vehicle and semi-trailer having a total of 4 axles or motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1973 and semi-trailer having a total of 5 or more axles	32,520
3	Motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1973 and semi-trailer having a total of 5 or more axles	38,000

PART V — Maximum permitted weights of two closely-spaced axles

1	2	3	4	5
Item	Distance between axles (metres)	Maximum permitted weight when weight of neither axle exceeds one half of the specified weight (kg)	Maximum permitted weight in cases not within column (3) when weight of neither axle exceeds 10170 kg (kg)	Maximum permitted weight in cases not within column (3) or (4) (kg)
1	At least 1.02	16,260	12,200	10,500
2	At least 1.05	17,280	15,260	10,500
3	At least 1.20	18,300	16,270	15,260
4	At least 1.35	18,800	17,280	16,500
5	At least 1.50	19,320	18,300	18,000
6	At least 1.80	20,000	19,000	19,000
7	At least 1.85	20,340	19,320	19,320

PART VI (see regulations 79(3), (6) and (8))

1	2	3	4
Item	Smallest distance between any adjoining axles(metres)	Maximum permitted weight of each axle in the case of three closely-spaced axles where regulation 79(6) does not apply (kg)	Maximum permitted weight of each axle in the case of semi-trailer to which regulation 79(6) applies (kg)
1	At least 0.70	6000	6000
2	At least 0.80	6200	6200
3	At least 0.90	6400	6400
4	At least 1.00	6600	6600
5	At least 1.10	6900	7000
6	At least 1.20	7100	7300
7	At least 1.30	7500	8000

PART VII — Maximum permitted weight of three adjacent axles

1	2	3	4
Item	Distance between foremost and rearmost axles (metres)	Maximum intermediate axle weight (kg)	Maximum permitted total weight (kg)
1	Less than 3.0	10,170	18,290
2	At least 3.0	8,390	20,330
3	At least 3.8	8,640	22,360
4	At least 4.6	9,150	24,390

SCHEDULE 12 — CONDITIONS TO BE COMPLIED WITH IN RELATION TO THE USE OF VEHICLES CARRYING WIDE OR LONG LOADS OR VEHICLES CARRYING LOADS OR HAVING FIXED APPLIANCES OR APPARATUS WHICH PROJECT

PART I

Advance notice to Police

1

• (a) Before using on a road a vehicle or vehicles to which this paragraph applies, the owner shall give notice of the intended use to the Chief Officer of Police for any area in which he proposes to use the vehicle or vehicles. The notice shall be given so that it is received by the date after which there are at least two working days before the date on which the use of the vehicle or vehicles is to begin, and shall include the following details—

• (i) time, date and route of the proposed journey, and

• (ia) in a case to which regulation 7(9) applies, the overall length of the trailer,

• (ii) in a case to which regulation 82(2) applies, the overall length and width of the vehicle by which the load is carried and the width of the lateral projection or projections of its load,

• (iii) in a case to which regulation 82(4)(a) applies, the overall length and width of each vehicle by which the load is carried, the length of any forward or rearward projection and, where the load rests on more than one vehicle, the distance between the vehicles,

• (iv) in a case to which regulation 82(4)(b) applies, the overall length of the combination of vehicles and the length of any forward or rearward projection of the load, and

• (v) in a case to which regulation 82(7) and (8) applies, the overall length of the vehicle and the length of any forward or rearward projection of the load or special appliance or apparatus.

The Chief Officer of Police for any police area may, at his discretion, accept a shorter period of notice or fewer details.

• (b) The vehicle or vehicles shall be used only in accordance with the details at (a) subject to any variation in the time, date or route which may be directed by—

• (i) any such Chief Officer of Police to the owner of the vehicle or vehicles, or

• (ii) a police constable to the driver in the interests of road safety or in order to avoid undue traffic congestion by halting the vehicle or vehicles in a place on or adjacent to the road on which the vehicle or vehicles are travelling.

• (c) In this paragraph—

• (i) “Chief Officer of Police” has, in relation to England and Wales, the same meaning as in the Police Act 1964, and in relation to Scotland, means the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland,

• (ii) “working day” means a day which is not a Sunday, a bank holiday, Christmas Day or Good Friday, and

• (iii) “bank holiday” means a day which is a bank holiday by or under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, either generally or in the locality in which the road is situated.

Attendants

2

At least one person in addition to the person or persons employed in driving a motor vehicle to which this paragraph applies shall be employed—

• (a) in attending to that vehicle and its load and 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 the said motor vehicle and to any person of any danger likely to be caused to any such other person by reason of the presence of the said vehicle or vehicles on the road.

Marking of longer projections

3

• (a) Every forward and rearward projection to which this paragraph applies shall be fitted with—

• (i) 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

• (ii) where required by sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) of this paragraph, two or more side markers;

which shall be of the size, shape and colour described in Part II of this Schedule.

• (b) the end marker shall be so fitted that—

• (i) it is as near as is practicable in a transverse plane,

• (ii) it is not more than 0.5 m from the extreme end of the projection,

• (iii) the vertical distance between the lowest point of the marker and the road surface is not more than 2.5 m,

• (iv) it, and any means by which it is fitted to the projection, impedes the view of the driver as little as possible, and

• (v) 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;

• (c) where the forward projection exceeds 2 m or the rearward projection exceeds 3 m, one side marker shall be fitted on the right hand side and one on the left hand side of the projection so that—

• (i) each marker is as near as is practicable in a longitudinal plane,

• (ii) no part extends beyond the end of the projection,

• (iii) the vertical distance between the lowest part of each marker and the surface of the road is not more than 2.5 m,

• (iv) 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

• (v) each marker is clearly visible within a reasonable distance to a person using the road on that side of the projection;

• (d) where—

• (i) a forward projection exceeds 4.5 m, or

• (ii) a rearward projection exceeds 5 m

extra side markers shall be fitted on either side of the projection so that the horizontal distance between the extreme projecting point of the vehicle from which the projection extends and the nearest point on any side marker from that point, and between the nearest points of any adjacent side markers on the same side does not exceed—

• 2.5 m in the case of a forward projection, or

• 3.5 m in the case of a rearward projection.

For the purposes of this sub-paragraph the expression “the vehicle” shall not include any special appliance or apparatus or any part thereof which is a forward projection or a rearward projection within the meaning of regulation 81;

• (e) the extra side markers required by this sub-paragraph shall also meet the requirements of (i), (iii) and (v) of sub-paragraph (c);

• (f) every marker fitted in accordance with this paragraph shall be kept clean and unobscured and between sunset and sunrise be illuminated 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.

Marking of shorter projections

4

A projection to which this paragraph applies shall be rendered clearly visible to other persons using the road within a reasonable distance, in the case of a forward projection, from the front thereof or, in the case of a rearward projection, from the rear thereof and, in either case, from either side thereof.

PART II — PROJECTION MARKERS

Signed

John Moore — Secretary of State for Transport — 25th June 1986

Explanatory note

EXPLANATORY NOTE

1 These Regulations consolidate (with amendments) the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1978 as amended and the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Track Laying Vehicles) Regulations 1955 as amended. The Statutory Instruments specified in Schedule 1 are revoked and re-enacted in a new presentation with more extensive use of tabulations, more logical arrangement of material and, as far as possible, simplified language.

Substantive changes in the requirements 2 The principal new requirements (including withdrawals of exemptions) are listed and explained in sub-paragraphs (i) to (xxvi) below— i regulation 7 to conform to the requirements of EC Directive 85/3, vehicles normally used on international journeys are exempted from the semi-trailer length limit of 12.2 metres; ii regulation 8 an increase in the maximum permitted width of refrigerated lorries is incorporated in recognition of the need for good thermal efficiency; iii regulation 9 the height limit in paragraph (1), applicable to public service vehicles whenever first used and to large passenger-carrying vehicles first used on or after 1st April 1982, is extended to all buses (the term “bus” replaces “large passenger-carrying vehicle”); iv regulation 10 the requirement for height notices in cabs, since it is easily complied with and does not require modification of the vehicle, is extended to track-laying vehicles; v regulation 13 the exclusions for buses first used before 1 April 1982, for minibuses and for vehicles not exceeding 7m in length are omitted; vi regulation 18(4)(b) the interpretation of the requirements as to braking efficiency in the sense that they must be met by a goods vehicle when operated at its maximum design weight, which was explicit in the case of plated vehicles, is also made explicit in relation to goods vehicles which are not plated; vii regulations 24 and 26 the use of temporary use spare tyres on passenger cars is permitted in certain circumstances; viii regulation 26 goods vehicles and buses are required to be fitted with tyres designed and maintained to support the vehicle's maximum axle weights at the vehicle's maximum permitted speed; ix regulation 28 the separate provision for agricultural motor vehicles first used before 1st January 1936 is omitted, as being out of date; x regulation 32(6) this provision, previously proposed for minibuses, is extended to all buses; xi regulation 32(9) the special provision in relation to French approved glass is limited to vehicles first used before 1 October 1986; xii regulation 33 new provisions recognising the requirements of EC Directive 85/205 for heavy goods vehicles are introduced; xiii regulations 40 and 94-96 in the interests of safety the requirements of Schedule 5 as to gas systems are extended to track-laying vehicles. The necessary statement by the Secretary of State is included in regulation 4(4); xiv regulations 41-44 and Schedules 6 and 7 new construction requirements are introduced for vehicles with between 9 and 16 passenger seats first used on or after 1st April 1988; xv regulation 54 the inadvertent effect of amendments to the revoked Regulations was that vehicles first used before 1st April 1970 were not subject to any requirement not to make alterations resulting in increased noise. In view of this the earlier provision (which continued to apply to track-laying vehicles) is restored; xvi regulations 55 and 56 an error in S.I. 1984/1809, under which agricultural motor vehicles first used on or after 1st June 1986 and driven at more than 20 mph were excluded from certain noise requirements, but not included in others, is corrected, and new provisions concerning noise limits are introduced to comply with the requirements of EC Directive 84/424, and to set new limits for some vehicles outside the scope of the Directive; xvii regulation 63 the exemption for trailer pumps used for fire brigade purposes has been omitted; xviii regulation 67 the option for vehicles fitted with plates complying with Directive 76/114 is limited to vehicles first used before 1 April 1987; vehicles first used on or after that date are required to comply with Directive 78/507; xix regulation 75 Table, sub3s 13 to 15, regulation 76 Table, sub3 4, and regulation 78 Table, sub3 11 special provisions, in the case of track-laying vehicles, for winding gear and for gas equipment, are omitted as being out of date; xx regulation 79 and Schedule 11 to conform to the requirements of EC Directive 85/3 triaxle spacing for a 22.5 tonnes load is reduced from 1.35 metres to 1.30 metres; xxi regulation 82 the previous dimensions of 1.07 and 1.83 metres are for convenience rounded to 1 and 2 metres. The treatment of track-laying vehicles is brought into line with that of wheeled vehicles; xxii regulation 83 the provision under which water-carrying trailers were disregarded has been omitted, as out of date; xxiii regulation 105 is extended to track-laying vehicles; xxiv regulation 107 the exclusion for gas-propelled vehicles is omitted, as being out of date; xxv regulation 108 the provision concerning suspension of implements is extended to track-laying vehicles; xxvi regulation 109 revised provisions governing the use of television sets in motor vehicles in use on the road are introduced.

3 Recognition of compliance with European vehicle standards as an alternative to national standards has been made more comprehensive by the insertion of appropriate references in Part II, which are interpreted in accordance with regulations 3 and 6. This system supersedes the provisions of former regulations 5, 5A, 5AA and 5B. In the former regulations the fact that a vehicle had been marked or certificated when new to show that it complied with a European standard for a particular system or component meant that it was totally exempted from the substantive regulation dealing with that system or component. Now, in the case of regulations dealing with systems or components which are liable to deteriorate or be replaced while the vehicle is in use, only continued compliance with the European standard is accepted as an alternative to compliance with the national standard.

4 In regulation 7 the maximum permitted length of motor vehicles having at least 4 wheels is increased from 11m to 12m in accordance with Community Directive 85/3, and, in consequence, the previous turning circle requirements for articulated buses are dropped.

5 References to public service vehicles are replaced by references to buses.

6 Other relaxations in the 1978 and 1955 (TLV) Regulations are referred to in the Table of Derivations at Annex A following; regulations which have been omitted entirely are listed, with appropriate explanations, in sub-paragraphs (i) to (xi) below— i regulations 5-5B see above (para 3); ii regulation 6 no longer necessary as relevant provisions appear in individual regulations; iii regulations 15 and 16 the coverage of these regulations is generally confined to vehicles subject to National Type Approval, and the systems concerned are not likely to be modified or to deteriorate; iv regulations 21 and 40 and TLV regulation 13 no longer considered necessary; v regulation 99 this maintenance requirement for power-weight ratio is implicit in the corresponding construction requirement, in that some maintenance is necessary to ensure continued compliance; vi regulation 114 and TLV regulation 59 it is doubted whether the proviso to these regulations was intra vires; new regulation 97 is considered sufficient; vii regulation 116 the in-use noise limits were not, in practice, enforceable and have therefore been omitted; viii regulation 116B as the construction requirements referred to apply throughout the life of the vehicle on the road and cannot be complied with unless the parts necessary to comply with it are fitted, this regulation is considered to be superfluous; ix regulation 121 (TLV66) no longer considered necessary; x regulations 146 and 147 these are dropped as Part V is not retained as a separate Part. Where necessary definitions are transferred to regulation 3; xi TLV regulation 77 this is no longer appropriate to the Regulations.

7 Changes which do not affect the substance of the requirements are very numerous, but are not listed separately.

8 Annex B lists these regulations and shows where their content was to be found in the revoked Regulations. ANNEX A DERIVATION OF REGULATIONS AND SCHEDULES OLD REGULATION NONEW REGULATION NOC&UTLV SUBJECT MATTER AND DESCRIPTION OF SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES(changes mentioned in paragraphs 2–5 above are not repeated in this Annex) 111 Commencement and citation 222 Revocations 333 Interpretation Paragraph (1) provides for a simplified system of cross-references within the Regulations and Schedules.paragraph (2) introduces the following changes in the set of definitions contained in old regulation 3(2) as amended— The following defintions are omitted— the 1960 Act” “the 1967 Act” “direction indicator” “half-decked vehicle” “H.P. Din” “hours of darkness” (the effect of this is now contained in regulation 97(1)) “large passenger-carrying vehicle” (now appears under “bus”) “liquified petroleum gas” (transferred to regulation 94) “multi-pull means of operation” (transferred to Schedule 3) “safety glass” (transferred to regulation 30(4)) “two-tone horn” (transferred to regulation 37(10)) (transferred to regulation 37(10)) The following definitions are introduced— The 1981 Act” “The 1984 Act” “The Type Approval for Goods Vehicles Regulations” “axle weight” (previously in regulation 146) “bus” “Community Directive” “container” (previously in regulation 80A) “design weight” (previously in regulation 146) “ECE Regulation” “engine power in kilowatts (kW) (replacing H.P. Din) “exhaust system” (previously defined, for a motorcycle in regulation 116C) “gross weight” (previously in regulation 146) “kerbside weight” (previously in regulation 136A) “longitudinal plane” “minibus” “maximum gross weight” (previously defined in various ways and also appearing without definition) “motor ambulance” (previously in regulations 17 and 26 in slightly different form) “overall height” (previously in regulation 10) “refuse vehicle” “relevant braking requirement” “resilient tyre” “secondary braking system” “service braking system” “silencer” (based upon revoked regulation 30) “temporary use spare tyre” “three-wheeled motor cycle” “transverse plane” “unbraked trailer” (previously in regulation 46A) (previously in regulation 46A) The following definitions which repeat or are based on definitions appearing in sections 190 and 196 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 are included— goods vehicle” (incorporating the definition in section 196 of “carriage”) “heavy motor car” (with modification to indicate that for the purposes of these Regulations locomotives and motor tractors are excluded) “invalid carriage” “locomotive” (incorporating the definitions in section 190 of “light locomotive” and “heavy locomotive”) “motor car” (with a modification to indicate that for the purpose of these Regulations motor tractors are excluded) “motor cycle” “motor vehicle” “trolley bus” “unladen weight The following amended definitions are introduced— The Approval Marks Regulations“ (replacing the previous definition of “The Designation of Approval Marks Regulations“) “ The Plating and Testing Regulations” “The Type Approval (Great Britain) Regulations” “agricultural trailed appliance” (inclusion of horticultural and forestry implements in (b)(ii)) “overall length” “overall width” (the last two are based on the previous definitions as amended by S.I.1985/1363 but a number of out of date items of equipment are omitted and a simpler presentation is adopted). “recut pneumatic tyre References are included in the list in respect of the following in order to draw attention to provisons appearing in subsequent paragraphs of the regulation— axle” “axle weight” “braking system” “closely spaced” “first used” “resilient tyre” “trailer” “wheel Regulation 3(6) (previously 3(4)) has been extended to apply also to brake discs.Regulations 3(7) and (8) (previously 3(5) and (6)) have been modified so as to exclude regulation 27 as well as regulation 26. Previous regulations 3(10) and (11) are no longer required as their effect is secured is secured by the provisions of the Interpretation Act.444 Application and Exemptions Paragraph (1) embraces the scope of the previous Construction and Use Regulations and Track Laying Vehicles Regulations.Paragraphs 2 and 3 introduce new provisions making it unnecessary to define classes of motor vehicles by date of manufacture as well as by date of first use. Such definitions in the revoked Regulations appear in these Regulations as definitions referring solely to date of first use, the effect of the revoked references to date of manufacture being preserved by the new provisions. The Table reproduces the effect of previous regulations 4(2) to (13) except as follows—Previous paragraphs (2) and (4) have been embodied in the regulations conerned;Previous paragraph (5) is omitted because the scope of the Regulations generally is use of vehicles on roads and the conept of limiting certain regulations to highways and thus theoretically exempting from them vehicles used only on roads which are not highways in considered to be of no practical significance;Previous paragraph (6) is no longer required (but see paragraph 2(viii) above).The exemption for having implements in item 7 of the Table (previous regulation 4(12)) is extended to cover previous regulations 80A and 95A. Previous paragraph (13) is considered to be implicit in any reference to the drawing of a brokendown vehicle and is therefore omitted.57 — Provisions as respects Trade Descriptions Act 1968A reference to treating marks as evidence of compliance with a standard is added, in consequence of regulation 6. This provision is extended to track-laying vehicles.6—— Compliance with Community Directives and ECE Regulations This Regulation explains what constitutes compliance with an EC Directive or an ECE Regulation. 795, 34 Length The following changes are embodied— items 1 and 6 in the Table, and paragraphs (4) and (5) are applied to track-laying vehicles; item 8(a) in the Table is based on maximum gross weight instead of unladen weight and the conditions are otherwise simplified; item 8(b) increases the limit for agricultural trailers to 12m; the exemption for trolley vehicles in the course of construction or delivery is omitted. 848, 53, 57, 62, 70, 74, 79A, 80 (part)25, 30, 35 Width The previous width limits for wheeled vehicles are extended to track-laying vehicles in place of the lower limits for the latter, and the special lower limit for invalid carriages is omitted. The detailed provisions of previous regulations 74(1)(b) and (c) exempting certain trailers manufactured before Ist January 1933 are omitted, as is the exemption for trolley vehicles in the course of construction or delivery; Item 3 in the Table is based on maximum gross weight instend of unladen weight and the conditions are otherwise simplified. Item 4 extends the width limit for agricultural trailers to 2.5m.910, 95A— Height 1080A Indication of overall travelling height 1154, 58, 63, 79B— Overhang The exemption for heavy motor cars first used before 15.8.1928 is extended to those first used before 2.1.1933, in line with the exemption for motor cars.The exemption for articulated buses is extended to cover all buses.1274A— Minimum ground clearance 139A— Turning circle The previous reference to compliance with provisions of ECE Regulation 36 is replaced by new paragraphs (2) to (5) which state directly the effect of those provisons.149B— Connecting sections and direction-holding of articulated buses 1514A— Braking systems of certain vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1983 ECE Regulation 13.05 is recognised as an additional option. An exemption is added for broken down vehicles being drawn in consequence of the breakdown.16 with Schedule 313, 50, 51, 55, 59, 64, 67, 71, 75, 76, 79C & Sch 4A except as shown against Reg. 178, 28, 29, 30 Braking systems of vehicle to which regulation 15 does not apply The previous provisions are substantially simplified, notably by— the omission of the requirement to have two means of operation; the omission of the requirements in previous regulations 51(6), 55(5), 59(13) and 64(13); the replacement of provisions relating to determining whether brakes apply to at least half the wheels of a vehicle by less complex provisions, in paragraph (4) of Schedule 3. the extension to track-laying vehicles of certain exemptions applying only to wheeled vehicles. The reference to 7 passengers in former regulation 64(5) is effectively altered to 8 passengers (Sch. 3 para 4(d)). 171410 Vacuum or pressure brakes 1859(4) to (7), 64(4) to (7), 67(3), 75(4A), 79C(2), 101 101A 152, 153 & Sch 454 Maintenance and efficiency of brakes 1912670 Application of brakes of trailers 208— General requirement as to wheels and tracks 2120— Diameter of wheels 22127 Springs and resilient material Paragraph (3)(a)(iii) is extended to cover work on unmade roads.23116 Wheel loads 2452, 56, 60, 65, 68, 77, 78, 79D27, 31, 32, 37, 38 Tyres By item 1 in the Table, track-laying locomotives are permitted to use pneumatic tyres. In item 3 the maximum weight for the exemption of vehicles used for work on rough ground is omitted, as is the maximum weight limit for the exemption of track-laying works trucks.In item 4 tower wagons and vehicles fitted with fire escapes are added to the exemptions and the maximum weight limit on truck-laying works trucks is omitted.It is made clear in items 3, 4, 5 and 7, column 5 that the mixing of pneumatic and resilient tyres on the wheels of vehicle is not prohibited; it was previously prohibited for motor cycles and possibly also for motor cars but not for heavy motor cars or trailers.25154— Tyres loads and speed ratings 26108— Mixing of tyres 2710757 Condition and maintenance of tyres 28—9, 56 Tracks 2910254 Maintenance of steering gear 3022, 10014, 53 View to the front 312516 Glass 3226— Glass 3323, 24, 24A15 Mirrors Reference is made to Community Directive 85/196 as a permitted alternative (paragraph (5)). The reference to 7 passengers in former regulation 24(1) is altered to 8 passengers.A new uniform definition of “mirror” replaces various descriptions and definitions.The treatment of track-laying vehicles is assimilated to that of wheeled vehicles in Table I, item 1, class (d) and item 6, class (b).3427, 28, 10317, 54 Windscreen wipers and washers 351811 Speedometers The requirements as to accuracy are omitted, as is the requirement, for vehicles first used before 1 April 1984, to indicate speed in cither miles or kilometres per hour. Track-laying vehicles are effectilvely exempted from the requirement by virtue of the extension to them of the exemption for wheeled vehicles with a legal maxmium speed of not more than 25 mph (no tracklaying vehicle is permitted to be driven at more than 20 mph).369852 Maintenance of speedometers 372918 Audible warning instuments The previous exclusions have been simplified to a single exclusion of vehicles not driven at more than 20 mph. Two-tone horns are excepted from the requirement that any horn fitted to a vehicle shall be continuous and uniform and not strident.The exemptions in revoked regulations 5 and 5AA, for vehicles complying with Community Directives, are withdrawn in respect of reversing alarms as the Directives do not cover reversing alarms.38—— Motor cycle sidestands 3919— Petrol tanks 404724 Gas propulsion systems and gas-fired appliances 41—— Construction of minibuses 42—— Fire extinguishing apparatus for minibuses 43—— First aid equipment for minibuses 44—— Carriage of dangerous substances in minibuses 4544, 45— Power-to-weight ratio The definition of “relevant weight” is simplified.4617 (part) Seat belt anchorage points 4717 (part)— Seat belts 48102A— Maintenance of seat belts and anchorage points 4946B— Rear under-run protection The previous definition of “outermost part” is superfluous and has been omitted.50105A— Maintenance of rear under-run protective device 5146C, 46D— Sideguards 52105B— Maintenance of Sideguards 5314276 Mascots The reference to a mascot is extended to “mascot, emblem or other ornamental object” in order to remove any suggestion that the provision is limited to objects intended or considered to be lucky.54116A19, 55 Silencers 5531A— Noise limits—general Provision is included in the Table to recognise conformity with Community Directive 84/424 as an additional option.5631C— Noise limits—agricultural motor vehicles and industrial tractors 5731B, 116C— Noise limits—motor cycles 5831— Noise limits—vehicles not subject to regulations 55 and 57 The effect of former regulation 31(2)(a) and (b) now appears in regulation 59. 5931D— Exceptions to regulations 55 to 586032— Radio interference suppression An exception is provided for amateur-built vehicles.6133, 38, 109 to 11220, 21, 28 Emission of smoke, vapour, gases and oily substances An error in former regulation 111 is corrected.6239, 113— Closets etc Provisions related to hygiene have been omitted.6361, 66, 69, 72, 7933, 39 Wings The 12 mph speed condition has been increased to 20 mph to reflect the 1984 Act. An exemption is provided for agricultural trailers which are not drawn at a speed exceeding 20 mph.6446E— Spray suppression devices 65105C— Maintenance of spray suppression devices for goods vehicles and buses 6642— Plates The inadvertent extension of the scope of the previous regulation 41(1)(C)(iv) to certain trailers which was brought about by SI 1981/1119 is corrected.6743 Vehicle identification numbers A minor modification dealing with compliance with Section 3 and 4 of the Annex to the Directive is introduced.6842A— Plates—agricultural trailed appliances 6946— Plates—motor cycles 70148— Ministry plates 7146A, 8040 Marking of weights on certain vehicles 72151— Additional markings 73149— Test date discs 7414579 Testing and inspection 75–8082–95, 96A26, 45–49 Maximum permitted laden weight of a vehicle (75) Maximum permitted laden weight of a vehicle and trailer, other than an articulated vehicle (76) Maximum permitted laden weight of articulated vehicle (77) Maximum permitted wheel and axle weights (78) Maximum permitted weights for certain closely-spaced axles (79) Over-riding weight restrictions (80) Former Schedules 6 and 7 are assimilated into Schedule 11. References to plates and plated weights are omitted and eligibility is related simply to actual weights and braking performance. Other consequential simplifications are made.The braking requirement relevant to Schedule 11 is referred to as “the relevant braking requirement” and is defined, in simplified terms, in regulation 3. Special references to temporarily imported vehicles are omitted. Only maximum laden weights for track-laying locomotives are retained.The provisions of former TLV regulation 47, proviso, are applied to combinations in which either the drawing vehicle or the trailer is a wheeled vehicle.81, 82139, 14075 Restrictions on use of vehicles carrying wide or long loads or having fixed appliances or apparatus Paragraphs (i) and (j) of regulation 81 are drafted so as to link the points from which measurements are taken with the full revised definitions of overall width and ovedrall length in regulation 3. Regulations 81(k) and 82(10) are extended to horticultural and forestry implements.83132, 135, 13773 Number of trailers It is made clear that when agricultural motor vehicles draw non-agrocultural trailers the mormal rules for other motor vehicles apply.84130— Trailers drawn by motor cycles The exemption for the drawing of broken down motor cycles is extended to include the whole of paragraph (1)(e).85137A— Trailers drawn by agricultural motor vehicles 8612872 Distances between motor vehicles and trailers The limitation to causes exceeding 1.5m is extended to track-laying vehicles.87136A— Unbraked trailers The definition of unbraked trailer now appears in regulation 3 and is amended to refer to braking systems in accordance with regulation 15 as well as regulation 16.The wording of the regulation avoids any doubt that both the unladen weight of the trailer and the weight of its load have to be doubled for the purpose of determining whether the requirement is complied with.88128A— Use of bridging plates between motor vehicle and trailer 8912771 Leaving trailers at rest The option of a chock or other efficient device is extended to track-laying trailers.90133, 13474 Passengers in trailers The references to the number of persons carried are altered to 8 exclusive of the driver.9113878 Attendants on trailers and certain other vehicles The list of exemptions and paragraph (2) are extended generally to cover track-laying vehicles. An exemption for track-laying gas trailers is withdrawn in consequence of regulation 94. 92129— Attachment of sidecars 93141A— Use of sidecars 94144A— Use of gas propulsion systems 95144B— Use of gas-fired appliances—general 96144C— Use of gas fired appliances when a vehicle is in motion 97115— Avoidance of excessive noise 9811761 Stopping of engine when stationary 9911862, 63 Use of audible warning instruments The exemptions are extended to track-laying vehicles.1009751 Maintenance and use of vehicle so as not to be a danger etc The formulation in former C&U regulation 97(2), which is more comprehensive than that in former TLV regulation 51(2), is applied to all vehicles.10112366 Parking in darkness 102141— Passengers on motor cycles 10312267 Obstruction 10411964 Driver's control The “causing or permitting” provision is extended to track-laying vehicles.105125— Opening of doors 10612065 Reversing The “causing or permitting” provision is extended to track-laying vehicles.10712469 Leaving motor vehicles unattended The exemptions are extended to track-laying vehicles.108144— Suspension of Implements 109143— Television sets Schedules111 Regulations revoked by regulation 22—— Community Directives and ECE Regulations 3 —— Braking requirements See under regulation 15433 Gas containers Reference to bars are converted to references to N/mm². 53A— Gas systems 6—— Construction of minibuses 7 —— Fire extinguishing apparatus and first aid equipment for minibuses 82— Plates for certain vehicles In Part III, paragraph 1, the option of measuring power in accordance with ECE Regulation 24 is introduced.912, 12A— Plates for motor cycles 1011— Ministry Plate 117— Maximum permitted weights etc. 128— Wide or long loads ANNEX B LOCATION OF THESE REGULATIONS AND SCHEDULES IN THE FORMER REGULATIONS A. C & U REGULATIONS Old RegNew RegOld RegNew RegOld RegNew Reg 1141previously revoked808, 712280A1033426681previously revoked4442A685436782–9575–805A 44 45 4595A95AAomitted96previously revoked5B4669646A7196A75, 767546B4997100820 46C 46D 5198369799omitted46E65100309A134740 101 101A 189B144881094978102291123 50 51 16102A4812221033413165224104391417538105previously revoked14A155411 15 16 omitted5516105A505624105B521746, 47578105C6518355811106previously revoked19395916, 18202160241072721omitted6163108262230628109236311 110 111 6124336416, 1824A6524112253166631136226326716, 18114omitted 27 28 346824115976963116omitted293769A37116A543054708116Bomitted31587116116C5731A5572631179831B5773previously revoked1189931C5611910431D5974812010631E5574A12121omitted3260 75 76 161221033312310134 77 78 24124107 35 36 611251057963126193779A8127893879B1112886396279C16, 18128A8840omitted79D2412992 Old RegNew RegOld RegNew RegOld Sch.New Sch. 13084141A9311131previously revoked142532614310934132831441083A5 133 134 90144A944Reg 18144B954AReg 1513593144C965previously revoked136714574136A87 146 147 omitted6omitted136B87111378314870812137A85149739Reg 5813891150809Aomitted138A121517210omitted13981 152 153 18111014082 12 12A 914110215425 B. TLV REGULATIONS Old RegNew RegOld RegNew RegOld RegNew Reg 11 28 29 16562822572733308586144 31 32 2459omitted4Apreviously revoked60973363619857347 62 63 99623358722361664104816 37 38 246510692866omitted101739636710311354071681011221416910713omitted427019143043previously revoked71891533447286163145757383173446757490183747767581, 8219544875, 787653 20 21 61497577omitted5078789121A51100797422previously revoked5236Old Sch.New Sch.23533024405418, 29, 3425854Apreviously revokedII2675II, IV, VPreviously revoked27245554III4

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1979/571 and 1981/238.

[^f00002]: The amending instruments are S.I. 1980/582 and 2027, 1981/126 and 1732, 1982/1479, 1983/1602 and 1985/113.

[^f00003]: The amending instruments are S.I. 1983/239 and 1800, 1984/178, 816 and 1024 and 1985/44.

[^f00004]: The amending instruments are S.I. 1982/7 and 1623, 1984/1927 and 1985/1072.

[^f00005]: The amending instruments are S.I. 1984/1401 and 1761 and 1985/1651.

[^f00006]: The amending instruments are S.I. 1984/697 and 1402 and 1985/46.

[^f00007]: The amending instruments are S.I. 1981/669 and 1983/709.

[^f00008]: Cmnd. 5179–1.

[^f00009]: Cmnd. 2535.

[^f00010]: Cmnd. 3562.

[^f00011]: By instrument of accession dated 14th January 1963 deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations on 15th January 1963.

[^f00012]: Cmnd. 7997.

[^f00013]: Treaty Series, No. 11 (1930).

[^f00015]: To which there are no relevant amending instruments.

Editorial notes

[^key-002fa326e308e462ad88d3d5df4a3190]: Words in reg. 76 Table substituted (24.3.1994) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/329), regs. 1, 7(3)

[^key-00f5ba7912aa9434f12e5a3c784becaa]: Reg. 70A substituted (1.1.1994) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/3048), regs. 1, 3(2), Sch. Pt. II

[^key-0159b67443396718b429a6a9d05987d1]: Words in reg. 89 substituted (1.1.1997) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/3033), regs. 1, 9

[^key-0166f50c0583a6470b35f960ed08189b]: Reg. 61(10AB)(d) omitted (2.9.1996) by virtue of The Road Vehicles (Construction And Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2085), regs. 1, 3(2)(c)

[^key-01bde5cccb3026bf4ae781d2f6c20a4f]: Words in Sch. 8 Pt. 3 para. 3 inserted (1.3.2001) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/306), regs. 1, 4(2)

[^key-02182b86740db6cf960357a9a9bdded7]: Reg. 34 in force at 11.8.1986, see reg. 1

[^key-0241fb184894ede7ba3ff7e6f6bf35a4]: Word in reg. 10C(6)(d)(i) inserted (1.6.1998) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1188), regs. 1, 5

[^key-0288d576a5881a0e0edc9ad67c625694]: Reg. 19 in force at 11.8.1986, see reg. 1

[^key-029cfbac2118cf7dc01996ccd8a17103]: Words in reg. 47(8) substituted (7.10.1991) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2003), regs. 1, 5(3)

[^key-02f3c11c6555ce0f69c08597f6ae971b]: Words in reg. 36B(15) omitted (1.9.1996) by virtue of The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2064), regs. 1(2), 3(6)(a)

[^key-033675fd2967c93d789a658f18d3fce9]: Sch. 5 para. 4 in force at 11.8.1986, see reg. 1

[^key-0375b842b386dac50328a84734fd7fe7]: Reg. 39 in force at 11.8.1986, see reg. 1

[^key-03c79f00de3b9f785877ebb83f91b0bb]: Reg. 99 in force at 11.8.1986, see reg. 1

[^key-03f5c79f65e002d69a58efd86db8890c]: Sch. 2 Table 1 Item 62 inserted (1.1.1993) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2016), regs. 1, 9(1)(g)

[^key-0523d944b8bd429425cb1a1967fa72e7]: Reg. 47(4)(c)(iii)(iv) added (1.2.1995) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/3270), regs. 1, 4(2)(b)

[^key-05661c74e70868563ff14c12a864fa9c]: Words in Sch. 2 Table 1 inserted (6.5.1987) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/676), regs. 1(2), 11(f)

[^key-05aa5bfd44799ca8e11013726aa01033]: Regs. 53A, 53B inserted (31.7.1987) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1133), regs. 1, 4

[^key-05efe69e0534d5dcf09d004628538f2c]: Words in reg. 3(2) Table added (6.5.1987) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/676), regs. 1(2), 5

[^key-060b4a8ceb89f0c3a060987149160b30]: Reg. 66(5)-(7) inserted (1.1.1999) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/3112), regs. 1, 6

[^key-065c62be73a71610d7de819671c707bc]: Words in reg. 61(10B)(c) inserted (1.7.1997) by The Road Vehicles (Construction And Use) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/3017), regs. 1, 4(3) (as amended by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1458), regs. 1, 2(2))

[^key-077a627ce6b622be9b2183d59d42ac18]: Words in reg. 75 Table Item 1 substituted (1.1.1993) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2016), regs. 1, 4(2)(a)(i)