78 Weighing of motor vehicles
Road Traffic Act 1988 (1988 c 52) | Legislation

78  Weighing of motor vehicles

(1)     Subject to any regulations made by the Secretary of State, an authorised person may, on production of his authority, require the person in charge of a motor vehicle—

(a)     to allow the vehicle or any trailer drawn by it to be weighed, either laden or unladen, and the weight transmitted to the road by any parts of the vehicle or trailer in contact with the road to be tested, and

(b)     for that purpose, to proceed to a weighbridge or other machine for weighing vehicles.

(2)     For the purpose of enabling a vehicle or a trailer drawn by it to be weighed or a weight to be tested in accordance with regulations under subsection (1) above, an authorised person may require the person in charge of the vehicle to drive the vehicle or to do any other thing in relation

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