185 Meaning of “motor vehicle” and other expressions relating to vehicles
Road Traffic Act 1988 (1988 c 52) | Legislation

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185  Meaning of “motor vehicle” and other expressions relating to vehicles

(1)     In this Act—

“heavy locomotive” means a mechanically propelled vehicle which is not constructed itself to carry a load other than any of the excepted articles and the weight of which unladen exceeds 11690 kilograms,

“heavy motor car” means a mechanically propelled vehicle, not being a motor car, which is constructed itself to carry a load or passengers and the weight of which unladen exceeds 2540 kilograms,

“invalid carriage” means a mechanically propelled vehicle the weight of which unladen does not exceed 254 kilograms and which is specially designed and constructed, and not merely adapted, for the

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