138 Meaning of “heavy commercial vehicle”
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (1984 c 27) | Legislation

138  Meaning of “heavy commercial vehicle”

(1)     Subject to subsections (4) to (7) below, in this Act “heavy commercial vehicle” means any goods vehicle which has an operating weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes.

(2)     The operating weight of a goods vehicle for the purposes of this section is—

(a)     in the case of a motor vehicle not drawing a trailer, or in the case of a trailer, its maximum laden weight;

(b)     in the case of an articulated vehicle, its maximum laden weight (if it has one) and otherwise the aggregate maximum laden weight of all the individual vehicles forming part of that articulated vehicle; and

(c)

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