The Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) Regulations 1998

UK Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 3111 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 11 December 1998
In force from: 1 January 1999
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Road traffic and vehicles
Made under: Road Traffic Act 1988

Explanatory note

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These Regulations make new provision for the weights of wheeled motor vehicles and trailers which fall within category M2, M3, N2, N3, O3 or O4 of the vehicle categories defined in Annex II of Council Directive 70/156/EEC as amended. They do not apply to vehicle combinations that meet the requirements for combined transport in Schedule 11A to the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986. Regulation 4 introduces the three Schedules, which respectively lay down maximum authorised weights for individual vehicles (Schedule 1), for vehicle combinations (Schedule 2) and for axle weights (Schedule 3), and prohibits the use of a vehicle on a road if any of these weights are exceeded. A vehicle which complies with the provisions by regulations 75 to 79 of the 1986 Regulations is taken to comply with these Regulations (regulation 4(2)). The new weight limits are, in accordance with regulation 5, also subject to the overriding limit in regulation 80 of the 1986 Regulations, to which amendments are made by the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/3112). This Regulation has been notified to the European Commission pursuant to Directive 83/189/EEC of 28th March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (OJ 1983 L109, p.9) as amended by Council Directive 88/182/EEC of 22nd March 1988 (OJ 1988 L81, p.75) and European Parliament and Council Directive 94/10/EEC of 23rd March 1994 (OJ 1994 L100, p.30).

Offences created by this instrument

Saving for regulation 80 of the 1986 Regulations (over-riding weight restrictions) regulation 5 · Status not determined · Strict liability

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Draft Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Commons · Written Statements · 23 January 2023 · The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Richard Holden)
I have today published the draft Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, with an accompanying explanatory memorandum. A de minimis assessment has been drafted and will be available when the draft statutory instrument is laid. The use of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) can contribute to transport decarbonisation, as well as reduce emissions of air quality-related pollutants. Currently, alternatively fuelled and zero-emission heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) may have heavier powertrain technology than traditionally fuelled internal…
Draft Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Commons · General Committees · 23 May 2023 · Mr Holden
I thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention, and I wholeheartedly agree. The best option is providing alternatives through public transport and also, wherever possible, assistance to those wanting to switch, as we are doing today with the HGV sector. That will also include hydrogen, which will be important for some of the longer-distance lorries, as well as for electric vehicles. My right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. The agreement applies to vehicles used on international journeys and to EU vehicles operating in the UK on cabotage. The allowances are to accommodate the…

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