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ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 179

179 .         Heavy vehicle size limits

        (1)         The distance measured at right angles between the rear overhang line of a vehicle and the rear of its load must not exceed the rear overhang that the vehicle is allowed under regulation 175.


Illustration of —
•         front projection limit; and
•         rear overhang limit from r. 173 or 175; and
•         maximum rear projection of load allowed without a warning signal.

        (2)         In subregulation (1) —

        vehicle means —

            (a)         a heavy vehicle; or

            (b)         a combination that includes a heavy vehicle.

        (3)         Despite subregulation (1) and regulation 170 —

            (a)         the height of a vehicle that is carrying vehicles on more than one deck, and its load, must not exceed 4.6 m; and

            (b)         the distance measured at right angles between the rear overhang line of a trailer carrying vehicles on more than one deck and the rear of the rearmost vehicle on the trailer must not exceed 4.9 m.


Maximum allowable dimensions of a loaded car carrier



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