Tag: trailers

An End to Exemptions

Certain heavy vehicles based on an HGV chassis will no longer be exempt from plating and testing. These will include the following: mobile cranes, breakdown vehicles, engineering plant, asphalt trailers, tower wagons, road construction vehicles (barring road rollers), electric trucks under 3-years old, heavy goods vehicles & trailers on some Scottish islands, volumetric concrete mixers, fast tractors & all types of trailers. Such vehicles will need either a valid Goods Vehicle Resting Certificate from 20th May 2018, or such a certificate…

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A Reduction in Exemptions

In a recent update to vehicle exemptions based upon HGV chassis, a significant number of vehicles are no longer exempt from plating and testing. These include: Mobile Cranes Breakdown Vehicles Engineering Plant Asphalt trailers Tower Wagons Road Construction Vehicles (Not including Road Rollers) Electric Trucks (aged 3 years or less) Volumetric Concrete Mixers Fast Tractors All Trailer Types Any such vehicle will need either a valid Goods Vehicle Testing Certificate as…

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