Discussion
bermyandy said:
with rubber tracks on theyre fine
Was at uni in southampton and used to see convoys of tanks on the M3
An odd sight!
Was at uni in southampton and used to see convoys of tanks on the M3
An odd sight!
There are eleven classes of vehicle defined under Schedule 4 of the Highways Act 1980 in relation to use on Special roads (motorways).
Only Class I & Class II vehicles from these eleven are allowed on motorways.
There are a number of stipulations for vehicles to qualify as Class I & the important one in this case is that all the vehicle weight must be transmitted to the road surface through wheels & all of those wheels must have pneumatic tyres.
Class II vehicles are abnormal or indivisable loads authorised by the Minister under Sec 44(1) Road Traffic Act 1988. Military vehicles under order fall into this category.
There are some other tracked vehicles that can also fall under this category from the Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) General Order 1973.
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