Weight limits of vehices

[r5gttgaz]

Hello,

At work we have a lot of transit vans and I would like to know the following,

Is it 3.5 tonnes max overall weight including passengers?

Do you need a tacho if it is over that weight?

I ask because our vans can take 4 ton but I think license laws say you need a different category if its over 3.5 ton

Cheers

[splitter / judas]

A load is anything carried in or on a vehicle and trailer so in theory yes could put it over the limit. Quite a few people forget about train weight and forget about the trailers contents will add to the overall weight.


HTH

[SS2.]

r5gttgaz said:

Is it 3.5 tonnes max overall weight including passengers?

If a van is 'rated' at 3500kg, then its maximum permitted laden weight is 3500kg.

r5gttgaz said:

Do you need a tacho if it is over that weight?

Qualifying rules

r5gttgaz said:

I ask because our vans can take 4 ton..

In that case (and to be legal when fully loaded), their stated maximum laden weight would have to be at least 4000kg..

[Dwight VanDriver]

To go overweight this does include load, driver and any passenger carried.

i.e. total all up weight when in use.

dvd

[penryar]

Thanks for posting up that link, I was about to post a similar question. At the moment I drive a RRC (max weight 2510kg) and tow a 2000kg trailer , for personal use only. If I ever used it in conjunction with a business, I'd need to get a tacho in the RRC yes or no?

As an aside, because the trailer is over 750kg, over here in France it needs its own Carte Grise (V5) own reg number and its own insurance policy. Don't you just love French bureaucracy!

[Alicat]

3.5t is the magic number - Tachograph and 'o' licence Regs start at this limit if used for business use. There are some exceptions and trailers create a multitude of issues because of the way manufacturers rate their vehicles.

Alicat