Dangerous/Illegal Loads On Open Back Trucks

[deanrufleg]

Is there a definitive answer for this?
Maybe someone from Trafpol could clarify.
On the width of a truck body, does a load have to sit inside the body?
Can it overhang each/ both sides, and if so how much by?
Upto/ as far as the width of the mirrors?

In terms of overhanging the rear of the body, I wad under the impression
that 3ft was allowed as an overhang - this is from a delivery driver source.
Or is this garbage?
Thanks in advance.

[Cyberprog]

Covered here: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/vehicles/vssafety/...

[deanrufleg]

Thanks for the link.
So from reading that, i understand that an overhang of up to 305mm either
side is acceptable and not construed as being a dangerous load.

Cyberprog said:

Covered here: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/vehicles/vssafety/...

[Cyberprog]

It would appear that way, though if it obscures your wing mirrors then extension mirrors would be the smart thing to use.

[Dwight VanDriver]

That mentioned wioll be reported as vehicle exceeding max width if not notified BUT....
Dont forget the catch all:

Reg 100 Con and Use regs 1986

Packing and distribution of the load to be such that no danger likely to be caused to any person using the road.
dvd

[deanrufleg]

DVD,can you further any more on this . This seems ambiguos
to the 305mm overhang allowance?

Cheers

Dwight VanDriver said:

That mentioned wioll be reported as vehicle exceeding max width if not notified BUT....
Dont forget the catch all:

Reg 100 Con and Use regs 1986

Packing and distribution of the load to be such that no danger likely to be caused to any person using the road.
dvd

[jimbobsimmonds]

How would the law interpret this:



Safe to say we followed at a (considerable) distance...

[richyb]

I'm going to be presumptuous and say the people driving the above tipper transit are subject to a different set of laws to the rest of us.

[minky monkey]

Seeing that reminded me of one picked up by one of the lads on a forum I visit.

Following a PG9..

[Dwight VanDriver]

deanrufleg said:

The rules on overhang. irrespective of the fact that the load may well be secure and safe, nevertheless, require that if the distances are exceeded then movement is only legal providing certain actions i.e. notification to Police and attendants are complied with.

Reg 100 deals with basically insecure load or those where, whilst still on the vehicle, the packing and adjustment of the load is such that danger is likely to be caused. See photos which illustrate.

dvd

[davepoth]

Every day I drive past a guy in a pickup truck who has a pair of large dogs sat in the load bed. The look out over the roof.

[deanrufleg]

I will be fine with regards to the length of the load,as that fits within the
bed.
I am having trouble with the width.
It will over hang my body by about 280mm on each side.
This is further out than the door mirrors down the sight line.
I guess it is within the 305mm rule so theoretically should be ok.

Dwight VanDriver said:

The rules on overhang. irrespective of the fact that the load may well be secure and safe, nevertheless, require that if the distances are exceeded then movement is only legal providing certain actions i.e. notification to Police and attendants are complied with.

Reg 100 deals with basically insecure load or those where, whilst still on the vehicle, the packing and adjustment of the load is such that danger is likely to be caused. See photos which illustrate.

dvd

[jimbobsimmonds]

richyb said:

I'm going to be presumptuous and say the people driving the above tipper transit are subject to a different set of laws to the rest of us.

judging by the scrappy they dropped it off at (notorious for taking copper of "spurious" origins with minimal questioning) I would imagine so...