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RECOVERY REGULATIONS If a recovery vehicle is attached to a
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broken-down HGV and the combined weight exceeds 44 tonnes then the vehicles are covered by STGO, which state:
• That if the gross weight exceeding the Construction and Use regulations is up to 80,000kgs then two days' notice must be given to highways and bridge authorities before the load is moved • If the combined weight is between 80,000kgs and 150000kgs then two days' notice must be given to the police and five to highways and bridge authorities
• If the width exceeds 3m then two days' notice must be given to the police
• If the combined length of the vehicles is more than 18.75m and less than 30m then two days' notice must be given to the police • That broken-down vehicles can be towed only to the nearest place of safety • That vehicles can travel only at 40mph on motorways and 30mph on other roads
• Details of STGO are published on the Department for Transport website www.dft.gov.uk • All notice days are working days and do not include weekends
• The Highways Agency is developing a free computerised system to help On the movement of heavy or abnormal loads.
Details of the electronic service, delivery for abnormal loads (ESDAL), can be found on www.highways.gov.uk/esdal