Redefined: Abnormal loads
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THE RHA's heavy haulage and machinery
carriers' group national committee, has approved an MoT draft amendment to article 20 of the Special Types Order which defines an abnormal indivisible load.
The new definition:— "Abnormal indivisible load means a load (a) which cannot without undue expense or risk of damage be divided into two or more loads for the purpose of carriage on roads, and (b) which (1) owing to its dimensions, cannot be carried by a motor car or trailer or a combination of a heavy motor car and trailer complying in all respects with the requirements of the Construction and Use Regulations, or (2) owing to its weight cannot be carried by a heavy motor car or trailer or a combination of a heavy motor car and trailer having a total laden weight of less than 24 tons and complying in all respects with the requirements of the Construction and Use Regulations."