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  On 24/08/2021 at 15:03, Steve Bullman said:

Behind a tractor today, piled pretty height and catching on loads of branches, inches away from some by lines at one point. Not strapped down at all. I expect those things weight a bit and weren’t likely to go anywhere. Pretty sure he’d have been stopped though!

 

 

 

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That be right Buh.

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  On 24/08/2021 at 21:48, daveatdave said:

the trailer illegal as well unless the law has been changed as its classed as 2 trailers ok to pull empty but not loaded 

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The front part is an trailer but it carries the weight of the trailer so not illegal.

 

7 A heavy motor car or a motor car not described in item 1, 3 or 4 2 trailers if one of them is a towing implement and part of the other is secured to and either rests on or is suspended from that implement, 1 trailer in any other case
8 An agricultural motor vehicle (a) in respect of trailers other than agricultural trailers and agricultural trailed appliances, such trailers as are permitted under items 5, 6 or 7 above,as the case may be; or (b) in respect of agricultural trailers and agricultural trailed appliances — (i) 2 unladen agricultural trailers, or (ii)1 agricultural trailer and 1 agricultural trailed appliance, or (iii)2 agricultural trailed appliances

 

 

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  On 26/08/2021 at 19:15, Justme said:

The front part is an trailer but it carries the weight of the trailer so not illegal.

 

7 A heavy motor car or a motor car not described in item 1, 3 or 4 2 trailers if one of them is a towing implement and part of the other is secured to and either rests on or is suspended from that implement, 1 trailer in any other case
8 An agricultural motor vehicle (a) in respect of trailers other than agricultural trailers and agricultural trailed appliances, such trailers as are permitted under items 5, 6 or 7 above,as the case may be; or (b) in respect of agricultural trailers and agricultural trailed appliances — (i) 2 unladen agricultural trailers, or (ii)1 agricultural trailer and 1 agricultural trailed appliance, or (iii)2 agricultural trailed appliances

 

 

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...but it's regulation 83 of the construction and use act, I believe, that says a semi trailer and a dolly is a composite trailer and classed as one . 18tonne gross through

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  On 17/11/2021 at 06:20, Woodworks said:

Amazed the van could even pull that 


The vehicle had scaffolding planks on the roof, while the trailer had planks seven layers deep.

 

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Musta bin raining an they got wet Gov, cos we wuz legal when we left the yard  .  .  .

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