Hi all, I have quick question, if I drive truck unit in 7.5 tonne restriction zone. Is an offence?

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Malikan
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Hi all, I have quick question, if I drive truck unit in 7.5 tonne restriction zone. Is an offence?

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Hi all, I have quick question, if I drive truck unit in 7.5 tonne restriction zone. Is an offence?
Ryanners
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Re: Hi all, I have quick question, if I drive truck unit in 7.5 tonne restriction zone. Is an offence?

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Just an artic unit?
Malikan
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Ryanners wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:00 pm Just an artic unit?
yeah just attic unit only because of road closure
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Malikan wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:00 pm
Ryanners wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:00 pm Just an artic unit?
yeah just attic unit only because of road closure
Depends on the weight of the unit, i suspect it’ll be over 7.5t
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Ryanners wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:01 pm
Malikan wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:00 pm
Ryanners wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:00 pm Just an artic unit?
yeah just attic unit only because of road closure
Depends on the weight of the unit, i suspect it’ll be over 7.5t
it goes on the max gross weight so a solo unit would be either 18t or 26t so definitely over 7.5t
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Re: Hi all, I have quick question, if I drive truck unit in 7.5 tonne restriction zone. Is an offence?

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Natallin wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:01 pm
Ryanners wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:01 pm
Malikan wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:00 pm

yeah just attic unit only because of road closure
Depends on the weight of the unit, i suspect it’ll be over 7.5t
it goes on the max gross weight so a solo unit would be either 18t or 26t so definitely over 7.5t
there’s a man that knows
Malikan
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Re: Hi all, I have quick question, if I drive truck unit in 7.5 tonne restriction zone. Is an offence?

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Ryanners wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:02 pm
Natallin wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:01 pm
Ryanners wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:01 pm

Depends on the weight of the unit, i suspect it’ll be over 7.5t
it goes on the max gross weight so a solo unit would be either 18t or 26t so definitely over 7.5t
there’s a man that knows
I was checking and Volvo fm solo unit weight was showing 6.6
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Malikan wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:03 pm
Ryanners wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:02 pm
Natallin wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:01 pm

it goes on the max gross weight so a solo unit would be either 18t or 26t so definitely over 7.5t
there’s a man that knows
I was checking and Volvo fm solo unit weight was showing 6.6
it's gross weight not empty weight for weight limits
Malikan
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Re: Hi all, I have quick question, if I drive truck unit in 7.5 tonne restriction zone. Is an offence?

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Natallin wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:03 pm
Malikan wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:03 pm
Ryanners wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:02 pm

there’s a man that knows
I was checking and Volvo fm solo unit weight was showing 6.6
it's gross weight not empty weight for weight limits
so I will have fine?
Natallin
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Re: Hi all, I have quick question, if I drive truck unit in 7.5 tonne restriction zone. Is an offence?

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Malikan wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:04 pm
Natallin wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:03 pm
Malikan wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:03 pm

I was checking and Volvo fm solo unit weight was showing 6.6
it's gross weight not empty weight for weight limits
so I will have fine?
yes
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Re: Hi all, I have quick question, if I drive truck unit in 7.5 tonne restriction zone. Is an offence?

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Natallin wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:04 pm
Malikan wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:04 pm
Natallin wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:03 pm

it's gross weight not empty weight for weight limits
so I will have fine?
yes
I don’t know now what gonna happen
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Malikan wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:05 pm
Natallin wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:04 pm
Malikan wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:04 pm

so I will have fine?
yes
I don’t know now what gonna happen
your employer might get a notice of prosecution which they will pass on to you
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Re: Hi all, I have quick question, if I drive truck unit in 7.5 tonne restriction zone. Is an offence?

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Malikan wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:05 pm
Natallin wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:04 pm
Malikan wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:04 pm

so I will have fine?
yes
I don’t know now what gonna happen
deportation I would have thought
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Only if you get caught
Craicx
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Yes but only if you get court
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Re: Hi all, I have quick question, if I drive truck unit in 7.5 tonne restriction zone. Is an offence?

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Does it say 7.5t mgv or mtw. It's normally done by your max plated weight not your actual weight. Also depends if it says except for access and you are delivering or collecting from premises with no other alternative route in or out.
Malikan
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Deanco wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:11 pm Does it say 7.5t mgv or mtw. It's normally done by your max plated weight not your actual weight. Also depends if it says except for access and you are delivering or collecting from premises with no other alternative route in or out.
it was road work around my base site and I had to go for garage to check some faulty errors in dash so I just drove through 7.5 zone . It was just unit only . Now I don’t know if they can catch me with any camera . I hope for the positive
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Re: Hi all, I have quick question, if I drive truck unit in 7.5 tonne restriction zone. Is an offence?

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Malikan wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:11 pm
Deanco wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:11 pm Does it say 7.5t mgv or mtw. It's normally done by your max plated weight not your actual weight. Also depends if it says except for access and you are delivering or collecting from premises with no other alternative route in or out.
it was road work around my base site and I had to go for garage to check some faulty errors in dash so I just drove through 7.5 zone . It was just unit only . Now I don’t know if they can catch me with any camera . I hope for the positive
I used to do multi drop in London and would get a ticket at least once a week after being caught by a camera.
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Re: Hi all, I have quick question, if I drive truck unit in 7.5 tonne restriction zone. Is an offence?

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think logically about this.
If there is a camera, it will have captured the registration number.
That registration number will show the vehicle's MAM as registered with the DVLA.
That is what would be used to determine if you have breached a weight limit.
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