210Minimum ground clearance

210 Minimum ground clearance The minimum ground clearance for a vehicle is— (a) at least 100 millimetres at any point within 1 metre of an axle; and (b) at least one-thirtieth of the distance between the centres of adjacent axles at the mid-point between them; and (c) at any other point, the least distance that allows the vehicle to pass over a peak in the road, the gradient on either side of which is 1:15, when— (i) the wheels of one axle of the vehicle or combination are on the slope on one side of the peak; and (ii) the wheels of the next axle are on the slope on the other side.