Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021
sch.1-sec.32Mudguards
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sch.1-sec.32 Mudguards
A vehicle must have a mudguard firmly fitted for each wheel or adjacent wheels. However, subsection (1) does not apply to a vehicle if— the construction or use of the vehicle makes the fitting of mudguards unnecessary or impracticable; or the body or part of the body of the vehicle acts as a mudguard. most road-making plant some agricultural equipment The lowest point of a mudguard must not be more than— 230mm above ground level; or for a vehicle built to be used off-road—300mm above ground level. The outside of a rear mudguard of a vehicle, other than a mudflap, that can be seen from behind the vehicle must be coloured white or silver if the vehicle— is at least 2.2m wide; and has a body with a vertical measurement of less than 300mm at the rear, measured from the lowest point of the body above ground level to the highest point; and is not fitted with rear marking plates or conspicuity markings in accordance with section 115 . Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply to a moped, motorbike or motortrike. (sch.1-sec.32-ssec.1) A vehicle must have a mudguard firmly fitted for each wheel or adjacent wheels. (sch.1-sec.32-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a vehicle if— the construction or use of the vehicle makes the fitting of mudguards unnecessary or impracticable; or the body or part of the body of the vehicle acts as a mudguard. most road-making plant some agricultural equipment (sch.1-sec.32-ssec.3) The lowest point of a mudguard must not be more than— 230mm above ground level; or for a vehicle built to be used off-road—300mm above ground level. (sch.1-sec.32-ssec.4) The outside of a rear mudguard of a vehicle, other than a mudflap, that can be seen from behind the vehicle must be coloured white or silver if the vehicle— is at least 2.2m wide; and has a body with a vertical measurement of less than 300mm at the rear, measured from the lowest point of the body above ground level to the highest point; and is not fitted with rear marking plates or conspicuity markings in accordance with section 115 . (sch.1-sec.32-ssec.5) Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply to a moped, motorbike or motortrike.
- (a) the construction or use of the vehicle makes the fitting of mudguards unnecessary or impracticable; or
- (b) the body or part of the body of the vehicle acts as a mudguard.
- • most road-making plant
- • some agricultural equipment
- (a) 230mm above ground level; or
- (b) for a vehicle built to be used off-road—300mm above ground level.
- (a) is at least 2.2m wide; and
- (b) has a body with a vertical measurement of less than 300mm at the rear, measured from the lowest point of the body above ground level to the highest point; and
- (c) is not fitted with rear marking plates or conspicuity markings in accordance with section 115 .