sch.1-sec.68Ground clearance

sch.1-sec.68 Ground clearance

A motor vehicle or combination must have a ground clearance of— at least 100mm at any point within 1m of an axle of the vehicle or combination; and at the midpoint between adjacent axles of the vehicle or combination—at least one-thirtieth of the distance between the centre lines of the axles; and at any other point—at least the distance that allows the vehicle or combination to pass over a peak in the road, with a gradient of 1:15 on either side of the peak, if the wheels of 1 axle of the vehicle or combination are on the slope on 1 side of the peak and the wheels of the next axle are the slope on the other side. This section does not apply to— a motor vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels; or a combination including a motor vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels. In this section— ground clearance , of a vehicle, means the minimum distance to the ground from a point on the underside of the vehicle, other than a point on a tyre, wheel, wheel hub, brake backing plate or flexible mudguard or mudflap of the vehicle. (sch.1-sec.68-ssec.1) A motor vehicle or combination must have a ground clearance of— at least 100mm at any point within 1m of an axle of the vehicle or combination; and at the midpoint between adjacent axles of the vehicle or combination—at least one-thirtieth of the distance between the centre lines of the axles; and at any other point—at least the distance that allows the vehicle or combination to pass over a peak in the road, with a gradient of 1:15 on either side of the peak, if the wheels of 1 axle of the vehicle or combination are on the slope on 1 side of the peak and the wheels of the next axle are the slope on the other side. (sch.1-sec.68-ssec.2) This section does not apply to— a motor vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels; or a combination including a motor vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels. (sch.1-sec.68-ssec.3) In this section— ground clearance , of a vehicle, means the minimum distance to the ground from a point on the underside of the vehicle, other than a point on a tyre, wheel, wheel hub, brake backing plate or flexible mudguard or mudflap of the vehicle.

• (a) at least 100mm at any point within 1m of an axle of the vehicle or combination; and
• (b) at the midpoint between adjacent axles of the vehicle or combination—at least one-thirtieth of the distance between the centre lines of the axles; and
• (c) at any other point—at least the distance that allows the vehicle or combination to pass over a peak in the road, with a gradient of 1:15 on either side of the peak, if the wheels of 1 axle of the vehicle or combination are on the slope on 1 side of the peak and the wheels of the next axle are the slope on the other side.
• (a) a motor vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels; or
• (b) a combination including a motor vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels.