111What braking system a light motor vehicle must have

111 What braking system a light motor vehicle must have

(1)  In this regulation –

independent brake, for a vehicle, means a brake that is operated entirely separately from any other brake on the vehicle, except for any drum, disc or part, on which a shoe, band or friction pad makes contact, that is common to 2 or more brakes.

(2)  A light motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels built, or used, mainly for transporting goods or people by road must be fitted with –

(a) a braking system that –

(i) consists of brakes fitted to all wheels of the vehicle; and

(ii) has at least 2 separate methods of activation, arranged so that effective braking remains on at least 2 wheels if one of those methods fails; or

(b) 2 independent brakes, each of which, when in operation, acts directly on at least half the number of wheels of the vehicle.

(3)  The braking system of a motor vehicle specified in subregulation (2) that was built after 1945 must have a service brake operating on all wheels that, when applied –

(a) acts directly on the wheels and not through the vehicle's transmission; or

(b) acts on a shaft between a differential of the vehicle and a wheel.

(4)  The braking system of a light motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels must have a parking brake that –

(a) is held in the applied position by direct mechanical action without the intervention of an electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic device; and

(b) is fitted with a locking device that can hold the brake in the applied position; and

(c) has its own separate control.

(5)  The parking brake may also be the emergency brake.

(6)  If 2 or more independent brakes are fitted to a light motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels, the brakes must be arranged so that brakes are applied to all the wheels on at least one axle of the vehicle when any brake is operated.