114What brakes light trailers must have

114 What brakes light trailers must have

(1)  A light trailer with a GTM of more than 750 kilograms must have brakes that operate on at least one wheel at each end of one or more axles of the trailer.

(2)  A light semi-trailer or converter dolly with a GTM of more than 2 tonnes must have brakes that operate on all its wheels.

(3)  Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to –

(a) a trailer with a GTM of 2 tonnes or less that was built before 1 July 1988; or

(b) a trailer designed mainly for use in a specialised activity such as agriculture or road construction and which is not designed or built to carry a load.

| Examples for subregulation (3)(b): | Balers, brooms, mowers, ploughs, rakes and road-rollers |