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3.5t and 7.5t box vehicles - 3.5t and 7.5t motorway third lane law - wozh

Hi. What is the law on 3.5t and 7.5t gross box vehicles,in relation to motorway third lane use.
, for example :

The right-hand lane of a motorway with three or more lanes MUST NOT be used (except in prescribed circumstances) if you are driving

* a goods vehicle with a maximum laden weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes, which is required to be fitted with a speed limiter
* a goods vehicle with a maximum laden weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes

Does this mean that a fully laden 3.5t box vehicle,weighing exactly 3.5t or under ,can use the third lane.
And that a fully laden 7.5t box vehicle weighing exactly 7.5t or under can use the third lane,if they are not speed limted.

3.5t and 7.5t box vehicles - 3.5t and 7.5t motorway third lane law - Simon

Yes, put simply nothing bigger than a 7.5t truck may use the right hand lane on a motorway and no light commercial from 3.5t - 7.5t may use it either if the vehicle is fitted with a speed limiter.

3.5t and 7.5t box vehicles - 3.5t and 7.5t motorway third lane law - wozh

Thanks simon.

Warren