What are vehicle categories?
The main categories of vehicles are:
- Category M: vehicles carrying passengers.
- Category N: vehicles carrying goods.
- Category L: 2- and 3-wheel vehicles and quadricycles.
- Category T: agricultural and forestry tractors and their trailers.
What is vehicle category 2wn?
Category N: Means motor vehicles having at least four wheels used for the carrying goods which may also carry persons in addition to the goods subject to conditions. Category N2: Means a motor vehicles used for carriage of goods and having a Gross vehicle Weight exceeding 3.5 tons but not exceeding 12 tons.
What does vehicle type approval L3 mean?
L3. A two-wheeled vehicle with an engine cylinder capacity in the case of a thermic engine exceeding 50 cm³ or whatever the means of propulsion a maximum design speed exceeding 50 km/h. (
What is vehicle category M1 M2 M3?
M1 vehicles – passenger cars. M2 and M3 vehicles – buses and coaches. N2 and N3 vehicles – heavy goods vehicles (over 3,500kgs)
What is a category N vehicle?
Cars are classed as Category N write-offs if they don’t have any structural damage but will cost more to repair than they are worth. This means they’re still safe to drive, and quite often the owners or car repairers will decide to repair them rather than scrap them.
What is a Category L vehicle?
L-category vehicles are a classification of road transport vehicles that range from powered two/three-wheelers (motorbikes, mopeds etc), quadricycles and ‘micro cars’.
What is a Category 1 vehicle?
Category 1 The total weight of the vehicle/s carrying the load must not exceed 46,000 kilograms and vehicle/s must have at least 5 axles. However, this limit can be increased to 50,000 kilograms if the vehicle/s carrying the load has at least 6 axles.
What is a Category 2 vehicle?
Category 2 The total weight of the vehicle/s carrying the load must not exceed 80,000 kilograms and vehicle/s must have at least 6 axles. Category 3 The total weight of the vehicle/s carrying the load must not exceed 150,000 kilograms and vehicle/s must have at least 6 axles.
What kind of vehicle is a l5be?
– L5Be – P vehicle: vehicle mainly designed and used for passenger transport. – L6Be – P vehicle: vehicle mainly designed and used for passenger transport. – L7Be – P vehicle: vehicle mainly designed and used for passenger transport.
What kind of cars are in the L category?
1. L-category vehicles comprise powered two-, three- and four-wheel vehicles as categorised in the following paragraphs and Annex I, including powered cycles, two and three-wheel mopeds, two- and three-wheel motorcycles, motorcycles with sidecars, light and heavy on-road quads, and light and heavy mini-cars. 2.
How are light commercial vehicles classified in the EU?
Light commercial vehicles, Category N1, are further divided into three weight classes. This classification is based on the Reference Mass, defined as the mass of the vehicle in running order less the uniform mass of the driver of 75 kg, and increased by a uniform mass of 100 kg. Vehicles Category N1—Weight Classes.
What is the EU general classification of vehicle categories?
Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles. The EU general classification of vehicle categories is: