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A motor vehicle coupled to a semi-trailer.
It is a motor vehicle coupled to a semi-trailer. A semi-trailer is designed so that part of it rests on the towing motor vehicle and transfers a substantial part of its mass to it. A motor vehicle coupled to a trailer forms a road train. Both categories are combinations of vehicles; a trailer’s weight alone does not make it a semi-trailer.
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A motor vehicle coupled to a trailer, forming a road train.
A car towing a trailer with maximum authorised mass below 750 kg.
A motor vehicle coupled to a semi-trailer.
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