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Only if it also meets technical limits, authorised MAM, total mass and other requirements.
That fact alone is insufficient. Ten tonnes does not exceed the general non-driven axle limit, but comply with axle technical capacity, authorised vehicle MAM, this case’s general 18-tonne total limit and all other requirements. A lower authorised MAM still applies. One compliant axle alone does not make travel lawful; nor is exactly 10 tonnes itself prohibited where that axle permits it.
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Yes, always, even above authorised MAM or technical limits.
No, 10 tonnes always exceed the general limit of every non-driven axle.
Only if it also meets technical limits, authorised MAM, total mass and other requirements.
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