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No, if the total length (including the load) exceeds 12 metres.
Under the general rules this rigid lorry cannot exceed 12 metres in total length including its load. On a goods vehicle over 5 metres long, indivisible beams may project up to 2 metres at the front and 3 at the rear, observing securing, marking and other conditions. Measure total length between the outermost ends of the vehicle and load; do not simply add the entire beam length to the lorry length because they can overlap. Authorised special transport has specific conditions.
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No, if the total length (including the load) exceeds 12 metres.
No, if it protrudes at the rear by more than a third of the length of the vehicle.
Yes, as long as it does not protrude more than three metres at the front and two at the rear.
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