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Maximum authorised mass no more than 3,500 kg.
No more than 3,500 kg. This class covers a lorry with a cab seating up to nine people, separate from the rest of the body, and a maximum authorised mass up to 3,500 kg. Maximum authorised mass includes the vehicle and its permitted load; it is neither payload nor the actual mass on a journey. Code 20 is not defined by the old thresholds of 6 tonnes or 3.5 tonnes of payload.
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Maximum authorised mass no more than 3,500 kg.
Maximum authorised mass up to 6 tonnes or payload up to 3.5 tonnes.
Maximum authorised mass up to 16 tonnes, regardless of the cab.
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