An ordinary two-axle rigid lorry, without alternative-fuel or zero-emission mass increments or a special regime, carries 10 tonnes on its non-driven axle. Does that fact alone determine whether it may travel?

Correct answer

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.