A) There is no limit or set number. You will need to show sufficient financial standing and that you have enough space at your proposed operating centre for all authorised vehicles and trailers. The Senior Traffic Commissioner’s guidance is that any vehicle in an operator’s ‘lawful possession’ is deemed to be in use and should be listed on the operator’s licence, although a vehicle which is the subject of a SORN does not require authority on the operator licence, although it may still be relevant to the capacity of the operating centre if stored at those premises.
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Q) What is the tolerance allowed on a goods vehicle’s weight?
A) None at all, under normal circumstances. There is reference to a tolerance in law, but that is as a statutory defence, used when the vehicle was loaded within its legal limits, yet the weight, either gross or individual axle, had increased during transit by not more than five per cent. This situation could arise, for example, with a load of timber or sand that had absorbed water during its journey.
