Be interesting to see what if any difference these electric vans have to allow them an extra tonne gvw. Bet the chassis is the same probably the brakes are to? Makes a mockery of prosecuting people upto 1t overweight in same size diesel vehicle.
They allow up to 4.25t gvw. But it not as clear cut as you would hope,
"1.2 The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (the 2018 Regulations) made changes to the law to allow Category B licence holders to drive an alternatively fuelled vehicle that weighs between 3.5 and 4.25 tonnes, provided it is not driven outside of Great Britain, used for the transportation of goods,
is not towing a trailer and
the driver has completed a minimum of 5 hours training"
"2.7 Vehicles that are alternatively fuelled by natural or liquefied gas or electricity and carry goods within a
100 km radius of the company base, and do not exceed 7.5 tonnes (maximum authorised mass) including the mass of a trailer are exempt from the EU Drivers rules Regulation."
Contradicting themselves over trailers
"2.12 Vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes are subject to the MOT testing regime:
https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot
2.13 Vehicles
over 3.5 tonnes are subject to the goods vehicle annual testing regime:
https://www.gov.uk/annual-test-for-lorries-buses-and-trailers"
"2.17 The national speed limits for different categories of road vehicle depends on how the vehicle is configured for use on the road. That generally means whether the vehicle is designed primarily for the carriage of passengers or goods. The way in which the vehicle is fuelled has no relevance to the legislation governing vehicle speeds. For goods vehicles, the weight of the vehicle is also relevant. The gov.uk website has guidance on speed limits for vehicles of different classes, which can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/speed-limits
2.18 Speed limiters are required by legislation to be fitted to passenger carrying vehicles with more than 8 passenger seats (PSVs); and, heavy goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes (HGVs). Limiters restrict maximum powered speed to 100 km/h (62.5 mph) in the case of PSVs; and, 90 km/h (56 mph) in the case of HGVs.
This will include alternatively fuelled goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes."
"4.4 Drivers who hold a Category C licence including sub categories are permitted to drive alternatively fuelled vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes without the need for additional training. However, the driver would in this case then come into scope of Driver CPC.
4.5 Whereas a driver who holds a Category C licence including sub categories (and therefore also a category B licence) who undertakes the additional training is permitted to drive alternatively fuelled vehicles weighing up to 4.25 tonnes without coming into scope for Driver CPC"
www.bbc.co.uk
