Submitted on Thursday 26th January 2023
Rejected on Friday 27th January 2023
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: fake-name (see below for details)
Permit DVSA to increase the weight of class 7 to 5000 kgs - vehicles reg> 2022
Class 7 testing should be increased from 3500 kgs to 5000 kgs as electric vans are heavier. The 5000 kg limit is common in EU countries and easily catered for by existing network of Class 7 mot bays.
A typical diesel powered delivery van has a payload of 1750 kgs, where as the same van with an electric powertrain has a payload of circa 600 kgs. These big vans will easily be overloaded by drivers creating road risks
This change would allow the industry 2 years to upgrade for sites that chose to do so and would not create a burden on the already stretched HGV testing availability, whilst maintaining work for garages currently catering for class 7 vehicles
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