Introduction

3-3 Establishing whether the vehicle requires a WoF or CoF

• Relevant changes to the list of vehicles to identify when agricultural vehicles and other tractors and machines need a WoF.

3-4 Establishing whether the vehicle may be inspected for a WoF or CoF

• Added agricultural tractors, and made changes for other tractors and machines, to the list of vehicles that do not require entry certification.

7 Definitions and abbreviations

• New definitions: Agricultural motor vehicle, agricultural purpose, agricultural tractor
• Changed definition: Agricultural trailer.

General vehicles

2-2 Dimensions

• Added alternative hazard warning panels for over-dimension vehicles
• Clarify that hazard warning panels must be fitted as close as practical to the outside edge of the vehicle.

General trailers

2-2 Dimensions

• Added alternative hazard warning panels for over-dimension vehicles
• Clarify that hazard warning panels must be fitted as close as practical to the outside edge of the vehicle.

Forklifts

2-2 Dimensions

• Added alternative hazard warning panels for over-dimension vehicles
• Clarify that hazard warning panels must be fitted as close as practical to the outside edge of the vehicle.

Tractors

Introduction

• This page has been re-written and now contains a new set of requirements and how they apply to different tractors and machines. There will be four types:
• • Agricultural tractors
  • Non-Agricultural tractors
  • Agricultural machines
  • Non-agricultural land management and roading machines.

2-2 Dimensions

• New definitions: Agricultural motor vehicle, agricultural purposes, agricultural tractor
• Note 3 added about hazard warning panel requirements
• Table 2-2-1 and Figure 2-2-4: for front overhang, there is an increase from 3m to 4m for agricultural motor vehicles, 3m remains for all other vehicles.
• . Table 2-2-2 and Figures 2-2-1 and 2-2-2 updated to include an alternative set of hazard warning panels, and, for agricultural vehicles, an alternative to panels by allowing excess front overhang to be painted with high-visibility paint
• Clarify that hazard warning panels must be fitted as close as practical to the outside edge of the vehicle.

4-2 Front and rear fog lamps

Deleted

4-3 Cornering lamps

Deleted

4-4 Daytime running lamps

Deleted

4-9 End-outline marker lamps

Deleted

4-11 High-mounted stop lamps

Deleted

4-14 Reversing lamps

Deleted

4-15 Cosmetic lamps

Deleted

5-1 Glazing

• Simplified requirements by removing VLT requirements, Table 5-1-1 about permitted modifications, and unnecessary definitions and notes.

7-3 Head restraints

Deleted

7-7 Interior impact

Deleted

8-1 Service brake and park brake

• Removed reasons for rejection relating to vacuum hose or pipe and brake vacuum servo (under service brake condition).

10-1 Tyres and wheels

• Mandatory equipment tyre requirements simplified.

11-2 Visible exhaust smoke

• Performance requirements simplified
• Rapid acceleration test description reworked.

12-1 Towing connections

• Some requirements have been reworded to align with the rule changes, mostly relating to safety chain attachment points and coupling pins.

13-1 Engine and transmission

Deleted

13-3 LPG/CNG fuel system

Deleted

Unclassified vehicles

2-2 Dimensions

• Added alternative hazard warning panels for over-dimension vehicles
• Clarify that hazard warning panels must be fitted as close as practical to the outside edge of the vehicle.