Today, Jo is driving one of the smaller vehicles. What does this plate, which she has seen in the passenger footwell, tell us about the vehicle?

Explanation: • It can carry 6,300 kgs and is a two axle vehicle: No, 6,300 kgs is the maximum train weight of the vehicle including driver, fuel, trailer and any load carried by the vehicle and the trailer. Is however, a 2-axle vehicle.
• The weight of the vehicle, load, fuel and driver cannot exceed 6,300 kgs: No, 6,300 kgs is the maximum train weight of the vehicle including driver, fuel, trailer and any load carried by the vehicle and the trailer. This weight is only relevant when the vehicle is used with a trailer.
• The payload of the vehicle is 1,650 kgs or 2,250 kgs when towing a trailer: No, the figure 1,659 kgs refers to the maximum weight transmitted to the ground by the front axle and the figure 2,250 kgs refers to the maximum weight to be transmitted to the ground by the rear axle.
• Its maximum permitted gross weight including vehicle, load, fuel & driver is 3,500 kgs: Yes, this is the maximum gross weight of the vehicle, driver(s), fuel and load.

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