NOT ALL LUTON VANS ARE THE SAME
MUST READ INFORMATION ON PAYLOAD

Heavy loads create safety problems for both driver and other road users, but there are also legal issues to be aware of. Today, the authorities take overloaded vans very seriously.

The current penalties are below:
5%-10% overweight £100 10%-15% overweight £200 15-30% overweight £300

More than 30% overweight Court summons
Overloaded vans are a common issue in the UK. Research commissioned by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in 2015 revealed that just under 50% of van drivers, which equates to around 1.2 million

Unladen weight & gross vehicle weight
As a van driver, you need to stay within the weight limits. When a van is empty but fuelled, its weight is called the ‘unladen weight’ or sometimes referred to as kerb weight. Your van also has something called the ‘gross vehicle weight (GVW)’ or ‘maximum authorised mass’ which can be found on your VIN plate. This is the maximum weight that a van is legally allowed to weigh when loaded. It includes: the van, the fuel, you and any passengers and anything else you’re carrying.

Calculating payload
To work out how much you can load onto a van (payload) and be within the legal GVW limit you need to do a simple calculation. You subtract the van’s unladen weight from the van’s gross vehicle weight (GVW). The figure you come to is the payload and is the total weight of what you can safely load into the van but remember this includes all passengers and their luggage. For example, if your vehicle is carrying three passengers weighing in at 12 stone each (76kg) this will use up 228kg before you even start adding any tools or cargo.

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Maxi Mover are with you for the whole journey.

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WARRANTY

CUSTOMER SERVICE

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