Category 3

Category 3 is an extension of category 2 with a 3rd axle added but essentially the same as above which increases the carrying capacity to 25 tonnes and further enables very long bodies to be constructed.

Now without getting heavy, what does this mean? Basically if you want to carry in excess of 3 horses with living requirements that can start to go excessive to conform to legal requirements, a heavy goods vehicle it has to be. Now exactly which vehicle, weight range and size massively depends on ones individual requirement.

We are all aware of the ethos attached to a badge name i.e. Scania, Volvo etc. These giants of the road being capable with minimal maintenance of massive mileage or should I say massive in the context of road cars. Its importance that you can view a lorry as a machine capable of astronomical mileage where compared to your average road car i.e. 100,000 miles in a car is classed as high whereas 500,000 1 million kilometers in a HGV and they still offer a phenomenal service life.

The minute you enter, however, the HGV claim 2 ranges i.e. in excess of seven and a half tonnes, all these vehicles are of course restricted to a speed of 100km/56mph, another point to consider.