Your vehicle has a maximum authorised mass of 40 tonnes. The tare weight is 10 tonnes. What's your maximum payload?
- A 20 tonnes
- B 30 tonnes
- C 40 tonnes
- D 50 tonnes
Why this is the answer
To work out your vehicle's payload, use the following formula: maximum authorised mass (MAM), minus tare weight, equals payload. This is the maximum weight your vehicle can carry.
Why the other answers don't fit
- A
- 20 tonnes — Twenty tonnes leaves ten tonnes unaccounted for.
- C
- 40 tonnes — Forty tonnes is the total permitted weight, with nothing left for the vehicle.
- D
- 50 tonnes — Fifty tonnes is more than the vehicle may weigh in total.
Where this comes from
- Driving Goods Vehicles — section 3
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
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Asked in: Lorry & Bus (LGV/PCV)
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