§ Mr. John Ellisasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those vehicles to which EEC Regulation 543/ 69 will not apply.
§ Mr. HoramThe regulation specifically exempts carriage by:
- (a) Vehicles which in construction and equipment are suitable for carrying not more than nine persons including the driver and are intended for that purpose.
- (b) Vehicles used for the carriage of goods, the permissible maximum weight of which, including any trailer or semi-trailer, does not exceed 3.5 tonnes.
- (c) Vehicles used for the carriage of passengers on regular services where the route covered by the service in question does not exceed 50 km.
- (d) Vehicle used by the police, gendarmerie —where appropriate—Armed Forces, fire brigades, civil defence, drainage or flood-prevention authorities, water, gas or electricity services, highway authorities and refuse collection, telegraph or telephone services, by the postal authorities for the carriage of mail, by radio or television services or for radio or television detection; or vehicles which are used by other public authorities for public services and which are not in competition with professional road hauliers.
- (e) Vehicles used for the carriage of sick or injured persons and for carrying rescue material, and any other specialised vehicles used for medical purposes.
- (f) Tractors with a maximum authorised speed not exceeding 30 km. per hour.
- (g) Tractors and other machines used exclusively for local agricultural and forestry work.
571 - (h) Vehicles used to transport circus and funfair equipment.
- (i) Specialised breakdown vehicles.
In addition, the regulation empowers member States to exempt, for internal traffic only, certain specified types of transport operations, after either consultation with or authorisation by the Commission.