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The rules, in short
Where the duties come from, and what they actually ask of an authority.
Abnormal load movement in Great Britain sits on a small number of instruments. The detail is intricate; the shape is not.
Special types
Vehicles that cannot meet the ordinary construction and use limits move under a special types order, which permits them subject to conditions. Those conditions include telling people in advance.
Notice
How much notice is required depends on how far beyond the ordinary limits the movement goes. More unusual movements need more notice and reach more people.
What it asks of an authority
- Receive notifications and be able to find them again.
- Consider them within the notice period.
- Respond, and be able to say afterwards what was decided and why.
A word of caution
This page is a summary and nothing more. It is not legal advice, and an authority's own legal and engineering advice governs. Where a movement matters, read the instrument rather than a summary of it.