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How to change GVW

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  • 27-11-2014 5:53pm
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    discodaveirl
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭


    Just wondering if any tell me how to change my GVW from 4.6 tonne to 3.5 tonnes. Many thanks...


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    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,906 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    discodaveirl wrote: »
    Just wondering if any tell me how to change my GVW from 4.6 tonne to 3.5 tonnes. Many thanks...
    I am not sure if its possible to downrate that much?
    Could be that the vehicle itself is already over 3.5t unladen, what is it?
    Have you weighed it unladen?


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    Pjwal
    Registered Users Posts: 176 ✭✭Pjwal


    discodaveirl wrote: »
    Just wondering if any tell me how to change my GVW from 4.6 tonne to 3.5 tonnes. Many thanks...

    It is not possible to do this with Irish regulations, however there is a company in the uk that can do it,


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    niloc1951
    Registered Users Posts: 2,038 ✭✭✭niloc1951


    Pjwal wrote: »
    It is not possible to do this with Irish regulations, however there is a company in the uk that can do it,

    And their certification is recognised by The RSA.

    What kind of vehicle is it, if it's an original motor caravan it is unlikely that it will be possible to to bring it down so much as those with a GVW of 4,600kg are likely to weigh in the region of 3,300kg or 3,400kg when unladen and carrying nothing but a driver and one passenger would put it overweight.

    If it's a panel van, doing a very lightweight conversion might allow sufficient payload to make it usable within a GVW of 3,500kg

    http://www.rsa.ie/en/RSA/Your-Vehicle/Your-Vehicle-/Road-Worthiness--Related-Offences/Weights/ :(


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