- Laws of Fiji

Last Updated: 1 August 2020

[LAT 11,805] Vehicle dimensions and measuring of wheel base79

(1) Except as authorised by an exemption or permit, no person may drive or use or cause or permit to be driven or used on a public street a vehicle that does not comply with the following requirements—

(a)the height of the vehicle together with its load, if any, must not exceed 4.3 m;
(b)the length of a rigid vehicle together with its load, if any, must not exceed 11 m;
(c)the distance between the foremost point of a rigid vehicle and the centre of the rear axle must not exceed 8.3 m;
(d)the length of an articulated vehicle or a combination vehicle together with its load, if any, must not exceed 13.3 m, except that the Authority may register an articulated or combination vehicle of not more than 17 m if it is satisfied that—
- (i)there is a demonstrated special need for the vehicle; or
- (ii)there is a demonstrated need for the vehicle on a regular basis; and
- (iii)the vehicle will generally operate on public streets, including bridges, so constructed that the vehicle will be able to manoeuvre with safety to itself and other road users and is not likely to inflict damage on any road or bridge;
(e)no point on a semi-trailer may project more than 1.9 m in any direction forward of the axis of the pivot pin;
(f)the front overhang of a vehicle must not exceed 40% of the wheel base or 2.135 m whichever is the lesser.
(g)the rear overhang of a rigid vehicle the overall length of which is less than 9.5 m must not exceed 60% of the wheel base or 3.2 m whichever is the lesser;
(h)the rear overhang of a vehicle the length of which is 9.5 m or more must not exceed 60% of the wheel base or 3.7 m whichever is the lesser;
(i)the length of the loading space to the rear of the rear axle of a vehicle the unladen mass of which does not exceed 3.5 tonnes must not exceed half of the distance between the rear and the front axles of the vehicle or the length of the loading space forward of the rear axle whichever is the greater;
(j)the length of the loading space to the rear of the rear axle of a vehicle the unladen mass of which exceeds 3.5 tonnes must not be more than the loading space forward of the rear axle;
(k)subject to paragraph (1) the width of a vehicle together with all fixtures other than signalling devices, lamps or mirrors required to be fitted under these Regulations and any load carried on the vehicle must not exceed 2.5 m;
(l)the width of a vehicle together with its load must not exceed 3 m; and
(m)in the case of a combination vehicle—
- (i)the length from the pivot point of the trailer to the rear of the trailer must not exceed 11 m;
- (ii)the distance from the rear of the towing vehicle to the front of the trailer must not exceed 4 m;
- (iii)where the trailer has only one axle, the length from the pivot point of the trailer to the centre of the trailer axle must not exceed 8.5 m and the rear overhang must not exceed 3.7 m; and
- (iv)if the trailer has more than one axle, the length from the front of the trailer, excluding the draw bar, must not exceed 8.5 m and the rear overhang must not exceed 3.2 m.

(2) A wheel base is measured horizontally and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle between the front and the rear wheel centrelines at unladen mass.