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Authorized vehicles 1) The maximum number of vehicles (ie over 3.5 tonnes gvw) which may be operated under an ‘O’ licence. This is the total number authorized by the Traffic Commissioner and must not be exceeded (see also ‘specified vehicles’ and ‘margin’).
Authorized examiner 1) Under RTA 1988 s67 a person who is: a certifying officer or PSV examiner; appointed as an examiner under the RTA 1988; appointed to inspect public carriages (ie hackney carriages); appointed by the Secretary of State for Transport; a constable appointed to act by or under the instruction of a chief officer of police; appointed by the police authority for a police area to act as such. Authorized examiners may test a motor vehicle on a road, including driving it where necessary, to ensure the law is complied with in regard to brakes, silencers, steering, tyres, lights, reflectors, and the emission of smoke, fumes, vapour and noise.
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