Topic: Carrying passengers and loads · Nº 447 / 574

La 'masa máxima autorizada' (MMA) de un vehículo:

A vehicle's 'maximum authorised mass' (MAM):

  • AEs fijada por la Administración para su circulación y no puede superar la masa máxima técnicamente admisible.Is set by the authorities for its use on the road and cannot exceed the technically permissible maximum mass.
  • BSiempre coincide con la tara del vehículo.Is always the same as the vehicle's unladen weight.
  • CEs la carga que lleva en cada viaje.Is the load it carries on each journey.
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  • AEs fijada por la Administración para su circulación y no puede superar la masa máxima técnicamente admisible.Is set by the authorities for its use on the road and cannot exceed the technically permissible maximum mass.
Explanation

The MAM is set by the authorities for driving on public roads and is equal to or less than the technically permissible maximum mass set at manufacture.

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