hi all,
got my van weighed at vosa last year as i got a new 350 rwd transit company van fitted with a red forge axle load indicator! after transfering all my tools into new van rear axle buzzer was on all the time transport manager said i was overweight but i had been pulled by vosa in old 350 transit with same tools and was not overweight! he said i would face a disiplinery if i used transit overweight, anyway i went to vosa in new van with axle buzzer buzzing and got it weighed
front axle was 1760 - 1850 on plate
rear axle was 2050 - 2250 on plate
each axle weighed seperately
nice vosa man said i am not over weight and that axle indicator had probably been set on the safe side , transport manager was happy with this and the ticket i got from vosa
so i am under weight right, well van is due to have axle indicator calibrated tomorrow and my co workers that have had theres done say you drive over 2 pads so it weighs front axle then the rear one then adds them together to get there total if so i am overweight !
that means my vans total weight is 3810 putting it over weight surly the vosa man wasnt wrong- but when i had it weighed on weigh bridge it was under 3500
can anyone shed some light on this please surly if my axle weights are under and when my van is weighed on weigh bridge it is under 3500kg regardless of what weight i get when adding axle weights together i am not overweight?
please someone in the know help me!
thxs kev