1. The lorries with a maximum permissible weight of over 3.500 kg and the trailers must:
Be fitted with mud flaps on all wheels.
Be fitted with mud flaps on the wheels of the rear axle.
Be fitted with mud flaps on the wheels of the front axle.
2. Anti-rolling wedges (chocks) must be fitted to:
All lorries.
Lorries with a maximum permissible weight of up to 3.500 kg.
Lorries with a maximum permissible weight of over 3.500 kg.
3. The proper way to load a lorry is as follows:
The load must be stowed in one place, so that its loading and unloading be easy.
The load must be distributed as uniformly as possible on the floor surface, so as to lower the centre of gravity.
The load can be put in any place, because the load weight does not change.
4. The proper way to load a lorry is as follows:
A heavy individual object should not be put at the back of the vehicle or to either side.
Objects can be put to any place, because the load weight does not change.
A heavy individual object should be put at the back of the vehicle and to either side as possible.
5. The load carried by a lorry is allowed to jut out from the back of the lorry body by up to:
30% of the body length.
40% of the body length.
50% of the body length.
6. When should a load transported by a lorry be indicated by a white plate of at least 0,5 x 0,5 m with diagonal red stripes?
When it juts out by over 0,40 m breadthwise from the external edge of lights of the vehicle.
When it juts out by over one (1) meter from the front or rear part of the vehicle.
When it juts out by over 30% of the length of the vehicle body.
7. If you exceed the maximum permissible weight or maximum permissible loading per axle by up to 10%, you will have to pay:
Fine of 50.000 drachmas.
Fine of 20.000 drachmas.
Fine of 100.000 drachmas.
8. If you exceed the maximum permissible weight or maximum permissible loading per axle by between 10% and 20%, the following punishment will be inflicted upon you:
Fine of 100.000 drachmas and immobilisation of the vehicle.
Fine of 20.000 drachmas and immobilisation of the vehicle.
Fine of 50.000 drachmas and immobilisation of the vehicle.
9. If you exceed the maximum permissible weight or maximum permissible loading per axle by over 20%, the following punishment will be inflicted upon you:
Fine of 100.000 drachmas, immobilisation of the vehicle and immediate taking away of the vehicle registration licence and number plates for 30 days
Fine of 200.000 drachmas, immobilisation of the vehicle and immediate taking away of the vehicle registration licence and number plates for 40 days.
Fine of 200.000 drachmas, immobilisation of the vehicle and immediate taking away of the vehicle registration licence and number plates for 60 days.
10. If a vehicle carries more than one hazardous materials, they should be indicated:
By a “hazardous materials carried” plate.
By a plate-label at the rear part.
By as many plates-labels (rear part) as are the hazardous materials.
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