What is a Dangerous or Hazardous Goods Vehicle?
A dangerous goods vehicle is a vehicle or trailer that carries dangerous goods or substances. When we ask this question we are only concerned with what state the vehicle will be in when it comes into the test station at time of test. If your vehicle usually carries chemicals but on the day of the test the vehicle has been purged and you have a valid purged certificate then the vehicle is not a dangerous goods vehicle This is a vehicle normally used for the carriage of such goods, classified as the following: Class 1 – Explosives Class 2 – Compressed gases Class 3 – Flammable liquids Class 4.1 – Flammable solids Class 4.2 – Spontaneously combustible Class 4.3 – Dangerous when wet Class 5.1 – Oxidising agents Class 5.2 – Organic peroxides Class 6.1 – Toxic Class 6.2 – Infectious substances Class 7 – Radioactive Class 8 – Corrosives Class 9 – Miscellaneous There are a number of other products identified which may not be included in the above, which are classified as “Obnoxious”. These inc
