Quickly and accurately check the weight of a vehicle by entering its Vehicle Registration Mark (VRM). This tool requires credits to use.
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After entering your email, input the vehicle's registration number to check its details.
The tool will display the vehicle's registration, make, model, and weight. Each lookup requires a credit.
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This information is sourced from Gov.uk and DVLA API Sources.
Vehicle categories on driving licences can depend on the weight of the vehicle. The different terms you might see are explained below.
The unladen weight of any vehicle is the weight of the vehicle when it’s not carrying any passengers, goods, or other items. It includes the body and all parts normally used with the vehicle or trailer when it’s used on a road. It does not include the weight of:
This is the total weight of a vehicle when it’s empty and ready to be used on the road without carrying any passengers, goods, or other items.
Mass in running order for cars, buses, and lorries includes the driver, the body, and all parts normally used with the vehicle along with essential fluids like oil and a full tank of fuel.
Mass in running order for motorbikes, mopeds, and quad bikes does not include the weight of:
Maximum authorised mass (MAM) means the weight of a vehicle or trailer including the maximum load that can be carried safely when it’s being used on the road. This is also known as gross vehicle weight (GVW) or permissible maximum weight. It will be listed in the owner’s manual and is normally shown on a plate or sticker fitted to the vehicle.
The plate or sticker may also show a gross train weight (GTW), also sometimes called gross combination weight (GCW). This is the total weight of the tractor unit plus trailer plus load.
If a vehicle is unlikely to be used at its potential maximum weight, it may be ‘down-plated’. This means that a lower weight is shown on the plate or sticker attached to the vehicle.
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