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approach to dealing with overloaded vehicles. Its advice is to: • Know and understand the maximum permitted weight of your vehicles • Check what your vehicle weighs when empty • Check the weight of the load to be carried • If you do not know the weight of the load to be carried, find out at your nearest weighbridge Each axle of a vehicle has a maximum weight and can be found on the manufacturer's plate or Department for Transport plate.