Weight of a Ford Luton Van

[Jules001]

Is there a way of telling the weight of the above van, by any markings on it. The reason I ask is we have restrictions in our road against vehicles over 5cwt parking overnight. We recently have had someone parking his van, he doesn't even live in our road and parking is particularly bad in our road at the best of times, so want to see if he is falling foul of this restriction.

[SpikeyBush]

Have a look at this
http://fordtransit.or...topic.php?f=2&t=90341

[Buenchico]

If the restriction really is 5cwt then, as Methyl indicates, everyone in your street will have to start riding motorcycles - because that's about all that you'll be able to park there!

I'm actually surprised to read of any restriction in Imperial units being still in place. (I've not seen a sign which has not been in metric units for several decades!).

How much does a Luton van weigh? See here:
http://www.movingspac...vehicles/GearVan.aspx

Chris

[SeaJayPea]

Parking restrictions are for the maximum weight of a goods vehicle. A Transit with a Luton body will have a gross weight of 3.5 tonnes. Like all the others, I find it difficult to believe you have 5cwt as a restriction. Care to photograph the sign and past it somewhere we can see it?

[Jules001]

oops, where I got 5cwt from I have no idea! it is of course 5T. The vehicle in question does have a tail lift, if this has any bearing on things.

[TWR]

It should give you the Vans Weight on your V5 Jules.

[sddsddean]

There will be a plate somewhere, but these are usually on the door pillars, so you can't see them with the doors closed. Check to see if there is one on the chassis under the bodywork. You might be able to get it off the tax disc, as there is a section for GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) on the disc for commercial vehicles. Remember the restriction is for the vehicles GVW, not its tare (empty) weight. As a very broad rule, if it has double rear wheels it will be over 3.5T. Just looked on Fords website and they are saying that new chassis cabs are from 2.5T to 4.6T GVW, so you may still not get to the 5T limit. Actually, thinking about it, this restriction will be to stop anything over a 7.5T truck parking, this sort of thing http://www.google.co....,r:1,s:0&tx=120&ty=38

[Markwilson]

Page of dimensions here- hope it helps

http://www.fordtransi.../transit/transit.aspx