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(See Articles 15, 16, 25 and 26)
Form of Notice to Police, and to Highway and Bridge Authorities The Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) General Order 1979
(Subject to the prior agreement of each of the authorities to which this notice is sent, it may be used to give notice of additional journeys, different vehicles, routes or destinations).
In pursuance of Article(s) of the above mentioned Order, I/We being the operator of the under mentioned vehicle(s) to which the Order applies. I/We hereby give notice that it is my/our intention to use the said vehicle(s) on the roads specified below. The route and Department of Transport Classification numbers proposed to be used are:
(See Articles 15, 16 and 26)
I / We hereby agree to indemnify you and each and every highway or bridge authority (or other person) responsible for the maintenance and repair of any road or bridge on the journey to which the above notice relates in respect of any damage which may be caused to any such road or bridge -
A. by (any of) the above mentioned vehicle(s) -(i) by reason of the construction of or weight transmitted to the road surface by (any of) the said vehicle(s), or(ii) by reason of the dimensions, distribution or adjustment of the load carried by (any of) the said vehicle(s),*OrB. by any other vehicle by reason of the use of (any of) the above mentioned vehicle(s) on the road or, as the case may be, the bridge except to the extent that the damage was caused or contributed to by the negligence of the driver of the other vehicle.
Provided that any claim in respect of damage so caused by any vehicle shall be made in writing twelve months from the date on which the vehicle is last used on the journey to which the above notice relates, stating the occasion and place of the damage.
* Paragraph A (ii) above only applies where vehicles are carrying an abnomal indivisible load and in other cases should be omitted.