As the Approved Body for the administration of the Plating of Vehicles scheme in Ireland, NSAI inspect and control the plating workshops throughout the country. Plating workshops are responsible for affixing the Authorisation Plates required under the scheme to Passenger and Goods vehicles falling under the scope of the scheme. Following the rules associated with the scheme, the Plating Workshops assign the correct weights to the particular vehicle and inscribe this information along with the overall dimensional information required, onto the Authorisation Plate.

The particular rules governing the applicable weights and dimensions are set down in EU and National legislation.

To aid the workshops carrying out this work, NSAI have developed numerous plating forms for different categories and combinations of vehicles. PV1, PV2, PV3 & PV4.

- https://www.nsai.ie/certification/automotive/transport-schem...

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authorisation plate:

a plate attached to an agricultural trailer which contains information such as: manufacturer’s name, vehicle identification number (VIN), maximum design speed and permitted laden weight, maximum drawbar loading, vehicle length and width. It may also contain information on design weights, if these are higher than the national limits permitted in Ireland. An authorisation plate is sometimes referred to as a ‘national weights and dimensions plate’ - https://www.rsa.ie/docs/default-source/road-safety/r1.6-agri... - page 36

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Note added at 16 hrs (2023-04-22 22:35:16 GMT)
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Part 2

Manufacturer’s Plate and Authorisation Plate

Requirement for and fitting of plates.

3. (1) An agricultural tractor shall, when used in a public place, be fitted with a manufacturer’s plate which shall conform to the requirements laid down in Annex V of the Council Directive.

(2) An agricultural trailer shall, when used in a public place, be fitted with an authorisation plate.

(3) The requirement specified in Regulation 3(2) shall apply irrespective of whether the agricultural trailer has been fitted with a manufacturer’s plate.

(4) Subject to Regulation 5, a manufacturer’s plate or an authorisation plate may only be fitted by the manufacturer of the vehicle or its authorised distributor. - https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2014/si/247/made/en/prin...

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(b) by substituting for the definition “authorisation plate” (inserted by the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 253 of 2014 )) the following definition:

“‘authorisation plate’ means:

(a) in the case of an agricultural tractor and an agricultural trailer, an authorisation plate issued and fitted in accordance with Regulation 5 of the Road Traffic (Plating and Speed Rating of Agricultural Vehicles) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 247 of 2014 ); and

(b) in the case of a vehicle to which Part 2A applies, an authorisation plate for the purposes of Part 2A;”; - https://ie.vlex.com/vid/road-traffic-construction-and-812530...