tare

in relation to a motor vehicle, means the mass of such vehicle ready to travel on a road and includes the mass of -

a)any spare wheel and of all other accessories and equipment supplied by the manufacturer as standard for the particular model of motor vehicle concerned,
b)anything which is a permanent part of the structure of such vehicle;
c)anything attached to such vehicle so as to form a structural alteration of a permanent nature; and
d)the accumulators, if such vehicle is self-propelled by electrical power, but does not include the mass of –
i)fuel; and
ii)anything attached to such vehicle which is not of the nature referred to in paragraph (b) or (c);