Weights and weighbridges
The Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) maintains a network of eight dynamic axle weighing machines situated throughout Northern Ireland. These are used by DVA enforcement officers to make sure that vehicles meet legal weight limits.
Weighbridges
Due to essential repairs, the Toome weighbridge at Roguery Road is unavailable for self-weigh. DVA apologises for any inconvenience.
Weighbridges work on a dynamic axle principle, which means that axle weights are measured automatically as you drive a vehicle very slowly over a ground mounted sensor plate.
The weight of each axle is then captured by computer and displayed to you on an external digital display. After this has been carried out the equipment electronically totals this information, to give the vehicle an overall vehicle weight.
Weighbridges located at Belfast, Larne, Loughbrickland, Nutts Corner, Sprucefield and Toome offer free self weigh facilities that allows you to voluntarily check the weights of your vehicles at any time.
Weighbridges located at Ballymena and Coleraine are situated in DVA vehicle test centres. To use these weighbridges, you should make arrangements with the relevant test centre manager ahead of time.
By law, DVA's enforcement officers need to regularly carry out weight checks.
This work contributes to improving road safety by stopping the continued movement of dangerously overloaded vehicles on Northern Ireland's roads, regulating fair competition within the haulage industry and reducing damage to bridge and road networks.
Location of weighbridges
|
Weighbridge location |
Address / telephone number | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast | Garmoyle Street Belfast BT15 1DY |
Self weigh |
| Ballymena | Pennybridge Ind. Estate Larne Road Ballycraigy Ballymena BT42 3ER 028 2565 6801 |
No |
| Coleraine | 2 Loughan Hill Ind. Estate Gateside Road Loughan Hill Coleraine BT52 2NJ 028 7034 3819 |
No |
|
Larne |
Redlands Coastguard Road Larne BT40 1AX |
Self weigh |
| Lisburn | Hillsborough Road Sprucefield County Antrim BT27 5UJ |
Self weigh |
| Loughbrickland | A1 Dual Carriageway Loughbrickland BT32 3NQ |
Self weigh |
|
Nutts Corner |
Moira Road Nutts Corner BT29 4TQ |
Self weigh |
|
Toome - unavailable |
Roguery Road Toome BT41 3TG |
Self weigh |