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15. Quick Exam Numbers / Facts – Memorise These

  • Regulation 561/2006 – ferry crossing concessions mentioned in the source.
  • ISO container width/height: 8 ft × 8 ft; common lengths 20, 30 and 40 ft.
  • Hi-cube container height: 9 ft 6 in.
  • TEU = Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit.
  • Channel Tunnel Le Shuttle source journey time: about 80 minutes.
  • Maximum Le Shuttle vehicle dimensions stated: 18.75 m long × 2.6 m wide.
  • UK Licence for the Community: 1 original plus certified copies for authorised vehicles; source example 15 vehicles + 5 margin = 20 copies.
  • UK Licence for the Community validity stated: 5 years.
  • Cabotage/third-country movement: up to 2 additional movements after a loaded UK journey; one cabotage/third-country movement within 7 days, according to the source.
  • Northern Ireland: 2 cabotage journeys after a loaded NI journey, both within 7 days.
  • Bilateral permit: source states each permits one return journey.
  • ECMT permit: one calendar year (January–December); 30-day short-term permits may also be available.
  • ECMT: up to 3 cross-trade movements; cabotage prohibited.
  • ECMT log-book originals/complete book: return to DVSA within 2 weeks of the relevant deadline.
  • Source material is dated 2020/2021; permit, cabotage and licensing rules can change, so treat these figures as training-material revision facts.