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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);