Road legal
2 Seater Road Legal Buggy
2 seater electric buggy, type approved for the road
This is the only vehicle in the catalogue approved for a public road. It carries European type approval, runs to 40 km/h and covers a stated 85 km on a charge.
- Seats
- 2
- Top speed
- 40
- Range
- 85
- Climbs
- 30
km/h, about 25 mph
km, about 53 miles
per cent gradient
Price
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The battery, the wheels and the options change the figure enough that a headline price would be wrong for most buyers, so we price the vehicle you actually want, delivery included.
Get a price for this buggyCall 020 3036 2621Specifications are the manufacturer’s own published figures for this model. Range and climbing figures are measured in level, unladen conditions, so treat them as the ceiling rather than the number to plan a hilly site around.
About the 2 Seater Road Legal Buggy
Every other buggy we sell is built for private land. This one is type approved to European standards, which is what allows it on a public road, and it is the answer whenever a site is split by one.
The approval is the product. Underneath it is a two seater with a 4 kW motor and a 3.1 m turning radius, but it runs to 40 km/h on 12 inch alloys and low profile tyres, and it is built and documented to be registered rather than merely fast.
Where road approval is the whole point
- Estates and farms split by a public road, where crossing legally is the requirement
- Holiday parks and campsites with a stretch of public lane between areas
- Golf clubs whose car park sits across a road from the clubhouse
- Anywhere a buggy currently makes a crossing it should not be making
What it will not do
- Type approval is not registration. The vehicle is approved; getting it taxed, registered and insured for the road is a process, and we will set out what it involves before you order.
- It is a road legal buggy rather than a car. 40 km/h on a national speed limit road is slow enough to matter, and the route wants thinking about.
- Ground clearance is 120 mm on low profile tyres. This is a road and made-path vehicle, not a lifted one.
- Road legal models cost more than the equivalent private-land buggy, because the approval and the fittings that come with it are most of the difference.
2 Seater Road Legal Buggy specification
The full figures for this model, as published by the manufacturer. Where a figure is not published we leave the row out rather than estimate it.
Performance
- Top speed
- 40 km/habout 25 mph
- Range on a charge
- 85 kmabout 53 miles, as stated by the manufacturer
- Climbing capacity
- 30%
- Braking distance
- 4.5 m
- Turning radius
- 3.1 m
Approval
- Type approval
- European type approvalthe only model in this catalogue approved for a public road
Motor and battery
- Motor
- AC 48V, 4 kW
- Controller
- 48V, 400A
- Battery
- 6 x 8V AGM maintenance free
- Charger
- Onboard
Dimensions
- Length, width, height
- 2440 x 1174 x 1950 mm2.44 m long
- Wheelbase
- 1670 mm
- Track, front and rear
- 910 mm / 980 mm
- Ground clearance
- 120 mm
Wheels
- Tyres
- 12 inch aluminium wheels with low profile tyres
Options
Fitted to order. Tell us which you want and they are priced in the quote.
- Lithium battery in place of AGM
- Two point or three point retractable seat belts
- Side and rear view mirrors
- Rain cover and sunshine curtain
- Multifunction speedometer showing speed, range and battery state
Questions about the 2 Seater Road Legal Buggy
- Is a golf buggy road legal in the UK?
- An ordinary one is not. Using a buggy on a public road needs type approval and a registration, and almost every buggy sold in Britain has neither. This model carries European type approval, which is the part that makes the rest possible.
- Can I just drive it on the road once I have bought it?
- Not immediately. Approval is what allows the vehicle to be registered; you still need to register, tax and insure it, and hold the right licence. We will set out what that involves for your situation before you order rather than after.
- How fast does it go?
- 40 km/h, about 25 mph. That is double the standard course buggy and it is the figure the approval is built around, but it is still slow for a road with a 60 limit on it, so the route matters.
- How much does a road legal buggy cost?
- More than the equivalent private-land buggy, because the approval and the fittings that come with it are most of the difference. We quote to specification rather than publish a figure, delivery included.
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- Stated range
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Not sure whether to buy or hire
As a rule, buying wins if you would use it more than a few weeks a year or need it available without arranging anything. Below that, hiring usually costs less and takes the maintenance off you. The calculator works it through on your own numbers rather than ours.