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60 mph on motorway as over 12m long 
watch me sit at 60… limiter all the way, baby 
The speed limit for HGV’S on the motorway’s is 60 MPH, this surprisingly is so regardless if mr vosa has or has not exercised his marital rights the night before,
It also applies regardless if your vehicle is travelling downhill, uphill or sideways,
Limiters are fitted to HGV vehicles by law to stop you from breaking the speed limit of 60 MPH, company’s can set the limiter to whatever speed they choose providing it is set no more than 60 MPH, I drive a HGV on road legally without a limiter fitted, if you know why/how the vehicle I drive is exempt from the limiter law, (god this is going to cost me)
then i shall donate £5 to the registered charity of their choice to the first person with the correct answer, (esh guy’s your so excluded from this) oh and Rog too,
stampy:
The speed limit for HGV’S on the motorway’s is 60 MPH, company’s can set the limiter to whatever speed they choose providing it is set no more than 60 MPH, I drive a HGV on road legally without a limiter fitted, if you know why/how the vehicle I drive is exempt from the limiter law, (god this is going to cost me)
then i shall send £5 to the registered charity of their choice to the first person with the correct answer, (esh guy’s your so excluded from this)
I thought speed limiters had to be set at ‘no more than 56mph’,not 60mph as 56mph is the equivalent of the European 90kph ?
As for the job: either Fire Engine or Recovery working within a set radious of base ?
Coddy:
Im under the impression that the speed limit set by the speed limiter is the max that truck is allowed to do,Forget 60mph, though its still law in the UK, VOSA etc go by the speed limiter…
No they don’t. They go by 60MPH for speeding. A truck that manages powered drive over 56MPH though would be investigated for a working speed limiter that’s supposed to be set at 85KPH under EU rules.
Christ, there’s so much unfounded rubbish in here, its unbelievable.
i don’t work for the services, peanuts yes,
hiya, frisby the tacho and buy a log book just draw a few lines pull the fuse and give it big licks, god do i live in ancient times, just reading the present day rules and regs makes me not want to be a present day driver, couldn’t drive at those silly speeds day in day out would sooner be unemployed, oh hell i am aren’t i, thank goodness for that. thanks harry long retired.
It says ERF not RAF:
I thought speed limiters had to be set at ‘no more than 56mph’,not 60mph as 56mph is the equivalent of the European 90kph ?
It’s 100 km/h for passenger vehicles.
harry_gill:
hiya, frisby the tacho and buy a log book just draw a few lines pull the fuse and give it big licks, god do i live in ancient times, just reading the present day rules and regs makes me not want to be a present day driver, couldn’t drive at those silly speeds day in day out would sooner be unemployed, oh hell i am aren’t i, thank goodness for that. thanks harry long retired.
LOL sounds good to me,hope your enjoying your retirement, no doubt you have earned it and then some,
stampy:
Limiters are fitted to HGV vehicles by law to stop you from breaking the speed limit of 60 MPH, company’s can set the limiter to whatever speed they choose providing it is set no more than 60 MPH,
Not quite correct. The wording is along the lines of 85kph + or - 5% which, without re-working the maths, comes out a tad short of 56mph at the top end, and a little over 52 mph at the bottom end.
stampy:
The speed limit for HGV’S on the motorway’s is 60 MPH, this surprisingly is so regardless if mr vosa has or has not exercised his marital rights the night before,
It also applies regardless if your vehicle is travelling downhill, uphill or sideways,
Limiters are fitted to HGV vehicles by law to stop you from breaking the speed limit of 60 MPH, company’s can set the limiter to whatever speed they choose providing it is set no more than 60 MPH, I drive a HGV on road legally without a limiter fitted, if you know why/how the vehicle I drive is exempt from the limiter law, (god this is going to cost me)
then i shall donate £5 to the registered charity of their choice to the first person with the correct answer, (esh guy’s your so excluded from this) oh and Rog too,
Because your vehicle was first registered before October 2001?
ady1:
our digis [stoneridge] give you a over speed warning ,just clear it and you dont get a actual over speed infringement , well ive never had any mentioned to me.
Hi Ady
When downloaded the Stoneridge provides exactly the same reports as the Siemens, so your overspeeds would show on the spreadsheet reports.
Krankee Wrote;
Not quite correct. The wording is along the lines of 85kph + or - 5% which, without re-working the maths, comes out a tad short of 56mph at the top end, and a little over 52 mph at the bottom end.
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ER… OK so 60 MPH it is then, glad we agree on that one
welltin:
Because your vehicle was first registered before October 2001?
oh be fair, a little more precise please,
stampy:
Krankee Wrote;
Not quite correct. The wording is along the lines of 85kph + or - 5% which, without re-working the maths, comes out a tad short of 56mph at the top end, and a little over 52 mph at the bottom end.
ER… OK so 60 MPH it is then, glad we agree on that one
errrr, how do you get to that then? 85kph as correctly stated by Krankee + 5% = 89.25 kph = 55.46mph.
Limited speed , m/way limit for LGV = 60.
I believe the point at which a digi tach records “over speed” can easily be changed, just as could the speed at which the red light light used to come on with older analogue tachs. Anybody know how to change it? Do you need the control card?
I don’t think the overspeed can be changed, but if it can I would imagine you would have to have it done at the calibration centre.
stampy:
I drive a HGV on road legally without a limiter fitted, if you know why/how the vehicle I drive is exempt from the limiter law, (god this is going to cost me)
then i shall donate £5 to the registered charity of their choice to the first person with the correct answer, (esh guy’s your so excluded from this) oh and Rog too,
Its older than a E reg and doesent need a limiter, or its used a personal vehicle not commerical i.e. a show truck and doesent need one ?
I drove an old F reg truck think it was, musta been one of the first vehicles limited, noticed driving it you would go on the motorway put your foot down and it would get to about 62mph then suddenly the limiter would kick in and slow you down to 55mph.
Was this typical for old limiters or was it just some fault with the limiter, i wasnt messing about with the ignition at the time.
Yes Kenny, a lot used to surge. Was handy for overtaking, just lif off a second, then plant your foot again & away she’d go… for a short while.
Cars & motorcycles
(including car-derived vans up to 2 tonnes maximum laden weight)
30 (48) mph (km/h)Built-up areas
60 (96) mph (km/h)Single carriage-ways
70 (112) mph (km/h)Dual carriage-ways
70 (112) mph (km/h)MotorwaysGoods vehicles
(not exceeding 7.5 tonnes maximum laden weight)
30 (48)mph (km/h)Built-up areas
50 (80)mph (km/h)Single carriage-ways
60 (96) mph (km/h)Dual carriage-ways
70 (112) mph (km/h)Motorways
So by law a sprinter/transit type 3.5t panel van can only do 50 on single carriageways and 60 on dualies?