Just thought I would require assistance of anybody who has knowledge of the following situation
M42, Motorway signs to signify motorway regulations in process - Only Dual carriageway
A42, Non-Motorway signs - Dual carriageway
Speed for M42 = 56
A42 = 50
Correct / Incorrect,
Heard a rumour that police were doing drivers despite it being motorway although having dual carriageway
M42 normal regulations, amount of lanes have no Bering on speed unless posted . A42 is a dual carriage way and lower limits apply.
M42 60 mph A42 50 mph
M42 = 60 but limiter likely to keep at 56 max
A42 = 50
If a cop says different then make sure they put the exact charge on the ticket and where exactly it was because they will look like plonkers if doing a LGV over 7.5 for over 50 on the M42 - unless a lower limit has been posted
ashbyspannerman:
M42 60 mph A42 50 mph
^^^^ this
voodoo1:
Heard a rumour that police were doing drivers despite it being motorway although having dual carriageway
i travel this road every day, i really do hope they pull me and give me a ticket 
voodoo1:
Heard a rumour that police were doing drivers despite it being motorway although having dual carriageway
Sounds like more driver waiting room BS.
All cops are tossers, simple as, watch your back…
voodoo1:
despite it being motorway although having dual carriageway
Motorways and dual carriageways are different as far as regulations go despite the actual physical similarities. The fact that the M42 only has two lanes on this section doesn’t make it a dual carriageway, it is by definition a motorway.
You’ll notice that where it becomes the A42 lots of things change about it. The most noticeable of these is that there are lay bys at the side of the carriageway, and no hard shoulder to speak of. It’s got nowt to do with how many lanes there are, as mrpj says.
voodoo1:
Heard a rumour that police were doing drivers despite it being motorway although having dual carriageway
RDC Bullshine. The clue is in what you wrote. Dual Carriageway. 2 carriageways as opposed to 2 lanes. A motorway is a motorway regardless of how many lanes it has, same goes for an A road. The A3 into Guildford has 3 lanes, M42 before the A42 only 2 but the speed limits are still different, 60 on the M42 and 50 on A3. The A3 has no hard shoulder and lots of small exits on and off.
Average Joe doesn’t take much notice though, I’m generally the slowest truck on large A roads like the A14 and A34. No one seems to get done either, I’ve certainly never heard of it.
Pimpdaddy:
All cops are tossers, simple as, watch your back…
I imagine that your absolute worst nightmare would be to be forced to call the police out and for them to turn up in Tesco home delivery vans due to cutbacks! 
I can’t believe a copper would pull you for 56 on a dual unless you were driving like a ■■■■.
I can’t count the amount of times I’ve been passed by traffic old bill on the limiter on a roads never mind dual carriageways or had them coming toward me. If thy wanted to pull me they would of. I’m probably going to get the “professional driver” nonsense for this but if the roads clear and it’s safe to do so it’s 56 for me all the time. Obviously not in built up areas and the like but on open a roads it’s 56
the maoster:
I imagine that your absolute worst nightmare would be to be forced to call the police out and for them to turn up in Tesco home delivery vans due to cutbacks!
It would be, no pint in living, might as well top myself & hope the tesco po-lice don’t come so I can rest in pieces…
Tipper Tom:
…it’s 56 for me all the time.
Typical tipper driver. 
Contraflow:
Tipper Tom:
…it’s 56 for me all the time.Typical tipper driver.
I thought Hell Drivers was a documentary
End of Motorway sign after Junction 11 on M42 so simple slow down a tad! Why risk 3 points for the extra 5 mins it takes to get up to M1
Also should be a national speed sign on both sides of the road
Tipper Tom:
…it’s 56 for me all the time.
Nothing wrong with 56 all the time…!!!
voodoo1:
Just thought I would require assistance of anybody who has knowledge of the following situationM42, Motorway signs to signify motorway regulations in process - Only Dual carriageway
A42, Non-Motorway signs - Dual carriagewaySpeed for M42 = 56
A42 = 50Correct / Incorrect,
Heard a rumour that police were doing drivers despite it being motorway although having dual carriageway
A dual carriageway is where there is a physical feature separating the two opposing carriageways like a barrier or a grass verge, it has nothing to do with whether it has a hard shoulder or not; 50mph in this case. The M40 is national speed limit…so 60mph for your truck. As its already been pointed out, as long as there is at least one lane in either direction and separated by the earlier physical feature…its a dual carriageway and 50mph. Otherwise its a single lane and 40mph.