Just had the email from the DVSA & our new speed limits have been confirmed, from 6th April 2015.
Yippee !
Rules governing HGVs will be modernised across England and Wales, Transport Minister Claire Perry announced today. (28 November 2014).
The government plans to raise the national speed limit from 50 mph to 60 mph for lorries travelling on dual carriageways, following the increase in speed limits for HGVs on single carriageways announced in July this year.
Today’s announcement will ensure that as of 6 April 2015, lorry drivers have speed limits that are better suited to a modern transport network.
Transport Minister Claire Perry said:
It is really important that speed limits for lorries reflect the needs of a modern transport network and improved vehicle technology”.
Britain has one of the best road safety records in the world and I am determined to ensure this continues. This change is about ensuring rules for lorry drivers’ speed limits are in line with other larger vehicles on our roads, creating a fairer and more proportionate system.
The changes to speed limits will update previous regulation dating back to the 1980s.
The government also published today responses to a consultation on issuing on-the-spot fines for HGV drivers who take insufficient breaks from driving on longer journeys. The consultation showed clear support for government plans to give enforcement officers another weapon in the fight against irresponsible driving by both foreign and UK drivers.
Final plans are still being drawn up.
Is this the increase on single carriageways to 50mph and the duel carriageways increase to 60mph, or just the single carriageway increase to 50mph ?
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Increased speed limit for HGVs on dual carriageways
Transport Minister Claire Perry has announced today that the government plans to raise the speed limit for lorries travelling on dual carriageways from 50 mph to 60 mph.
Today’s announcement will ensure that as of 6 April 2015, lorry drivers have speed limits that are better suited to a modern transport network.
The changes to speed limits will update previous regulations dating back to the 1980s.
The government also published today responses to a consultation on issuing on the spot fines for HGV drivers who take insufficient breaks from driving on longer journeys.
Thanks for that, be nice to continue at the quite reasonable 50mph on two way roads without having to keep watching for vans and odd looking bods in hi vis’s leering about.
Wonder if, and hopefully when, we leave the EU, if the govt of the day will allow us to have our limiters reset at the legal max of 60?
martinviking:
Think it’s everything,
Email=Increased speed limit for HGVs on dual carriageways
Transport Minister Claire Perry has announced today that the government plans to raise the speed limit for lorries travelling on dual carriageways from 50 mph to 60 mph.
Today’s announcement will ensure that as of 6 April 2015, lorry drivers have speed limits that are better suited to a modern transport network.
The changes to speed limits will update previous regulations dating back to the 1980s.
The government also published today responses to a consultation on issuing on the spot fines for HGV drivers who take insufficient breaks from driving on longer journeys.
Increasing speed limit on dual carriageways to above what we are limited to, most trucks are limited to 52-56 mph I know you can get upto 60 downhill ha ha but the tacho reads overspeed etc doesnt it?? now confused 
martinviking:
Think it’s everything,
~snip~
Thanks, I knew the single carriageway speed limit increase was starting in early 2015 but I haven’t seen much said about the increase in duel carriageway speed limits.
Juddian:
Thanks for that, be nice to continue at the quite reasonable 50mph on two way roads without having to keep watching for vans and odd looking bods in hi vis’s leering about.Wonder if, and hopefully when, we leave the EU, if the govt of the day will allow us to have our limiters reset at the legal max of 60?
Yep, think it will make the job a little less stressful.
I’ve always felt like a Naughty School Child who can’t be trusted with that extra 4 mph, Bloody Government, they’re just like my Mum not letting me Prod the Christmas Prezzies before the Big Day.
chris520j:
martinviking:
Think it’s everything,
Email=Increased speed limit for HGVs on dual carriageways
Transport Minister Claire Perry has announced today that the government plans to raise the speed limit for lorries travelling on dual carriageways from 50 mph to 60 mph.
Today’s announcement will ensure that as of 6 April 2015, lorry drivers have speed limits that are better suited to a modern transport network.
The changes to speed limits will update previous regulations dating back to the 1980s.
The government also published today responses to a consultation on issuing on the spot fines for HGV drivers who take insufficient breaks from driving on longer journeys.
Increasing speed limit on dual carriageways to above what we are limited to, most trucks are limited to 52-56 mph I know you can get upto 60 downhill ha ha but the tacho reads overspeed etc doesnt it?? now confused
Trucks are limited to 56mph because this is the legal limit. I would assume that if the road limit if increased then the speed limiter can be upped also. But I may be wrong,ive been wrong once before 
tachograph:
martinviking:
Think it’s everything,
~snip~Thanks, I knew the single carriageway speed limit increase was starting in early 2015 but I haven’t seen much said about the increase in duel carriageway speed limits.
A lot of our drivers seemed to think that it was happening on Jan 1st, because there was some confusion back in the summer, when it was 1st announced.
The-Snowman:
chris520j:
martinviking:
Think it’s everything,
Email=Increased speed limit for HGVs on dual carriageways
Transport Minister Claire Perry has announced today that the government plans to raise the speed limit for lorries travelling on dual carriageways from 50 mph to 60 mph.
Today’s announcement will ensure that as of 6 April 2015, lorry drivers have speed limits that are better suited to a modern transport network.
The changes to speed limits will update previous regulations dating back to the 1980s.
The government also published today responses to a consultation on issuing on the spot fines for HGV drivers who take insufficient breaks from driving on longer journeys.
Increasing speed limit on dual carriageways to above what we are limited to, most trucks are limited to 52-56 mph I know you can get upto 60 downhill ha ha but the tacho reads overspeed etc doesnt it?? now confused
Trucks are limited to 56mph because this is the legal limit. I would assume that if the road limit if increased then the speed limiter can be upped also. But I may be wrong,ive been wrong once before
No, the legal limit is 60. It’s just the Nanny State won’t let us achieve 60 over a long distance.
martinviking:
The-Snowman:
chris520j:
martinviking:
Think it’s everything,
Email=Increased speed limit for HGVs on dual carriageways
Transport Minister Claire Perry has announced today that the government plans to raise the speed limit for lorries travelling on dual carriageways from 50 mph to 60 mph.
Today’s announcement will ensure that as of 6 April 2015, lorry drivers have speed limits that are better suited to a modern transport network.
The changes to speed limits will update previous regulations dating back to the 1980s.
The government also published today responses to a consultation on issuing on the spot fines for HGV drivers who take insufficient breaks from driving on longer journeys.
Increasing speed limit on dual carriageways to above what we are limited to, most trucks are limited to 52-56 mph I know you can get upto 60 downhill ha ha but the tacho reads overspeed etc doesnt it?? now confused
Trucks are limited to 56mph because this is the legal limit. I would assume that if the road limit if increased then the speed limiter can be upped also. But I may be wrong,ive been wrong once before
No, the legal limit is 60. It’s just the Nanny State won’t let us achieve 60 over a long distance.
That’s something ive always been confused about. The limit for the road is 60mph but the truck has to be limited to 56. I always thought it was uk law for the road 60mph but the EU who insisted on the 56mph truck limits.
The-Snowman:
martinviking:
The-Snowman:
chris520j:
martinviking:
Think it’s everything,
Email=Increased speed limit for HGVs on dual carriageways
Transport Minister Claire Perry has announced today that the government plans to raise the speed limit for lorries travelling on dual carriageways from 50 mph to 60 mph.
Today’s announcement will ensure that as of 6 April 2015, lorry drivers have speed limits that are better suited to a modern transport network.
The changes to speed limits will update previous regulations dating back to the 1980s.
The government also published today responses to a consultation on issuing on the spot fines for HGV drivers who take insufficient breaks from driving on longer journeys.
Increasing speed limit on dual carriageways to above what we are limited to, most trucks are limited to 52-56 mph I know you can get upto 60 downhill ha ha but the tacho reads overspeed etc doesnt it?? now confused
Trucks are limited to 56mph because this is the legal limit. I would assume that if the road limit if increased then the speed limiter can be upped also. But I may be wrong,ive been wrong once before
No, the legal limit is 60. It’s just the Nanny State won’t let us achieve 60 over a long distance.
That’s something ive always been confused about. The limit for the road is 60mph but the truck has to be limited to 56. I always thought it was uk law for the road 60mph but the EU who insisted on the 56mph truck limits.
Th Namby Pambys thought we’d all be (Monty Python Voice) Very Naughty Boys & Gals, so they set the limiters to 56.
Although a lot of the Irish Boys are still ‘Very Naughty Boys’ because speed limits don’t apply to them. Lol.
Speed kills
increased speed reduces efficiency
consumes more fuel
Increases emissions
reduces the demand for drivers
increases profits
would love to know why it takes them so long,running this country must be difficult but surely all they need to do is decide, have a discussion, sign some paperwork and get it started,if I remember I heard about this around three months ago[maybe longer]so why should it take from then to april next year,on a good note though at least the police wont be able to hide in bushes with their little guns hoping to zap you for doing over 40mph
truckman020:
would love to know why it takes them so long,running this country must be difficult but surely all they need to do is decide, have a discussion, sign some paperwork and get it started,if I remember I heard about this around three months ago[maybe longer]so why should it take from then to april next year,on a good note though at least the police wont be able to hide in bushes with their little guns hoping to zap you for doing over 40mph
BE AWARE, from now till the 6th of April, the police PURGE to get more tickets issued before hand! 
nasty killer juggernaut drivers, 
THINK OF THE CHILDREN 
wonder when they’re going to up the limit for cars/ motorists to 80 mph on the motorway? 
since 1967 we’ve had to stick to 70 mph! Lol 
martinviking:
The-Snowman:
martinviking:
The-Snowman:
chris520j:
martinviking:
Think it’s everything,
Email=Increased speed limit for HGVs on dual carriageways
Transport Minister Claire Perry has announced today that the government plans to raise the speed limit for lorries travelling on dual carriageways from 50 mph to 60 mph.
Today’s announcement will ensure that as of 6 April 2015, lorry drivers have speed limits that are better suited to a modern transport network.
The changes to speed limits will update previous regulations dating back to the 1980s.
The government also published today responses to a consultation on issuing on the spot fines for HGV drivers who take insufficient breaks from driving on longer journeys.
Increasing speed limit on dual carriageways to above what we are limited to, most trucks are limited to 52-56 mph I know you can get upto 60 downhill ha ha but the tacho reads overspeed etc doesnt it?? now confused
Trucks are limited to 56mph because this is the legal limit. I would assume that if the road limit if increased then the speed limiter can be upped also. But I may be wrong,ive been wrong once before
No, the legal limit is 60. It’s just the Nanny State won’t let us achieve 60 over a long distance.
That’s something ive always been confused about. The limit for the road is 60mph but the truck has to be limited to 56. I always thought it was uk law for the road 60mph but the EU who insisted on the 56mph truck limits.
Th Namby Pambys thought we’d all be (Monty Python Voice) Very Naughty Boys & Gals, so they set the limiters to 56.
Although a lot of the Irish Boys are still ‘Very Naughty Boys’ because speed limits don’t apply to them. Lol.
So can we assume that due to this ruling coming in limiters will be upped and 2 fingers given to the european beurocrats who seem to want to drag this country down 
here is in hope that they sort it out eh 
Euro:
Speed kills
increased speed reduces efficiency
consumes more fuel
Increases emissions
reduces the demand for drivers
increases profits
But Johnny Hardman and Billy Bigballs will get home 7 minutes earlier off their lowly paid day rate shift. That’s the most important thing
chris520j:
So can we assume that due to this ruling coming in limiters will be upped and 2 fingers given to the european beurocrats who seem to want to drag this country down
No, as far as I’m aware there’s no proposal to change the EU speed limiter regulations.
Euro:
Speed kills
increased speed reduces efficiency
consumes more fuel
Increases emissions
reduces the demand for drivers
increases profits
Totally agree.
56mph was deemed to be the maximum and at the same time most economical road speed for heavy vehicles. 60mph is the maximum permitted speed - it’s not a target. I will be sticking by the (safer and in my opinion more sensible) current limits!