Are the speeding regulations the sameon a 60 mile an hour road in a van as they are in a car?

Question

Are the speeding regulations the sameon a 60 mile an hour road in a van as they are in a car?

Answer 1

60mph is 60mph

Answer 2

This is taken directly form the Department of Transport's website:

"It is very important for drivers to bear in mind that vans (and all goods vehicles not exceeding 7.5 tonnes) are subject to lower national speed limits than cars on both single and dual carriageway roads."

"Whilst a car may travel at up to 60 mph on single carriageways and 70 mph on dual carriageways vans are only allowed to travel up to 50 mph on single carriageway roads and 60 mph on dual carriageway roads."

"There is one (small) group of vans which have the same speed limits are cars by virtue of the definitions in Schedule 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act of 1984.  These are vans that are both derived from a car chassis and also have a maximum laden weight of no more than 2 tonnes.  This means that the weight of the vehicle and the payload it is designed to be able to carry when added together do not exceed 2 tonnes.  The van design must be a derivative of a car body, it is not sufficient that it looks similar to a particular car."

The national speed limits are set out in Schedule 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act of 1984 and they are summarised in regulation 124 of the Sept 2007 version of the Highway Code.  For those that got the answer wrong, please read it...

Answer 3

Yes   Used to be 40 at one time  but they are the same now

Answer 4

you gotta be kidding me.

Answer 5

yes, the national speed limit on a single carriagway road is 60 mph for all vehicles except HGV and agricultural or plant vehicles

Answer 6

NO - they are all wrong. The speed limit in a van on a single carriageway road is 50mph, unless it's a small car derived van such as a Vauxhall Combo or Ford Escort.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTra...

Hmmm... thumbs down for being right?