What is the legal speed limit for a seven and half ton truck ?

Question

What is the legal speed limit for a seven and half ton truck ?

Answer 1

Just where on planet earth are you wanting to drive?

Answer 2

jean d has the answer but,,,there is always a but,,,,if you are towing a trailer the limits 50mph,,,,unless the trailer has a 60mph sticker when you can travel at that speed ,if it has a 50mph sticker then you not exceed 50mph.

you said 7.5 tonnes i am assuming its not over that weight when different rules apply

Answer 3

wow that's heavy!

Answer 4

any h.g.v older than 2001 is 56 m.p.h under 7.5 tonne is 60

Answer 5

Whatever the posted speed limit is where you are driving it.

Answer 6

All trucks have to follow the normal speed rules

But if it's over 300hp then it's speed limited to 100km/hr max on freeways

Answer 7

BritV8 has the answer.

Answer 8

Rogers is the only correct answer here: For a vehicle with a MAM (maximum absolute mass) of 7.5 tonnes, it's

30mph in built up areas

50mph for single carriageways

60mph for dual carriageways

70mph for motorways.

Over 7.5 tonnes, its;

30mph in built up areas

40mph for single carriageways

50mph for dual carriageways

60mph for motorways.

Answer 9

If its Uk The legal limit for all vehicles over 7.5 tonne on single carriageway is 40mph!

Dual carriageway is 50mph

Motorways is 60mph, but 99% of these vehicles are fitted with limiters restricted to 52-56mph, depending on the manufacturer!

Answer 10

Built-up areas  30

Single carriage-ways  50

Dual carriage-ways  60

Motorways  70

Answer 11

vehicles registered before 2001 with a mam from van  up to 7.5 tonnes single carriageways 50 mph, dual carriageways 60 mph, motorways 70 mph, any vehicle after 2001 with a mam over 3.5 tonnes single carriageways 50mph, dual carriageways 56 mph, motorways 56 mmph, as all vehicles over 3.5 tonnes after 2001 must be fitted with a speed limiter with a max speed not exceeding 90 kph, which is to be extended to all vehicles over 3.5 tonnes around 2010/11

Answer 12

UK?

The limit for the area it is in,at the time.

10,20,30,40,45,50,55,60,70.-whatever is in force at the time.