What is the speed limit on a motorway in the uk for hgv's?

Question

What is the speed limit on a motorway in the uk for hgv's?

Answer 1

60 mph

Answer 2

More than 7.5 is 60

Answer 3

any vehicle plated over 7.5 tonnes can only do 60 on a motorway 50 on dual carriageway and 40 on a normal a road  but they are limited to 56 anyway

Answer 4

it is 60mph  but most modern trucks are limited to 56mph and cannot get above that speed.

Answer 5

Single carriage way its 40mph unless 30 mph /20mph showing

Dual carriage way its 50mph

Motorway ..........60mph

yes a lot of HGV'S are limited to a lower mph but when your going down a slight hill its easy to go above 60mph if your not careful

Answer 6

56mph, though many new lorries only do 52mph eg tesco

Answer 7

The UK Law restricts HGVs to 56 MPH and they cannot use the outside lane know as the overtaking lane and sometimes incorrectly called the “fast lane” The engine its self is restricted not the vehicle, therefore if going down hill it is possible to go faster then 56 MPH so they speed limit is set at 60MPH to prevent this. I hope this helps.

Kevin

Answer 8

The limit is 60mph on a motorway although most trucks are restricted to a top speed of 56

Answer 9

60mph i think

Answer 10

as fast as you can get your lorry to go, if you are foreign.

Answer 11

Legal limit 60

Speed limiter set at 56

It is actually illegal to remove fuse from tacho and put into neutral downhill but just watch 44 tons go

Answer 12

The answer is 56mph, on a single carraige way where the national speed limit is 60mph for cars it is only 40mph for a lorry,

You will find now that most companies limit there lorries to 50mph as driving at full speed (55mph) causes a massive rise in fuel consumption because of the higher revs needed to maintain the speed.

Answer 13

any speed your vehicle is capable of but only if its three feet from the vehicle in front.

Answer 14

Unless signs show otherwise it's 60 MPH but most UK registered HGV 's are electronically governed to a Max of 56 MPH.

Ian M

Answer 15

60mph & they should be governed so they can't go any faster.

Answer 16

national speed limits for LGV's over 7.5 tonne are unless sign posted or displayed  on matrix boards are

motorway= 60mph/97kph

dual carriageways =50mph/81kph

all other roads unless sign posted otherwise = 40mph/64kph

Answer 17

This site has all of the information.

http://www.northants.police.uk/default.a...