formatzero Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Driving along minding my own business yesterday in the company van (citroen dispatch) on a long straight stretch of road clear blue sky and dry road when what do i see,a police van parked in a side road with a big camera lense poking out.Quick glance at the speedo 57mph, thank god i thinks but then something clicked, yeh thats right about the same time as the camera, speed limit in these vans is 50mph,pathetic.These vans drive better than a lot of cars and if your doin 50mph you soon have a big line of motors behind you.However rules is rules as plod would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallshinyant Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 no you should be fine that vehicle should be classed as a car, even the big ford transits are classed as cars for speed limit restrictions. Its only when you get to the 4.5 tonne limit that the law's change. (unless im getting the dispatch confused with something else) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 no you should be fine that vehicle should be classed as a car, even the big ford transits are classed as cars for speed limit restrictions. Its only when you get to the 4.5 tonne limit that the law's change. (unless im getting the dispatch confused with something else) Hope your right bud dispatch is 2.3 tonne i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 My transit connect has different speed limits compared with cars. Motorway 70, dual carrigway 60 (i think) and single is 50 but i have been passed several of these vans and never had a ticket as i think its down to them to work out what class the van is in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Found this on http://www.drivesafely.org/speed/speed-limits/ * The speed limit for goods vehicles not exceeding 7.5 tonnes is 60mph on motorways if the vehicle is articulated or towing a trailer. What is a "car derived van"? Under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, a "car derived van" is defined as:- "A goods vehicle which is constructed or adapted as a derivative of a passenger vehicle and which has a maximum laden weight not exceeding 2 tonnes." The important word in this definition is "and" as there are goods vehicles that look as if they are based on a passenger vehicle, but when the manufacturer puts a gross laden weight on the goods vehicle, which is the design weight of the vehicle plus the maximum load that it is designed to carry, and this exceeds 2 tonnes, that vehicle is no longer a car derived van. The van becomes an ordinary goods vehicle under 7.5 tonnes gross weight, and is therefore subject to the speed limits as shown in the Highway Code. As a "rule of thumb" any van larger than a Vauxhall Astravan will have a gross weight in excess of 2 tonnes and is therefore subject to the reduced "class of vehicle" speed limits. Ford Transit, Mercedes Sprinter, Mercedes Vito, Peugeot Expert and Ford Connect, for example, are restricted vans. It is immaterial that a goods vehicle may be unladen at the time it is detected exceeding the speed limit. The construction of the vehicle that enables it to be used up to the 7.5 tonnes maximum weight is the relevant criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallshinyant Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 quick google. brings up this http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/speedmanagement/vanspeedlimits. depends how switched on they are to different weights i guess. You would think i would now better having my c+e license, buts thats army training for you. edit: (yeah what he said) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Check your tax disc as that is the easiest way to find out. Think mine is LGV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 Thanks guy's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 no you should be fine that vehicle should be classed as a car, even the big ford transits are classed as cars for speed limit restrictions. Its only when you get to the 4.5 tonne limit that the law's change. (unless im getting the dispatch confused with something else) You've got it totally wrong. All "proper" vans have reduced speed limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 In other words - you is screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 In other words - you is screwed. Oh well so be it:(, sods law to get done for being under sixty instead of over it,just another law in this nanny state that needs modernising . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I doubt it, they are probably only looking for people going over the listed speed limit, so as long as you were under that I'd be pretty sure you'd be ok. But don't quote me on that please.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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