Speeding ticket for van

[Davisonp]

I just got a speeding ticket because vans have a different speed limit to cars. I was not aware of this, and nor is any van driver I have spoken to since, so just a heads up.

Vans have a limit of 50mph on country roads not 60mph like cars.

There is a van limit of 60mph on Dual Carrages not 70mph like cars.


There are now speed cameras that combine with ANPR cameras to determine the vehicle type and therefore the specific speed limit for the vehicle, which is what caught me.

 

[westward10]

Interesting read that Ruston so if I read it correctly my Caddy, apparently being a CDV but exceeding the two tonnes can still do 70 mph on motorways but is restricted on single and dual carriageways.

 

[ruston]

Yes if that is the weight restriction that applies .
Best to check though , not nice the letter lying on the floor lol.

 

[static zap]

Noticed that on camera stretches , many locals in cars get used to slowing !
(cos the think they are a 2 Tonne van )

 

[LeeH]

I got one doing 68, 100 pound fine and a speed awareness course. Luckily I did it over my xmas hols 5 mins from home so no hardship.

Anything over 2t (maybe 2.1 not sure now) it's the 50/60/70 rule. UNLESS it's a crew cab or mini bus. 60/60/70 (multi purpose vehicle)

So Astra van, bippa etc is 70. Connect, Caddy is 60 on dual carriageway.

A definition of a dual carriageway is where you cannot cross to the other side due to an obstacle e.g. Crash barrier or other speed restrictions apply.

If you can it's STILL single carriageway so it's 50 not 60.

Where blue signs are present motor way rules apply so it's 70 even if it's 2 lanes (dual carriageway but not)

HTH

 

[Midwest]

Suffice to say, unless your driving one of those miniature vans, which are no practical use, you have to stick with the 50-60-70 speed limits.

ANPR, through the registration number, also check for tax, insurance, (edit & MOT) vehicle or driver of interest or wanted, at time of detection. Speed cameras, similar check done later.

A friends friend got zapped, and fined £80 for not taxing her vehicle, albeit the taxation class was £0

 

[ruston]

Another thing to watch is that they are active all the time ,not just speeding triggered like the older ones . People have been caught using phones ,reading , and other cameras
are manned . They are watching you lol.

 

[ruston]

Another thing to watch is that they are active all the time ,not just speeding triggered like the older ones . People have been caught using phones ,reading , and other cameras
are manned . They are watching you lol.

 

[Spunkywads26]

Sorry if we are covering old ground but I am finding a bit confusing.

I have a Ford Transit Courier, registered as a panel van but with a revenue weight of 1795KG. I assume i'm a van due to body type, but could I apply to re-register as a CDV?

 

[Midwest]

Sorry if we are covering old ground but I am finding a bit confusing.

I have a Ford Transit Courier, registered as a panel van but with a revenue weight of 1795KG. I assume i'm a van due to body type, but could I apply to re-register as a CDV?

Doubt it. The Ford Transit Courier is not 'is constructed or adapted as a derivative of a passenger vehicle'.

Here's another link to check;

Car-derived vans and dual purpose vehicles - GOV.UK - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/car-derived-vans-and-dual-purpose-vehicles/car-derived-vans-and-dual-purpose-vehicles

 

[ED17]

And when you stick to 50mph on a 60 road you get idiots driving inches off your rear bumper! Will the average speed cameras get them?

 

[Midwest]

To be fair, never seen a speed camera, mobile or otherwise on a single carriage road with national speed limits, always on derestricted road?

Edit; Cancel that, just remembered a static one on a road near me

 

[ruston]

And when you stick to 50mph on a 60 road you get idiots driving inches off your rear bumper! Will the average speed cameras get them?

No but the CCTV cameras on busy roads might .
Loads of people have been done for reading newspapers, on phones, in slow moving traffic.

Ps , actually they might , who knows what they have now.

 

[telectrix]

mytake on the reason for the reduced limit is that with a fully laden van, your stopping distance is greater, so the 10mph slower limitcounteracts that.

 

[ruston]

mytake on the reason for the reduced limit is that with a fully laden van, your stopping distance is greater, so the 10mph slower limitcounteracts that.[/QUOTE/]

Years ago my mate got the 'Follow Me' van and taken to the local Ministry of Transport testing station.
His Transit van was down on one side a bit, the inspector asked him what he had in it , my mate said just tools, no building materials ; and he was telling the truth , although he did have an electric cement mixer in it . The rest was made up of all the usual hand tools,breakers, big hammers ,and the usual junk, much like we would carry to be honest.

 

[Pat H]

Pretty sure a condition of being issued a driving license is that you regularly update your knowledge of the highway code. So the excuse that somebody wasn't aware falls foul of that general requirement.
Always worth picking up a current HWC and giving it a read through. A lot is changing in all sorts of areas and all drivers need to be across that.
I drive a motorhome so have been aware of the speed changes for some time. But of course its the fuel economy (or lack of) when you push it over 50 or 60. The white vans I see doing 80+ must be drinking fuel to save a few minutes on their journey time.