Petition Increase the Category B driving license weight limit from 3,500kg to 3,650kg

[Nirvanauk]

I thought HGVs could now do 60. Am I wrong on this?

 

[Lenny HB]

I thought HGVs could now do 60. Am I wrong on this?

UK speed limit is 60 but they have guvenors fitted that restricts them to 56.

 

[Jonno1103]

Thats very considerate although it's 56 mph that we're limited to although some are set at 53, 54 or 55 mph

Really? Never thought it was as slow as that, I've never felt that inconvenienced I suppose.

I'll just reach for another mint humbug, the vape stick or reshuffle the Dire Straits mix and it's all painlessly over and I'm on my merry way.

 

[Paulypaul]

Speed limiters were introduced in 1990 if I remember right. The limit for hgv's on motorways is still 60 but they limited the speeds to a max of 56 mph....made no sense then, and still doesn't.

In recent years they did up the speed on A roads with national speed limits, from 40 to 50 mph for HGV's

Coaches are limited to 60 mph though?