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Thu 12 Feb 2015 08:06
Faster HGV's - Dwight Van Driver

wef 6th April 2015


The Motor Vehicles (Variation of Speed Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014

These Regulations amend the maximum speed limit on roads which are not motorways for vehicles (known as heavy goods vehicles) which have a maximum laden weight, or, if drawing a trailer, aggregate weight, exceeding 7.5 tonnes.


Regulation 2 amends Schedule 6, Part 1 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the above vehicles, firstly by substituting a maximum speed limit of 60 mph for the current limit of 50mph on dual carriageway roads and secondly by substituting a maximum speed limit of 50mph for the current limit of 40mph on single carriageway roads.

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Thu 12 Feb 2015 14:25
Faster HGV's - RT

Specifically not applicable in Scotland - although they are they are trialling a 50mph HGV limit on the Average Speed Camera single carriageway sections of the A9 between Perth and Inverness.

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