Van drivers.

[jamesw]

who is to blame? probably me in a coppers eyes:sneaky2:

[County4x4]

[raafbeard]

Yeah what County says!!

 

Those high powered modern transits driven by twerps really get on my ...s!

[raafbeard]

Yeah what County says!!

 

Those high powered modern transits driven by twerps really get on my ...s!

[Tom D]

County's right, I had the points on my liscence to proove it.

[18 stoner]

 

Yeah what County says!!

 

County's right, I had the points on my liscence to proove it.

 

Ok, heres my full guess;

 

car derived van, ie escort van; same as car.

 

Lutons, pickups, trannys etc and upto 7.5t; 50 on main road, 60 on dual carriageway, 70 on motorway, but if towing only 60.

 

Is there an echo?

 

Come on Mesterh, are we near? Do you have info thats different to this?

[Treewolf]

County's right, but a "dual purpose vehicle" is not a commercial vehcile. So for those of us with Landrovers car speed limits apply.

 

As I understand it, a DPV is one which either has four-wheel-drive (full time or selectable), or is designed for carrying both goods and passengers and has a row of seats behind the drivers seat, with side windows and a roof. So, for example, a 2WD double cab pickup is a DPV, but the single cab version of the same truck is a commercial and therefore subject to reduced speed limits. Crazy or what? Any 4WD light truck is a DPV.

 

I have heard a rumour that the law is to change to remove the DPV classification, but I am not sure if this is to happen. Anyone know any more on this?

[Tom D]

When I got my points 10 years ago ( I was doing 60 on an A road ) the copper said vans based on cars, eg escort / astra were same as a car, vans built as vans eg transit were 50 mph on an A road. vans have changed a but since then but I can't see them upping the limits.