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Am I the only driver who thought vans could do 70?


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Having run and managed light commercials the mid 70s Escort/Astra type vans have always been 50/60 on normal roads.

 

In the south west some years ago they had a speed camera with a separate high sensor,  so cars could pass below and not be flashed but a taller vechicle which are likely to be HGV and have further restrictions were flashed.   Friend driving a 44 tonner on the A38 in a stream of traffic got done with that.  

 

I used to tell my drivers max speed was 60 mph on dual CW and MW,  50 otherwise except in built up areas.  Had very few convictions, maybe 4 or 5 in 30 years on running up to 9 vans.

 

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1 hour ago, twistedhicap said:

Got done for 60 on single carriage way three years ago if I had been doing 57 I’d have been fine !
 

Can you elucidate? Was it a static camera clocked you at over 60 and subsequently the picture showed you were in a commercial vehicle so you got done for that?

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