Speed awareness course

[skyhuck]

I've never had to, been driving ivecos and transits for 10 years been pulled for number plates and lights but never for going 70mph and I do a lot of motorway driving, I'll raise you 2 :001_rolleyes:

 

You can do 70 on the Mway, but restricted to 50 and 60 on none Mway roads.

Edited December 12, 2014 by skyhuck

[Billy68]

When I did mine they told us it wasn't about the money however there was 25 of us there and they had three a day !!!!

[devon TWiG]

Some one I know had to do a speed awareness course for speeding on a motorbike ... at the end of the course he was asked if he felt he had learnt anything from it , to which he replied .. not really, it was exactly the same as he had done for speeding in a car last year !!

[Mark Bolam]

It is on a motorway.

60 NSL dual

50 A-road

 

Not a lot of people know that....

 

I'm talking about my tipper.

I have no idea whether panel vans are classed differently.

 

Merc Sprinters have no speed restrictions whatsoever because they are Gernan.

Bloke down the pub said.

 

 

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[Mark Bolam]

I've been corrected I'll post you a medal if you want that's what this forums about providing correct information. I'm not standing I'm sitting down with a beer

 

Great post mate, admitting you were wrong is a rare beast on here!

 

 

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[CJM]

You can do 70 on the Mway, but restricted to 50 and 60 on none Mway roads.

 

If I stick to 50mph I'll not post on forums about speed limits humiliate myself and get greif

[Cheesy pete]

hi

did the speed awareness course a few year ago myself and i was shocked i'd been speeding for years without knowing !

from what i read in the highway code (which is basically law )

that it was all based on weight basically anything over 2t was not allowed to do over 50 on a national speed limit single carriage rd i spoke to the guys there and they confirmed it it had nothing to do with commercial vehicles ( might of missed something in one of the posts as i only skimmed over them )

 

I even said when did that change and he laughed and said actually it's always been there

[oldwoodcutter]

I cant do 70 in my tipper,

because there are no motorways in norfolk.

[Mark Bolam]

Is there not one from the kebab house to the cop shop in Yarmoth?

 

 

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[Agi-Smash]

I got done for doing 42 in a 50, fair play biggest waste of time ever.

Instructor didnt have a clue about anything other than a nissan micra.

I believe the limits for vans are applicable to vehicles over 3000kg gvw, ie a 2800kg renault trafic can do 70 on a dualie whereas my 3325kg gvw transit is 60. I think. Wasnt lostening to the crusty old fart on the course as he was just a janner.

We have a proper truck killer hill round here and apparantly when descending fully loaded you stay in top gear and ride the brakes all the way down. So when granny in her mobility scooter crosses the road at the bottom, your brakes are on fire so you run her over.

Im all up for educating people but at least have teachers that know something.