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brit lorrys,forign loory, whats faster

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wrecker:
hay all,

i was on the m20 today going from dover to orpington,

all the way down the motor way the forign lorrys seem a lot faster then ours, some i was follwing was doing about 70mph,some more,then when following the brit lorrys they were doing 56mph up or down hill,

is this legal as they dont have a limiter on them :?:

mark :D

davidlandy:
yhe fastest ones used to be Irish ones!

Frankie-Boy:
Uk trucks are indeed limited to 56 mph, and as far as I know foreign trucks don't have to have limiters fitted.

The speed limit for trucks on motorways is actually 60 mph.  :shock:

Irish and some Scottish trucks don't seem to have limiters fitted either judging by the speed that they pass me sometimes.  :wink:

discowoman:

--- Quote from: "Frankie-Boy" ---Uk trucks are indeed limited to 56 mph, and as far as I know foreign trucks don't have to have limiters fitted.

The speed limit for trucks on motorways is actually 60 mph.  :shock:

Irish and some Scottish trucks don't seem to have limiters fitted either judging by the speed that they pass me sometimes.  :wink:
--- End quote ---

ALL european trucks SHOULD have a limiter fitted - thats why UK trucks have them, thanks to the good ol' EU  :evil:
And the 60mph is outdated now as close to J6 on the M6 there are scales built into the carriageway with cameras on them so if anything heavier than 7.5t is going faster than 56mph then they are pulled into the works unit between 6+7  :x
I recently got done outside of Chester 100 yards after a  section of dual carriageway i was doing 45mph in a 50 mph limit - but because I was in a vehicle greater than 7.5 t i was over the 40mph limit - 3 points and £60 fine!!!


(Frontywoman's Hubby)

wrecker:
i always thought every lorry was limited to 56mph :oops:  :oops:

wonder how long it takes to stop one of those trucks fully loaded doing 70 :shock:  :shock:

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