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JOHN HUNT Driver John English Coventry Hunt's choice for change
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is straightforward enough: increase the speed limit for trucks on non-motor
way routes from 40mph John Hunt
to 50mph. He suggests this would help drivers meet tight schedules, while boosting fuel efficiency and reducing the temptation for other road users to indulge in dangerous overtaking. "I drive at 40mph and there's always a queue of cars behind me," he adds. You wouldn't believe the risks drivers take to get pastsometimes I put my camera up on the dashboard and film them just to prove it. It would also help fuel economy. At 40mph, I'm too slow for top gear but not quite right for the next one down. The engine's labouring and that affects fuel consumption."
The one thing Hunt would like abolished is wheel clamping of trucks. He points out that many drivers are forced to park in restricted zones to comply with the hours regs: "In London, especially, you might have no choice butte park on double yellow lines. But even when you explain it to traffic wardens they still clamp you."