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Q Could you outline the speed restrictions governing goods vehicles in

20th February 1976
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the UK, with particular reference to those vehicles under 3 tons unladen? A The maximum speed at which goods vehicles may be driven is governed by the provisions of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967 as amended by the Motor Vehicles (Variation of Speed Limits) Regulations 1973 and the Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits on Motorways) Regulations 1973.

Briefly, on ordinary roads unless a lower limit is in force, goods vehicles, in general may be driven at a maximum speed of 40mph. Vehicles having an unladen weight not exceeding 30cwt may be driven up to 50mph when not drawing a trailer, but they can also be driven at that speed if they fulfil certain conditions if they are drawing a trailer.

Vehicles drawing more than one trailer or those not fitted with pneumatic tyres are restricted to 20mph. Vehicles not fitted with resilient tyres or drawing trailers not so fitted must not travel faster than 5mph.

On motorways, speed limits are governed by the Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits on Motorways) Regulations 1973.

Under these regulations, a goods vehicle having an unladen weight exceeding 3 tons may be driven up to 60mph on motorways, a vehicle (not an artic) drawing a trailer which has fewer than four wheels or is a close-coupled four-wheel trailer may not exceed 50mph.

A vehicle with an unladen weight not exceeding 30cwt when drawing a trailer as already described and which does not fulfil certain conditions, may be driven up to 40mph.

The conditions referred to in the case of vehicles with an unladen weight not exceeding 30cwt on ordinary roads and on motorways involve the display on vehicle and trailer of kerbside and maximum gross weight respectively on the chassis, the display of a "50" plate and the observation of the prescribed weight ratio between trailer and prime mover.

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