PICK-UP speed limits

[RobC]

Bloke at work got caught speeding in his pick-up and I ddin't know this either...

Knowing pickup speed limits

Seems they are classed as commercial even for speed limits... Yikes...

Just thought i would pass this on...

[kermit The Frog]

Well I didn’t know that either!   Thanks for the heads up...

[Bob Green]

Correct.

Amonst many, this is one of the reasons a pick up is cheap on a P11D

[JulianE]

Yes it's the same for vans too,car derived vans such as corsavan or fiesta van  are fine but larger vans (over 2t laden)are not and are also lower limits the same as per your link.

[owlscastle]

Anyone know for sure what the speed limit of a car towing a 4 wheel trailer (with Westy) on a motorway?

I suspect it is 50 but now sure. Someone once told me it is 70. After all an artic with a 4 wheel (or more) trailer can do more than 50.

Ritchie

[peterg]

A car towing a trailer is considered the same as a car towing a caravan.... so 60mph on the motorway and you're not allowed in the third or fourth lane  

[cast iron]

Anyone know for sure what the speed limit of a car towing a 4 wheel trailer (with Westy) on a motorway?

I suspect it is 50 but now sure. Someone once told me it is 70. After all an artic with a 4 wheel (or more) trailer can do more than 50.

Ritchie

youre an articulated vehicle so its 60 on a motorway and you cant use the 3rd lane

[Vinny's Westie]

A car towing a trailer is considered the same as a car towing a caravan.... so 60mph on the motorway and you're not allowed in the third or fourth lane  

Correction, you are not allowed to use the outside lane of a 3 or more lane motorway.  You can use the 3rd lane on a 4 lane motorway.

Things like a Transit Connect will be covered here, no car derived example but it also relys on the vehicle being correctly registered in the first place.  For example, a Renault Kangoo van registered in a car dealer will be on the log book as 'car-derived' but if it is registered from a Renault Lorry dealer then it may not be......... another bit to confuse things.

Remember speed limits on dual carriageways are also 60mph for vans/pickups which are not car-derived, its easy for the speed camera vans to catch people.

[T.G.G.]

Another one that has recently caught out a few of the younger guys I work with is this:-

Transit drop side,twin rear wheels and TAIL LIFT.

The tail lift takes it up to 4 tns.

Lots of guys suddenly realised they had been driving it without a licence.it always pays to check the plate.

[Boxerman33]

I believe double cab 4wd pick-ups are classed as dual purpose vehicles so have the same speed limits as cars!!

Taken from the police website:-

https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q529.htm

[cidersurfer]

And just to confuse things, most motorhomes which are built on commercial chassis (like a Fiat Ducato) and weigh up to 3050kg unladen, can do 70mph on the motorway, 70mph on the dual carriageway and 60mph on any other road unless a lower limit applies. Which is why we get upset by caravans too...  

[RobC]

hmmm... might have to see what mine's classed as then... Phone call to the DVLA maybe with the chassis number

Good find Boxerman    

[Liam]

...and just to add to the confusion....if said pickup had a crew cab and 4WD it could be classed as a dual purpose vehicle and be subject to the same limits as a car.

[speedy jon]

also mini buses with over 9 seats need to be speed limited too

[RobC]

DVLA could not help neither Dept of transport... although I have been given a direct line to one man who might be able to help in DOT