Pal is looking at a transporter for his race car with bit of living space etc, other than the actual make sure it is still under 7.5t with the car in & all his kit etc as many are not, he asked me 2 questions, one I think I know= should he run a tacho, its not commercial at all so I say no, but it would be a good idea to get a tacho exemption certificate from vosa. (the horsebox link below seems to back that bit up)
However the question I can’t answer for him is ref speed limiter, 90km is a pain when the speed limit is 70mph
gov.uk/speed-limits
I always thought non commercial sub 7.5t (or indeed commercial pre '01) he could do 70mph motorway 60 DC & 50 SC same as a larger van/motorhome & need no limiter.
However the otherwise v helpful horsebox link from vosa, makes no mention of limiter exemptions on later post '01 non commercial 7.5ts
bhs.org.uk/~/media/BHS/Files … Guide.ashx
from page 21 of that link-
Speed limiters
From 1 January 2008, all goods vehicles with a gross weight in excess of 3500 kgs are required
to have a speed limiter installed and working.
Gross Vehicle Weight
First Registered
Set Speed
All vehicles over 3500 kgs
From 1 Jan 2005
90 kph / 56 mph
Vehicles between 3501 kgs & 7500 kgs
From 1 Oct 2001 & 31 Dec 2004
90 kph / 56 mph
Vehicles Between 7501 kgs & 12000 kgs
(with Euro 3 diesel or gas engine)
Between 1 Aug 1992 & 30 Sept
2001
96.5 kph /
60mph
All vehicles between 7501 kgs & 12000 kgs
Between 1 Oct 2001 & 31 Dec
2004
90 kph / 56 mph
All vehicles over 12000 kgs
1 Jan 1998
90 kph / 56 mph
How does the police merc 18 tonne horse box do 70 mph up the m1 it’s passed me a few times .
I actually think, in this case, it will be more aggro attempting to exploit any exemption, if one even exists, than it would be to just drive at 56mph. Flying past every other truck on the motorway with a 14mph speed differential is just going to be an open invitation for a pull.
Dan Punchard:
How does the police merc 18 tonne horse box do 70 mph up the m1 it’s passed me a few times .
Because a very large amount of people in our enforcement agencies are full of crap hypocrites there for the money, job security, power trip or all three.
Dan Punchard:
How does the police merc 18 tonne horse box do 70 mph up the m1 it’s passed me a few times .
I had this last wk with a huge modern on a private plate scania horsebox, no idea what tonnage but was a heafty large 3 axle rigid, no way a 7.5t, i’d say would be well over that empty, so prob 18t min, thinj im sat on 62mph gps & he flys past me so must have been 70
Had team gb horsey something or other written on the side.
Own Account Driver:
Dan Punchard:
How does the police merc 18 tonne horse box do 70 mph up the m1 it’s passed me a few times .
Because a very large amount of people in our enforcement agencies are full of crap hypocrites there for the money, job security, power trip or all three.
Police vehicles are tacho and limiter exempt, same reason with all emergency service vehicles like fire appliances, ambulances, the 18t truck I drive for a search and rescue team. No limiters and no tacho, regardless of weight and when I was made