speeding

[paul1763]

what is the speed limit for a courier company van----transit / sprinter size on a dual carriage way

[charleshenry]

70 mph.This van is realy only a large car.

[deadley]

Yeah generally 70 mph, but also depends on the limit of the carriage way - some are 40mph and some 60mph.

[colin6789]

No, Goods vehicles unger 7.5 tons it is 60 on dual carriage way, and 70 only on a motorway if you are no towing a trailer. It is also 50 on a single carriage way, be careful some car derived van may be able to go as fast as cars, but some small MPVs libe belingos are classed as vans?.

[davegrim]

Car derived vans over max laden weight 2 tonnes single carriageway 50 dual carriageways 60. Highway code speed limits

[dilligaf]

First two answers are correct. 70 mph on a dual carriage way unless sign posted otherwise.

Its very sad that the other replies to your question have been answered by drivers who have no idea of the rules and regulations that apply to drivers of motor vehicles.

How many more of them are on the road. The last time they read the Highway Code was probably just befor their driving test.

[Fitzer]

Dilligaf what are you talking about, the speed limit for a goods vehicle under 7.5 tonnes (which includes the transit/sprinter) is 60mph on a national speed limit dual carriageway as per colin's answer, see the table on this page http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport /Highwaycode/DG_070304 the vehicle in question is clearly not a car derived van (Citroen Berlingo etc.)

[leighb]

Hi, having seen many of these vans on the road I would say about 95mph

[dilligaf]

Sorry Fitzer, I misread the question.

[phizzy]

i'm with leighb on this one - especially if it's a white tranny !

[almcd007]

I was pulled once for doing 70mph on a stretch of A1 near Leeds which was just before it turned into Motorway. Basically the road traffic officer said if it's a Car derived van (meaning escort van etc) you can go 70mph on a dual carriageway (if national speed limit applies) If it's a fully fledged van - as in Transit/Movano/ducato etc, it's 60mph. Even my brother in law who has driven vans for 20 years all over the country didn't know this. The officer let me off (very good of him).

[david1702198]

90 mph into a brick wall with any luck as its only gypos that seem to drive them

[mrspirite]

igot pulled up many years ago in a escort van,doing 68mph on a dual carriage way,thinking i was within the 70mph limit.(wrong)according to the officer,only cars are allowed to travel at 70mph,and as my van had no side windows it was not a car.i was fined �18 pounds and my licence endorsed.