Watch Your Speed!

nelliethehooker replied on 22/01/2016 20:31

Posted on 22/01/2016 20:31

As a heads up to new caravanners, and others too. From a letter in the latest C&CC magazine concerning the speed limit while towing where the writer picked up a speeding fine. On 2 way roads when towing the speed limit is 50 mph not 60 mph. It's all too easy after coming off a motorway or dual carriage way, where the max towing speed is 60mph, to stick at that speed. Check out https://www.gov.uk/speed-limits for further information.

replied on 25/01/2016 11:43

Posted on 25/01/2016 11:43

 ...... There is no law against doing less than the speed limit unless there's a minimum speed sign and I've not seen any of those in my travels!

I wonder how far you'd get on the M6 at 25mph before  you were stopped ...... Innocent

Write your comments here... Molly how are you getting on with your Merc ?.

Write your comments here... With a car like that, I don't think she'll be stopped for going too slowly!

EmilysDad replied on 25/01/2016 11:51

Posted on 25/01/2016 11:51

 ...... There is no law against doing less than the speed limit unless there's a minimum speed sign and I've not seen any of those in my travels!

I wonder how far you'd get on the M6 at 25mph before  you were stopped ...... Innocent

Write your comments here... Molly how are you getting on with your Merc ?.

Write your comments here... With a car like that, I don't think she'll be stopped for going too slowly!

Confusingly I'm a HE Kiss ... SWMBO's user name Wink

I took the easy .....expensive option Embarassed It's going in tomorrow morning £££££££s Sad

EmilysDad replied on 25/01/2016 11:57

Posted on 25/01/2016 11:57

 ......  With a car like that, I don't think she'll be stopped for going too slowly!

My other car is a Smart ....... Cool

ABM replied on 25/01/2016 15:48

Posted on 25/01/2016 15:48

Do correct me if I'm wrong,  but I'm not aware on a minimum speed limit in the UK.  However, if by driving slowly one is causing an obstruction or creating danger, I'm sure the police would find a way of reprimanding.  I understand that minimum speed limits apply on German  autobahns?

David 

Well  they  are  mentioned  in  the  Highway  Code,  David  ==  they  are  the  the  Blue  and  white  ones  ,  altho'  as  you  say  I've  never  come  across  one  yet either !

Hakinbush replied on 25/01/2016 16:31

Posted on 25/01/2016 16:31

Ok a little warning on how our local police can be very sneaky and not "cricket". September last year I was on my way to Setthornes New Forest on the perfectly staight road from Lyndhurst to Brockenhurst witch is 50 limit, just coming into Brockenhurst theres a sign 30 mph and opposite is a layby so we go from 50 to 30, and whats in the layby opp the 30 sign a police van with a camera, yep I was done for not slowing down enough in time and done for 40, Ok ive been offered a speed whatsit thing where you dont get points but still cost's £90 but surely there should be some warnig that its 30 up ahead, oh by the way first speeding offence since 1962 on my 650 BSA Super Rocket, so not a habituel offender..

cyberyacht replied on 25/01/2016 17:46

Posted on 25/01/2016 17:46

Some speed limits change at ridiculous intervals. Just west of me, there is a road, some of which is dual carriageway which, in the space of 1500 metres goes from 30 to 40, back to 30,then 40 then back to 30, then 40 yet again where it then thankfully remains for a further 1500 metres.

Add in Swindon's magic roundabout and you begin to wonder about our road planners. Perhaps it's the same company as our IT people.

ADP1963 replied on 25/01/2016 18:14

Posted on 25/01/2016 18:14

 ...... There is no law against doing less than the speed limit unless there's a minimum speed sign and I've not seen any of those in my travels!

I wonder how far you'd get on the M6 at 25mph before  you were stopped ...... Innocent

Write your comments here... Molly how are you getting on with your Merc ?.

Write your comments here... With a car like that, I don't think she'll be stopped for going too slowly!

Confusingly I'm a HE Kiss ... SWMBO's user name Wink

I took the easy .....expensive option Embarassed It's going in tomorrow morning £££££££s Sad

Write your comments here... Sorry to hear that...get the overtime in!. Anyway the less stress there is the better !.

triky auto replied on 25/01/2016 19:32

Posted on 25/01/2016 19:32

 ......  With a car like that, I don't think she'll be stopped for going too slowly!

My other car is a Smart ....... Cool

Write your comments here...My one & only speeding ticket in 54 years of driving ,,,was in a 'Smart'.!!!! they're deceptivlynippy !!!Yell.

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