7.5t HGV speed limit raised to 50mph
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From the latest Local Transport Today:
The speed limit for lorries on single carriageway roads in England and Wales will be raised from 40 to 50mph early next year, the Government has announced. The increase, for goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes, will be made despite strong opposition to the change in a consultation held last year. “The consultation was not designed to be a poll” the DfT said this week.
Announcing the increase, new transport minister Claire Perry said: “This change will remove a 20mph difference between lorry and car speed limits, cutting dangerous overtaking and bringing permitted lorry speeds into line with other large vehicles such as coaches and caravans.”
The speed limit for lorries on single carriageway roads in England and Wales will be raised from 40 to 50mph early next year, the Government has announced. The increase, for goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes, will be made despite strong opposition to the change in a consultation held last year. “The consultation was not designed to be a poll” the DfT said this week.
Announcing the increase, new transport minister Claire Perry said: “This change will remove a 20mph difference between lorry and car speed limits, cutting dangerous overtaking and bringing permitted lorry speeds into line with other large vehicles such as coaches and caravans.”
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