City at odds with it's police force!
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GKP said:
Who knows, but to be fair to the council (heck, am I actually typing that?) the 20mph limit won't affect your journey time one bit. Like I mentioned earlier, you'd be on the cusp of being reckless to get up to 20mph along most of the newly restricted roads.
I doubt it, so long as one goes properly-equipped... for just that reason I'm actively searching for a decent condition Citroen CX in the right spec. Armed with one of those, most traffic-calming measures are effectively irrelevant.FWIW:
The Motor Vehicles Approval Regulations 2001 Schedule 3 Approval Requirements for Relevant Vehicles said:
Speedometers
1. The vehicle shall be fitted with a speedometer capable of indicating speed in mph at uniform intervals not exceeding 20 mph at all speeds up to the maximum speed of the vehicle and capable of being read by the driver at all times of the day or night.
2. For all true speeds up to the design speed of the vehicle, the true speed shall not exceed the indicated speed.
3. For all true speeds of between 25 mph and 70 mph (or the maximum speed if lower), the difference between the indicated speed and the true speed shall not exceed—
V/10 + 6.25 mph
where V = the true speed of the vehicle in mph.
Streaky1. The vehicle shall be fitted with a speedometer capable of indicating speed in mph at uniform intervals not exceeding 20 mph at all speeds up to the maximum speed of the vehicle and capable of being read by the driver at all times of the day or night.
2. For all true speeds up to the design speed of the vehicle, the true speed shall not exceed the indicated speed.
3. For all true speeds of between 25 mph and 70 mph (or the maximum speed if lower), the difference between the indicated speed and the true speed shall not exceed—
V/10 + 6.25 mph
where V = the true speed of the vehicle in mph.
streaky said:
FWIW:
So would that hold water in a courtroom? I have no idea of such things, but surely you could just wheel this out if you were done for doing 28 in a 20The Motor Vehicles Approval Regulations 2001 Schedule 3 Approval Requirements for Relevant Vehicles said:
Speedometers
1. The vehicle shall be fitted with a speedometer capable of indicating speed in mph at uniform intervals not exceeding 20 mph at all speeds up to the maximum speed of the vehicle and capable of being read by the driver at all times of the day or night.
2. For all true speeds up to the design speed of the vehicle, the true speed shall not exceed the indicated speed.
3. For all true speeds of between 25 mph and 70 mph (or the maximum speed if lower), the difference between the indicated speed and the true speed shall not exceed—
V/10 + 6.25 mph
where V = the true speed of the vehicle in mph.
Streaky1. The vehicle shall be fitted with a speedometer capable of indicating speed in mph at uniform intervals not exceeding 20 mph at all speeds up to the maximum speed of the vehicle and capable of being read by the driver at all times of the day or night.
2. For all true speeds up to the design speed of the vehicle, the true speed shall not exceed the indicated speed.
3. For all true speeds of between 25 mph and 70 mph (or the maximum speed if lower), the difference between the indicated speed and the true speed shall not exceed—
V/10 + 6.25 mph
where V = the true speed of the vehicle in mph.
Efbe said:
streaky said:
FWIW:
So would that hold water in a courtroom? I have no idea of such things, but surely you could just wheel this out if you were done for doing 28 in a 20The Motor Vehicles Approval Regulations 2001 Schedule 3 Approval Requirements for Relevant Vehicles said:
Speedometers
1. The vehicle shall be fitted with a speedometer capable of indicating speed in mph at uniform intervals not exceeding 20 mph at all speeds up to the maximum speed of the vehicle and capable of being read by the driver at all times of the day or night.
2. For all true speeds up to the design speed of the vehicle, the true speed shall not exceed the indicated speed.
3. For all true speeds of between 25 mph and 70 mph (or the maximum speed if lower), the difference between the indicated speed and the true speed shall not exceed—
V/10 + 6.25 mph
where V = the true speed of the vehicle in mph.
Streaky1. The vehicle shall be fitted with a speedometer capable of indicating speed in mph at uniform intervals not exceeding 20 mph at all speeds up to the maximum speed of the vehicle and capable of being read by the driver at all times of the day or night.
2. For all true speeds up to the design speed of the vehicle, the true speed shall not exceed the indicated speed.
3. For all true speeds of between 25 mph and 70 mph (or the maximum speed if lower), the difference between the indicated speed and the true speed shall not exceed—
V/10 + 6.25 mph
where V = the true speed of the vehicle in mph.
The implication of what is written here is that, at 25mph, the speedo must read between 25mph and 33.75mph. Since the usual threshold for prosecution is 10% + 3mph, i.e. 25mph in this case, they can safely prosecute at 25mph and above. So as you were.
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