M6 Tollroad - can you be done for speeding?

[fatboy b]

Some say you can, others say it's a private road, so you can't.

What's the truth?

[Marcellus]

I reckon you can....there have recently been a lot of posts here and on other forums with people stopped for speeding!!

I also doubt the police would focus on it to such a degree if you couldn't...

[SS2.]

You most definitely can..

The rules of the road apply to the M6 Toll, as normal..

[Fidgits]

yes.

[JustinP1]

You definately can.

That is where the police chief was famously 'done' for doing a ton or so.

I have also spoken to another PHer offline about his case. Lasers on bridges, not sure of the exact location.


It just shows something where one of the newest, safest and flattest motorways without any history of accidents (as far as I am aware) is targeted for speed enforcement.

Ironically, on a bright day where conditions on that road are as good as you can ever get for a motorway where 80 seems pedestrian for the conditions and is in fact the minimum speed of any car on it are particularly the days they choose to 'enforce'.

[TripleS]

SS2. said:

You most definitely can..

The rules of the road apply to the M6 Toll, as normal..

....as a Senior Officer from GMP found out!

Best wishes all,
Dave.

[fatboy b]

cheers for the info guys

[tigger1]

I think there was talk of it not having a limit, before it opened - but this was seen by many to be a bad idea.

Would be nice if it did have a higher limit - perhaps this is one way the Government can convince people to use it!

[derestrictor]

It would be perfectly reasonable to have a very high speed limit, most of the time, along it.

Having surveyed it for German research periodical Feststampen die schmutzigen Kommunisten unter ihrem glorreichen rader, several times now, I have scientifically calculated that the correct modulative coefficient required to yield maximum ground effect whilst ensuring minimal risk of leftist infiltration is exactly 186mph (preferably with 'Freewheel Burning' by Judas Priest blasting forth.)

However, in the interests of erring on the side of caution, I'll settle for about 180.

[bluepolarbear]

fatboy b said:

Some say you can, others say it's a private road, so you can't.

What's the truth?

As stated yes you can and it is not a private road. It is a public road built and maintained by private money. In return for the investment the company that has provided the funding is allowed to charge a toll for its use.

[japhilip]

IIRC the rules are that any road (or car park, or anything else) that is able to be freely accessed by the public is subject to the rules of the road. The whole Private Road thing is an urban myth, unless it has gates/resrticted access and members of the public can't just access it anytime they like (like a racetrack).

[Pesty]

Yes you can! I used to be a regular user and there are plenty of unmarked cars going up and down there so keep an eye out

[terminalreality]

Yes definately, although it is "a private road" the M6 toll pay the BIB to patrol the full section of road and enforce the law

[moosepig]

derestrictor said:

It would be perfectly reasonable to have a very high speed limit, most of the time, along it.

Having surveyed it for German research periodical Feststampen die schmutzigen Kommunisten unter ihrem glorreichen rader, several times now, I have scientifically calculated that the correct modulative coefficient required to yield maximum ground effect whilst ensuring minimal risk of leftist infiltration is exactly 186mph (preferably with 'Freewheel Burning' by Judas Priest blasting forth.)

However, in the interests of erring on the side of caution, I'll settle for about 180.

Der, you'd better metabolise those substances out of your bloodstream before you go for a drive

[H_Kan]

The whole point of the road is to avoid congestion and make better progress, and as has been mentioned the road is very good quality, so speed enforcement on safety grounds is laughable at best.

[playerone]

There were 2 unmarked Volvos that pulled people near the barriers going South on the weekend. I felt sorry for the ones who were done as the group of cars they were in all had a speed in the low 3 figures.

• I am not saying I was in this group of cars.

[EU_Foreigner]

I have noticed that the average speed on that road is at least 10 - 15 mph higher then on any other part of the motorway network. It is a great road.

[Z4monster]

JustinP1 said:

You definately can.


It just shows something where one of the newest, safest and flattest motorways without any history of accidents (as far as I am aware) is targeted for speed enforcement.

Err No Accidents? I've seen at least two in the last few years and I use it very infrequently, maybe only twice or so a year.

Brabus SLK went past me going north and 3 minutes later was stopping all three lanes after hitting the central reservation and ripping off both front and rear ends. The road was busy but not insanely so (is it ever that busy?)

I agree it is probably safer than many sections of motorway but not accident free. Not being critical but it's no safer than any other IMHO.

[AJS-]

What they can do on the French peage motorways is take your average time between toll booths. Say you join at Calais and leave at Reims 300km away 2 hours later, average speed 150kph, you can get a ticket. Quite rate but I have heard of this happening. Don't know if they can do this on the M6 toll but I wouldn't be surprised.

[rsv gone!]

AJS- said:

What they can do on the French peage motorways is take your average time between toll booths. Say you join at Calais and leave at Reims 300km away 2 hours later, average speed 150kph, you can get a ticket. Quite rate but I have heard of this happening. Don't know if they can do this on the M6 toll but I wouldn't be surprised.

This is a common misconception. What they actually do is speed trap you en route and then their colleague stops you at the next toll booth.