Pickup truck replacement
Discussion
300bhp/ton said:
Mammasaid said:
The Ranger and Amarok are great if you only want to do 50mph on A roads (60 on DCs).
What are the actual regs around this? I assume it has something to do with it being registered as a commercial vehicle also?Mammasaid said:
300bhp/ton said:
Mammasaid said:
The Ranger and Amarok are great if you only want to do 50mph on A roads (60 on DCs).
What are the actual regs around this? I assume it has something to do with it being registered as a commercial vehicle also?It says if it has these, normal speed limits apply like they would for a car.
capable of all wheel drive,
or if not capable of all wheel drive has:
a rigid roof,
transverse passenger seats
It's a shame the Police site doesn't reference the legislation/act/regulation though. As I suspect there is slightly more to it.
300bhp/ton said:
Thanks, so assuming that info is correct. Then pretty much all pickups should be fine.
It says if it has these, normal speed limits apply like they would for a car.
capable of all wheel drive,
or if not capable of all wheel drive has:
a rigid roof,
transverse passenger seats
It's a shame the Police site doesn't reference the legislation/act/regulation though. As I suspect there is slightly more to it.
It says if it has these, normal speed limits apply like they would for a car.
capable of all wheel drive,
or if not capable of all wheel drive has:
a rigid roof,
transverse passenger seats
It's a shame the Police site doesn't reference the legislation/act/regulation though. As I suspect there is slightly more to it.
The pertinent point is the unladen weight of less than 2040 kg also applies, hence the Amarok and Ranger being restricted to 50/60/70, whereas the L200 and Hilux and Dmax are subject to car limits (60/70/70)
Mammasaid said:
300bhp/ton said:
Thanks, so assuming that info is correct. Then pretty much all pickups should be fine.
It says if it has these, normal speed limits apply like they would for a car.
capable of all wheel drive,
or if not capable of all wheel drive has:
a rigid roof,
transverse passenger seats
It's a shame the Police site doesn't reference the legislation/act/regulation though. As I suspect there is slightly more to it.
It says if it has these, normal speed limits apply like they would for a car.
capable of all wheel drive,
or if not capable of all wheel drive has:
a rigid roof,
transverse passenger seats
It's a shame the Police site doesn't reference the legislation/act/regulation though. As I suspect there is slightly more to it.
The pertinent point is the unladen weight of less than 2040 kg also applies, hence the Amarok and Ranger being restricted to 50/60/70, whereas the L200 and Hilux and Dmax are subject to car limits (60/70/70)
Mammasaid said:
The pertinent point is the unladen weight of less than 2040 kg also applies, hence the Amarok and Ranger being restricted to 50/60/70, whereas the L200 and Hilux and Dmax are subject to car limits (60/70/70)
300bhp/ton said:
Mammasaid said:
The pertinent point is the unladen weight of less than 2040 kg also applies, hence the Amarok and Ranger being restricted to 50/60/70, whereas the L200 and Hilux and Dmax are subject to car limits (60/70/70)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/car-der...
I would suspect that most US pickups aren't registered as commercial vehicles over here and would be classed as a car, however I may be wrong.
Mammasaid said:
Nope, it must be less than 2040 kg AND is either 4wd or fitted with transverse seats and a rigid roof and rear and side windows.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/car-der...
I would suspect that most US pickups aren't registered as commercial vehicles over here and would be classed as a car, however I may be wrong.
Thanks. So my next question is, what causes this to be the case? As a Range Rover would exceed the unleaden weight bit. The Dual vehicle definition doesn't specific the entry criteria.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/car-der...
I would suspect that most US pickups aren't registered as commercial vehicles over here and would be classed as a car, however I may be wrong.
300bhp/ton said:
Mammasaid said:
Nope, it must be less than 2040 kg AND is either 4wd or fitted with transverse seats and a rigid roof and rear and side windows.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/car-der...
I would suspect that most US pickups aren't registered as commercial vehicles over here and would be classed as a car, however I may be wrong.
Thanks. So my next question is, what causes this to be the case? As a Range Rover would exceed the unleaden weight bit. The Dual vehicle definition doesn't specific the entry criteria.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/car-der...
I would suspect that most US pickups aren't registered as commercial vehicles over here and would be classed as a car, however I may be wrong.
Mammasaid said:
A Range Rover is a car, the pickups are commercial vehicles, and it's basically a opt out for the lighter ones from the commercial vehicle speed limits, as they also do for car derived vans like the Fiesta van.
Thanks again. So what is the definition of a commercial vehicle? Is there a choice when first registering it?Interesting, very different weights than quoted on Wikipedia. Sure that will catch a few people out.
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All the first gen UK Rangers (98-11) Mk1-4 are all built by Mazda and are based on the B2500. All are under 2,040 kg and the 4x4 Double Cab and Super Cabs have Dual Purpose exemption and car speed limits.
From the 2012 Ford built T6 Ranger it gets a bit confusing.
I think the original T6 is just under 2,040 kg but from the facelift some high spec models of Double / Super Cab are overweight.
From the newest T6, all the Double Cabs are over and only the low spec, manual Supercabs qualify as Dual Purpose.
If you’re a single owner / operator, like me, it’s not so bad.
If you have access to a fleet of mixed aged vehicles then it’s going to be confusing.
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