lorry limited to 52mph
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Yep 56mph in general or 90kmh which incidentally is exactly 25 metre's a second. In my previous job i dealt with lorry drivers nearly day to day i would often ask about their limiters, some were the standard 56 some 55 or 54 all in the name of fuel consumption apparently. Teso lorries are limited to 48 apparently, it's madness really i was sat in an artic pulling an over sized load and we steamed past a tesco truck which was pulling a small trailer. Not sure how small but it didn't look the usual 40 foot. Getting stuck behind a tesco lorry can really rein a trip on the A9 to or from Inverness.
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Jim Campbell said:
Yep 56mph in general or 90kmh which incidentally is exactly 25 metre's a second. In my previous job i dealt with lorry drivers nearly day to day i would often ask about their limiters, some were the standard 56 some 55 or 54 all in the name of fuel consumption apparently. Teso lorries are limited to 48 apparently, it's madness really i was sat in an artic pulling an over sized load and we steamed past a tesco truck which was pulling a small trailer. Not sure how small but it didn't look the usual 40 foot. Getting stuck behind a tesco lorry can really rein a trip on the A9 to or from Inverness.
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If you're stuck behind it that would assume you're on a single carriageway in which case 48mph is speeding anyway? Ta
Heartworm said:
Tesco are limited to 40 :@ Only discovered this when I got stuck behind one on the A9, glad to get passed it and reached another a couple miles down the road.
It won't be limited to 40, if on a single carriageway he's just sticking to the law!The driver was probably just as irritated as you
legless said:
Heartworm said:
Tesco are limited to 40 :@ Only discovered this when I got stuck behind one on the A9, glad to get passed it and reached another a couple miles down the road.
The speed limit for ALL HGVs on a single carriageway NSL road is 40mph...I always sit at 50 at least on roads as such, there's far less suicidal overtaking from impatient motorists than sitting at 40
Heartworm said:
Tesco are limited to 40 :@ Only discovered this when I got stuck behind one on the A9, glad to get passed it and reached another a couple miles down the road.
Iirc most Tesco drivers are either agency or on a very nice pay package and if they can delay their return to the depot then it's all good! 40mph? All good. 
Also, they're all timed on deliveries so can't go too quick.
Yes. They need to look at the 40mph limit for all trucks.
GTIR said:
Iirc most Tesco drivers are either agency or on a very nice pay package and if they can delay their return to the depot then it's all good! 40mph? All good.
Also, they're all timed on deliveries so can't go too quick.
Yes. They need to look at the 40mph limit for all trucks.
They're all agency at Tesco. They also will basically never delay their return to depot, as a majority of them go to express stores where even if they arrive on time, chances are they have to wait a while for space in the shop/staff to become available before they can even tip.Also, they're all timed on deliveries so can't go too quick.
Yes. They need to look at the 40mph limit for all trucks.
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