A mate of mine said that the speed limit for towing caravans has been dropped to 50 miles an hour, I thought it was 60, anyone clarify for me?
Speed limits for caravans
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I got passed by a Toyota Land Cruiser towing a big caravan on the M74 coming home from Scotland at the weekend. I was sticking to 70mph because I had my canoe on the roof so god knows what he was doing.
It's 60 mph for any vehicle towing anything.
The most worrying thing I saw was on the M32 one night,I was driving a coach and travelling at 62 MPH .I was passed by another coach that was being towed by a breakdown truck.
The most worrying thing I saw was on the M32 one night,I was driving a coach and travelling at 62 MPH .I was passed by another coach that was being towed by a breakdown truck.
Boss, a caravan is NOT bushcrafty
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Ahh, but maybe he was going to take it to a bushcraft friendly campsite to chop up and use as firewood as so not to use up any precious wood on site?
Cheers,
Dont forget that if you have a newish driving license then you need to pass the towing test as well:
Car licences held before 1 January 1997
All drivers who passed a car test before 1 January 1997 retain their existing entitlement to tow trailers until their licence expires. This means they are generally entitled to drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to 8.25 tonnes MAM. They also have entitlement to drive a minibus with a trailer over 750kgs MAM.
Drivers who hold subcategory C1+E - limited to 8.25 tonnes MAM, may apply for provisional entitlement to the new subcategory C1+E, in order to take and pass the test which will increase their combined vehicle and trailer entitlement to 12 tonnes MAM. It is not necessary to gain subcategory C1 entitlement first but drivers have to meet higher medical standards, and pass both the category C theory test and the subcategory C1+E practical test.
Car licences held before 1 January 1997
All drivers who passed a car test before 1 January 1997 retain their existing entitlement to tow trailers until their licence expires. This means they are generally entitled to drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to 8.25 tonnes MAM. They also have entitlement to drive a minibus with a trailer over 750kgs MAM.
Drivers who hold subcategory C1+E - limited to 8.25 tonnes MAM, may apply for provisional entitlement to the new subcategory C1+E, in order to take and pass the test which will increase their combined vehicle and trailer entitlement to 12 tonnes MAM. It is not necessary to gain subcategory C1 entitlement first but drivers have to meet higher medical standards, and pass both the category C theory test and the subcategory C1+E practical test.
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Heck, there's a towing test?????? 
He he, yeah, a caravan isn't all that bushcrafty but it's very family friendly, we're picking up the in laws on the way up to the lakes, going with friends that have one etc
Umm, i wonder why my friend thought it had been dropped to 50mph, unless it used to be 60 on dual/motorway and other 60's and now it's less, I always thought it was 10 below everything down to 30.
Me at 90 with the van on the back Well, maybe not being a defender
He he, yeah, a caravan isn't all that bushcrafty but it's very family friendly, we're picking up the in laws on the way up to the lakes, going with friends that have one etc
Umm, i wonder why my friend thought it had been dropped to 50mph, unless it used to be 60 on dual/motorway and other 60's and now it's less, I always thought it was 10 below everything down to 30.
Me at 90 with the van on the back Well, maybe not being a defender
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widu13
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
It's used to be 50, then went to the current 60/50. Having said that I've yet to see a caravanner get booked up! Some country roads have now been down classed to 50, perhaps that's the confusion?
forestwalker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Rather than speed limits, what about time of day limits?
Say, only allowed on single carriageways between 2am and 4am?
Say, only allowed on single carriageways between 2am and 4am?
