UK's truck driver are not too bad on overloading or speeding, according to new figures from the Department for Transport. And there is evidence of strong improvement.
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•Only 1 per cent of 3 axle rigid vehicles, 3 per cent of 4 axle rigid and 5 axle articulated and 4 per cent of 6 axle articulated HGVs exceeded the maximum limits by 4 tonnes or more. This suggests that the vast majority of HGVs on Great Britain’s roads are carrying loads that are not breaking weight limits.

•Very few rigid and articulated heavy goods vehicles exceeded the speed limit of 60 mph on motorways but the majority (over 79 per cent) exceeded the 50 mph limit on dual carriageways and nearly as many (75 per cent) exceeded the 40 mph limit on single carriageways.

• On 40 mph roads, 39 per cent of motorcycles exceeded the speed limit. The next highest group were light goods vehicles, 29 per cent.

•In 1996, 11 per cent of articulated HGVs exceed the speed limit of 60 mph on motorways. In 2006 this figure had fallen to just 2 per cent. However over the same period, the proportion of articulated HGVs exceeding the speed limit (40 mph) on single carriageway non-built-up roads has increased from 72 to 76 per cent.

• Sixty one per cent of 2-axle rigid HGVs were travelling faster than the limit on 30 mph roads in 1996 and this number fell to 46 per cent in 2006. On 40 mph roads however, the proportion of speeding vehicles increased from 16 to 24 per cent over the same period.