I wonder how many operators of 7.5 tonners actually realise that they have a little over two weeks to limit their trucks to 56mph?
The new legislation, which comes into force on January 1, 2007, applies to almost every commercial vehicle above 3.5 tonnes that was registered between October 1, 2001 and December 31, 2004. At a rough estimate we are talking about 40,000 7.5-tonners and as many as 18,000 large vans. A year later the regulations will also be applied to those registered after December 31, 2004.
But should someone break the law and fail to limit their vehicles to 56mph, what will the punishment be? That’s exactly what I’ve been trying to discover for the past week, but VOSA is proving extremely unhelpful. All I have managed to find out is that a non-restricted vehicle will fail its MOT.