arceye wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2017 4:44 pm
Apparently, to make things even worse I'm told it can also vary depending on how the dealer first registers a vehicle of this type, be that as a "commercial" or "Car derived van".
Confused? That'll be you, me, and, just about any commercial vehicle user............. Then there are Land Rovers, I think my dads Double Cab Defender pick up
may be able to do 60, whilst my sons Series 3 can only do 50 (probably a good thing) due to it not having a row of seats behind the driver, oh but then it may depend on how the bloody things were first registered and we really just can't figure it out for sure
You are right on all accounts of the commercial speed limits and although it may appear confusing, car derived vans only come under the same remit if they are insured as commercial. If they are insured just for domestic & pleasure they are then exempt commercial rules. That ruling applies to any converted commercial vehicle. If it's insured for domestic and pleasure only it's exempt of commercial speed limits. All vehicles have their road tax, MOT & insurance collated onto a database. The Police and Authorities such as those that operate speed cameras, know immediately what a vehicle's insurance is. Not wishing to throw a spanner in the works, but, all commercials, even the smallest van, come under the driving hours remit. Larger goods vehicles have on board hours recording device. Smaller vehicles don't, that doesn't mean that they are exempt. Get clocked exceeding the driver's hours and you will be in serious trouble.
arceye wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2017 4:44 pm
GHT wrote:
If you can read this, my screen is a mass of gobbledegook since you changed servers, worse, if you answer I won't be able to read it. I'm not on any social media sites either, don't have email, so until things get sorted, I can no longer take the p*** out of you.
Every cloud and all that
perhaps someone can take the opportunity to post some delectable BL / BMC motor vehicles whilst Mr GHT is unable to pee on their parade
If BL/BMC made delectable cars, why are they not in business today? In the sixties, William Lyons achieved such a desire for Jaguar cars that he had a three year waiting list. In the seventies, under BL management, Americans joked that it was best to buy two Jaguars, because one would always be in the workshop being repaired. BL's cars were bland, banal and boring. They were made of shoddy parts, had mechanical issues and had as much kerb appeal as Jeremy Clarkson's fat belly. Time has not improved them.
