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A road should only have one limit.
That's correct - the road has one limit - but the vehicles also have limits, and the lowest one counts.
Dual purpose vehicle was a different thing, that was a tax dodge on company cars if they had a separate load area.
So a Berlingo wouldn’t fit it under any definition.
The DPV may have been introduced as a tax dodge, but the legislation doesn't say anything about that. I don't have a Berlingo to check, but from specs and photos it appears to have an unladen weight less than 2040kg, a rigid roof, a row seats behind the driver that occupy at least 1/3 of the space, and windows in the back - so why would it not meet the legal definition of a DPV?
@ Drac
Thank you for retracting your aggressive and incorrect misinterpretation.
I'm 100% my buddy knows the traffic regs inside and out.
I asked him in order to assist the OP and for no other purpose.
You might want to take a deep breath and apply due consideration prior to posting next time.
Sometimes if you haven't anything nice or meaningful to say, it's best not to say anything at all! 😎
I apologise if I come across as aggressive that was not my intention. It’s literally how I speak when someone says something my errr mate thinks is bollocks. It’s pretty much a standard answer from me.
so why would it not meet the legal definition of a DPV?
Doesnt a DPV need a bulkhead? I thought that was the defining characteristic.
Hence a pickup is a DPV, but a Discovery (commercial version) isn't.
so why would it not meet the legal definition of a DPV?
Because it's type approved and taxed as a car.
The dpv existed to get high emissions commercial vehicles into lower paying. Tax classes.for bik and contractors
Doesnt a DPV need a bulkhead?
Maybe it does. I'm not arguing that a Berlingo Multispace must be a DPV, just trying to understand why the legal definition doesn't match the interpretation.
Because it’s type approved and taxed as a car.
Thanks - in that case the speed limit question is moot.
I think I've understood it now - the Berlingo car is in all respects a car, despite being derived from the van,
while the Van is a commercial van, because it came first, despite meeting the rest of the criteria for a car derived van. Apologies for being slow.
despite meeting the rest of the criteria for a car derived van.
Almost. But the MK3 Berlingo is over the 2t laden criteria for car derived van anyway.
The MK1 600kg I had previous was legally classed as car derived as it came in mid 1900kgs on the plates
I’m 100% my buddy knows the traffic regs inside and out.
I asked him in order to a
Either what your mate said, or how you’ve written it down though is wrong… (or at least wrong in how most people will interpret it). Is he saying I can tow my trailer at 70mph if the sign says (70) rather than (/) ?
So how it was explained to me on a Traffic Speed Awareness course 😉
On all roads except motorways:
Roads with Street Lights - 30 mph
Unlit Roads - National Speed Limit
UNLESS there is a red speed limit sign designating another limit which will be at regular intervals along the road.
Dual carriageways need a divider or barrier between the opposing directions. So you could have one lane in each direction. Or just a meter wide patch of grass for example. Another example 2 lanes each direction but with nothing dividing the opposing flow isn't a dual carriageway.
Motorways are different basically 70 unless it says otherwise.
So if you're on a lit dual carriageway you may see a 70 limit red circle black numbers.
Vehicle limits override any signed or national limits.
On all roads except motorways:
Roads with Street Lights – 30 mph
Unlit Roads – National Speed Limit
UNLESS there is a red speed limit sign designating another limit which will be at regular intervals along the road.
I don't believe that this is right. It's not just lit / unlit roads, rather the distance between them matters. In the absence of signage, irregularly lit roads are NSL.
In any case, it's a reminder if you don't know because you weren't paying attention and there aren't repeaters. The last sign you passed applies.
Dual carriageways [etc]
Correct.
Vehicle limits override any signed or national limits.
... whichever is lower.