Forestboy
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We drove back from the port last night with clear roads, just a few lorries and other MHs. Speeds were in the 50s and we had an easy journey One thing that did niggle though was a MH that overtook us in the third lane at a speed of 60 plus (more like 70 lol). As I was overtaking a large lorrry at the time the turbulance was a bit off putting :Sad:. I don't have a problem with him choosing to travel at that speed (I don't know the circumstances - he may have left the kettle on at home) but personally I don't think a MH should be in that lane.
Question: [HI]do you overtake in the third lane?[/HI]
they walk among usDon't know why this thread is on here if u don't know the rules of the road shouldn't be on it. It's simple on a motorway there are 3 -4 lanes only one lane matters which is the driving lane. The other lanes are for overtaking unless told otherwise. It worries me ppl ask these questions and they drive. oh:
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>> I'm not a professional driver but an unemployed village idiot.
quite possibly the first indisputable statement on this thread
We drove back from the port last night with clear roads, just a few lorries and other MHs. Speeds were in the 50s and we had an easy journey One thing that did niggle though was a MH that overtook us in the third lane at a speed of 60 plus (more like 70 lol). As I was overtaking a large lorrry at the time the turbulance was a bit off putting :Sad:. I don't have a problem with him choosing to travel at that speed (I don't know the circumstances - he may have left the kettle on at home) but personally I don't think a MH should be in that lane.
Question: do you overtake in the third lane?
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All goods vehicles over 3500k registered after 2005 are required to be fitted with a speed limiter set to 90 kph and therefore not allowed to use the 3rd/4th lane on a motorway.
I can't see why private hgv's (any motorhome over 3500k) should be exempt from this requirement.
http://www.transportsfriend.org/road/rsl.html
All goods vehicles over 3500k registered after 2005 are required to be fitted with a speed limiter set to 90 kph and therefore not allowed to use the 3rd/4th lane on a motorway.
I can't see why private hgv's (any motorhome over 3500k) should be exempt from this requirement.
http://www.transportsfriend.org/road/rsl.html
Motorhomes are not goods vehicles.. They are motor caravans... So that rule does not apply. They are taxed as private light goods purely as it's the most appropriate
Class to tax them as
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My apologies it seams I have got the rules wrong oh:
After having checked earlier this evening........
However I do not see how the heck a huge vehicle weighing up to 7.5 ton & carrying less than 8 passengers can be allowed in the overtaking lane yet any goods vehicles over 3.5 ton is automatically banned is beyond me.
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I cant even imagine the catastrophic events that would ensue should a large enough vehicle carrying enough passengers cause should they get caught off guard in the event of an accident or sudden emergency braking situation & then take into account that some of these vehicles may only be an up-plated van.......[/HI]
If you ask me some HGV rules should be applied to vehicles over 3.5 ton like when they limited the coaches tho that still doesn't stop em driving like Wabbits.
Motorhomes are not goods vehicles.. They are motor caravans... So that rule does not apply. They are taxed as private light goods purely as it's the most appropriate
Class to tax them as
I have not read the whole thread so apologise if point already raised, but surely a coach with 52 people on it travelling at 70 ish is no different to a MH doing the same ?
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Our Hymer is recorded on V5 as a Private HGV and says same on tax disc
Max weight 5 ton
My Ace Adventurer is also rated as Private HGV, I am not complaining, tax is only £165 per year :thumb:
an offence to drive a vehicle in the outside lane of a motorway which is:
towing a trailer; or
a goods vehicle with a maximum laden weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes; or
a goods vehicle between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes without a speedlimiter being fitted; or
a passenger vehicle which can carry 8 or more passengers with a maximum laden weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes; or
a passenger vehicle which can carry 8 or more passengers with a maximum laden weight between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes without a speedlimiter being fitted.
Nothing about MoHo's...
[HI]A coach carrying 52 people will have a speed limiter set at 100kph(62.1mph) and is not allowed to use the 3rd lane.[/HI]
Why coaches that can weigh up to 26000kilo should be allowed a limit of 100kph when a truck weighing 3500kilo is limited to 90kph is another debatable matter.
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Yes, I know!!!!......................the point is why, a heavy vehicle is a heavy vehicle, the laws of physics don't change because one is a motorhome and one is a goods vehicle.