06-04-15, 09:50 PM
The new limits apply to HGV's in England and Wales. I was heavily involved in this when speed limiters were first made compulsory and were then initially set at 60 m.p.h. to be later reduced to 56 m.p.h. (90 kph). So now they can legally do 60 m.p.h. but at 56 m.p.h. the engine power is cut off unless the speed limiting device has been fiddled with. Result 56 on the level and taking ages to pass a similar truck, but yippee a legal 60 going down hill.
