Doblo Speeding Warning - IMPORTANT

So with regards to the question, and having seen the link from Hellcat, with that vehicle, i would seize. Technically the driver could be arrested for Dangerous Driving

*dances*

Thanks. And thanks to Hellcat too!

Thing is, are Traffic Officers aware to look for this? Would they all know what to look for and what to do? This law is being flagrantly disregarded, mainly I think due to ingorance. How about if the tyres are correctly inflated, new or legal tread pattern and depth, would it still constitute an offence that would stick?

It really concerns me that these people are willing to put their own, and MUCH more importantly, the lives of other Highway users at risk doing this.

There is no need, wider wheels and tyres are fine by me when covered by bodywork as required. Safe Modifying is fun and individual, all in favour of that but within the law and safety requirements.

Lol... so you going to put these Threads to bed then Hellcat?

Guess I'm just a grumpy old man at heart.... where as you're just a gru......

Result though...

All traffic officers have to be certified vehicle examiners. There qualifications for this allows them to remove vehciles from a road, if its is concidered to be in a dangerous contition, regardless of what the MOT tester says. The MOT test just for advice does not extend to section 67 RTA1988.

in simple terms even if your MOT tester says its ok to have wheels stretched, I would remove from the road, possibly arrest the individual, for Dangerous driving, and summons the person responsible for fitting. This comes down to USE CAUSE PERMIT, at the very least report for summons.

The driver ALWAYS uses, however in this instance the 'Modder' being a third party, is guilty of an offence of Permitting an offense.

With regard to informing DVLA of change of vehicle type, yes. Otherwise we will submitt a correction report, at the same time of possibly reporting for summons A V23 is the required paperwork for this

David

Just tagged to the bottom,
in my experience the most common problem is boys racing around with uninsured vehicles as their insurance has not been altered to reflect the changes. The vehicls are usually first class owing to all waking moments being spent modding!

I agree there is some confusion but not about "what a car is" it was about speed limits for goods vehicles.

Can you confirm that the speed limit for a van less than 2 tonnes mam on a dual carriageway is 70 mph and for a van over 2 tonnes mam is 60 mph?

The problem is that a Doblo van's mam is just a tiny bit over 2 tonnes, I think it's 2.030 and alot of van owners didn't realise they were breaking the speed limit by doing 70 mph on a dual carriageway.

It would be nice to have this confirmed by a traffic cop .

Hi, new here - I have a 1.3 multijet Cargo 56 plate from new which is bang on 2000kg which is why I got it rather than the 1.9. (Mainly round town work anyway).

would this apply to my my bro's scudo van then??