09/07/2024
Speed Limits are maximums and not targets.
Many van drivers get caught out because they do not know the law. Make sure you know the national speed limits that your vehicle is restricted too:
‘car-derived van’ means a goods vehicle which is constructed or adapted as a derivative of a passenger vehicle and which has a maximum laden weight not exceeding 2 tonnes.
If your van is a CDV, it will be recorded as such under ‘body type’ on the vehicle’s registration document (V5C). If there is any other entry under ‘body type’ the vehicle is not registered as a car derived van and will be subject to speeds lower than the national limits.