JAY PS Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 Heard today the goverment are trying to pass a new law governing all commercials to 55mph(to include all euro 3/4 vans) ,its a trusted source and after the LEZ started today ,its another nail in the coffin for van owners Quote from an offical " It will bring down emission and save lifes " What planet do these people live on !! And why im on the subject is there nothing this crappy goverment wont tax or ruin And and the LEZ aparantly will save over 1,000 deaths a year in London !!! How the fkns will they be able to prove that ! Having a shag will be taxed soon !!!! If anyone has anymore info ,i will tie myself to a well known Jag !!! Just before anyone else says it ,no i dont just moan on here ,i just think you guys should know whats going on as 8 out 10 people didnt have a clue about LEZ until today __________________
Mr Sam Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 LEZbians you say? yeah ive heard about this, boss uses a small truck which suffered some damage the other week he went to look at a new one and i think they are allready goverened to 56 and have a tacho crap pic but not very big things carry about 2 ton does this mean twin cab pick-ups and pick ups will get goverened too?
flyingbanana Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 hgv are already limted to 56mph...i dont think it will make a difference
Mr Sam Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 yeah but there talking about doing it to smaller trucks that sorta size (random google image, had to pick the pink one )
ZetecVan 2.0 Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 I don't think my van is capable of doing 56mph... 96mph easy... but 56? Nah...
flyingbanana Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 yep i knew form the post sam....but think about it ...its bad enough when lorrys have to over take each other on the motorway...think how much more busy it will be if they do to to vans etc under 7.5 tonne
Mr Sam Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 ahh yeah thats a point, bloody ell the M11 and the A1 when the lorrys start overtaking
Chris! Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 some reason i doubt it will ever happen
over_head_cam Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 Ken Livingstone must be terminated IMMEDIATELY
jed Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 yep its coming just like the lez i got 3 skip lorries 2 didnt qualify for lez cost 5 grand for 2 poxy cats that takes them to euro 4 std after that there scrap even though theres plenty of life left in them cheers KEN YOU DIRTY SCUM BAG lets hope one of the so called lives it saves isnt yours .you guys with the little trucks there gonna come along and fuk you as well theres nothing great about GREAT BRITAIN any more fukin shame aint it
X-pack-Glyn Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 What they need to do is get on to the moron management of the drivers who are fully condoning the breaking of speed limits to meet deadlines and targets!!! i have been encouraged to get to jobs "as quickly as possible" and told to "put my foot down" on one occasion by my service controller , we are also in situations where we have to phone in job details whilst driving down the road all to often. oh, and i smoke in my van too, and i put that down to stress from the afforementioned.
kevmk2 Posted February 5, 2008 Report Posted February 5, 2008 Im a lorry driver and hate sticking to 56mph but when you get on a downhill section you can reach 60mph sometimes, woo-hoo I heard on the radio the other day that 65-70p per litre of fuel is government tax They rip all of us off big time, it pee's me off, but what can you do
escortmad79 Posted February 5, 2008 Report Posted February 5, 2008 Im a lorry driver and hate sticking to 56mph but when you get on a downhill section you can reach 60mph sometimes, woo-hoo I heard on the radio the other day that 65-70p per litre of fuel is government tax They rip all of us off big time, it pee's me off, but what can you do Emmigrate!!
ZetecVan 2.0 Posted February 5, 2008 Report Posted February 5, 2008 I hired a new Merc Sprinter I read that as 'Merc Sphincter'
kevmk2 Posted February 5, 2008 Report Posted February 5, 2008 Im a lorry driver and hate sticking to 56mph but when you get on a downhill section you can reach 60mph sometimes, woo-hoo I heard on the radio the other day that 65-70p per litre of fuel is government tax They rip all of us off big time, it pee's me off, but what can you do Emmigrate!! I have thought about that mate, got a few mates in australia. Couldnt leave all my family behind though, maybe when im older and more skint i will
hotrodholty Posted February 5, 2008 Report Posted February 5, 2008 hgv are already limted to 56mph...i dont think it will make a difference correct, i dont think it would be a bad idea, why would you want to go more than 56mph in a van anyway?, i drive my cars fast, but thats what they where built for, it really pisses me off when i see a big van barrelling down the motorway in the fast lane doin 90 odd mph, no matter how good you build a van/truck it is always going to be unstable at high speed and will take a lot longer to stop due to there hieght, wieght/size compared to a car hgv trucks are restricted for this reason and i dont see how a small truck/big van should be any different, if i was in my car i would'nt want to be hit by either going any faster than 50mph, you wanna go fast drive a car, you wanna work, drive a van. i drive a van myself eveyday runaround, i also run a couple of artic car transporters aswell as a merc sprinter one car transporter. none of which are driven above 56. the escy regularly see's the naughty side of 90.
FredTransit Posted February 5, 2008 Report Posted February 5, 2008 Our Mk2 transit lutons will about see 60 full, but they are the same unladen weight as the LWB Mk2, which I have seen off the clock when in a rush. The trouble with governing is it doesn't allow for overtaking and getting out of trouble by accelerating, so if you pull out and get behind another governed van or truck you might as well just pull back in again, even if you are not breaking the speed limit. Ken Livingstone must be terminated IMMEDIATELY How much would that cost do you think?
Doc Posted February 5, 2008 Report Posted February 5, 2008 Lots of firms are restricting their vans because they have been advised by DVLA that they need to be compliant by 2009 it is gonna happen .
FredTransit Posted February 5, 2008 Report Posted February 5, 2008 these things are usually age related though. I'm not too worried as we have classic vans.
Durham Fiesta Posted February 6, 2008 Report Posted February 6, 2008 hope it doesn't happen as it'll mean a lot of late nights for me if can't get round all drop quickly, a lot of our area is dual carriageway/ motorway so it would be a nighmare.
bortaf Posted February 6, 2008 Report Posted February 6, 2008 As fred says only on new vans so i'm Ok ,even if the LEZ makes me swap to a petrol engine i can fly past all the new vans, 2 finger errect in a speedy wave
FredTransit Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 Yeah it will make a hilarious change to go past all those merc sphincters
greenfordpop Posted February 8, 2008 Report Posted February 8, 2008 Ken Livingstone must be terminated IMMEDIATELY I know,its to go for him!!! greenfordpop AKA Barry
FredTransit Posted February 8, 2008 Report Posted February 8, 2008 Would now be a good time to mention family legend has it my mum was Pierrpoint's daughter, so that would make me the hangman's granddaughter. I would be willing to go back into the family business for Ken....
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