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Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT
Legal limit is 60, but many companies set the speed limiter on these vehicles to 56mph for economy.
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I believe the 56 thing was an EU initiative.
All the companies l work for set at 56 or less. A couple 52 though one reset back to 56 as the Purfleet/Warrington trunks were often not getting back in the legal driving time.
You'll see very few lorries cruising at 60 (unless downhill), hardly any at all. Even the continental trucks are mostly down to the mid-fifties now. Some of the Irish wagons can still press on but it's a relative rarity.