The EU Environment Committee has voted in favour of proposed legislation to limit the speed of new vans, with effect from 1 January 2014 THE top speed of vans could be restricted if new proposals approved by the European Union are accepted by member states. The European Parliament’s Environment Committee recently voted to limit the speed of [...]
Cobra UK is to run a VW Transporter fitted with a speed limiter in this year's MPG Marathon
According to Cobra, a demo with a Transporter has shown a 37% reduction in fuel use - that's £1600 a year for a van covering 26,000 miles
BUSINESS van managers operating vans over 3.5 tonnes will face new speed limit legislation.
Many vans over 3.5 tonnes now need limitersFrom 01 January 2007 all vans over 3500kg with Euro III engines must now have speed limiters fitted. As well as passenger vehicles with more than eight seats. The changes particularly affect goods vehicles between 3.5 tonnes and 7.5 tonnes. VOSA, the government
D'Ammassa: law changeSpeed limiters mandatory from 2007A new law requires vans over 3.5 tonnes to be retrofitted with a speed limiter. The law comes into force in January 2007. It affects Euro 3 diesel commercial vehicles and minibuses registered between 1 October 2001 and 31 December 2004 and being used exclusively on UK roads with a GDW of 3,501-7,500kg. Awareness [...]
