Having read this in the paper (so it must be true!
) I thought I'd copy this of another forum - maybe BDG/Rushjob/AndyB could confirm??
Fleet operators unaware of van speed limit changes
A commercial vehicle rental firm has warned that a number of fleet operators may still be unaware of a new law which will put 56mph speed limits on a number of larger vans.
The law, which comes into force from January, will apply to all Euro 3 diesel commercial vehicles and minibuses registered between October 1st 2001 and December 31st 2004 with a GDW of 3,501 to 7,500kg.
But despite the announcement of the new legislation being made in 2002, TLS Vehicle Rental says many managers are still unaware that they will have to refit many of their vehicles with speed limiter.
From January 2008, the same rule will also apply to all commercial vehicles registered after January 1st 2005.
Carl D'Ammassa, director of asset management at the firm, said: "This change could, we believe, have quite an impact on the operations of many fleets.
"A large number of bigger white vans have a GDW of more than 3.5 tonnes and having them limited to 56mph could mean an increase in delivery times, especially for routes that take in dual carriageways or motorways."