50 mph sign

johndailey

Was the 50 mph speed limit sign on caravans ever mandatory to display and if so when and why was it discontinued?

cyberyacht

I remember when the towing limit was 40mph

ChemicalJasper

I believe it was and was dropped when the limit was increased to 60mph (on dual / mway).

IainM1970

The 50 sign was displayed if:

The caravan weighed less than the car, both car and caravan displayed their respective weights and I guess if the owner wanted to travel at 50 rather than 40

The limit was raised from 50 to 60 in the summer of 86 .... from memory!  I would have been 16 so not a driver at the time but I do remember we went on holiday as a family in July travelling at a max of 50 and returned in August at a max of 60!

EmilysDad

I remember when the towing limit was 40mph

Changed in the year we won the World Cup  http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Speed_Limit

johndailey

Thank you all.

AstralRanger12

I remember when the towing limit was 40mph

I remember when the speed limit was 30mph 

EmilysDad

I remember when the towing limit was 40mph

I remember when the speed limit was 30mph 

That was the year I was born ........  just sayin' 

dave the rave

Is there any point in speed limits (numbers in black surrounded by a red circle) if no one takes any notice of them and there is nobody to police them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ?

rdchair

I take notice.

most of the time

Wildwood

We started towing over 30 years ago and we never had a 50 sign but never had a car heavier than the car.