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Quote: Originally posted by freeatlast on 18/7/2011

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No it is not legal and safe to tow at 80mph in France. Units with a combined weight train of over 3500kg are limited to 90kph, 56mph. Only those under that weight are able to travel legally at 80.

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Surely that contradicts me, then contradicts yourself to then agree with what I said?

I never mentioned weights.... merely the fact that under French law, you can tow at 80mph and be legal and if it's legal it must be deemed safe.....

I'm with you on the 56mph, as I have no desire to tow faster than I feel safe or comfortable with. Plus economy is a major factor.

I'll be the one on the inside lane, pootling along in a line of HGV's.... Not trying to pass them on a dual carriageway doing 58mph and taking 3 miles to get past  

I use the A74 a lot heading south, driving solo til now, there's nothing more frustrating than a lorry pulling out to pass another and blocking both lanes for an eternity..... Apologies for digressing!

Quote: Originally posted by Gareth72 on 18/7/2011

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Surely that contradicts me, then contradicts yourself to then agree with what I said?

I never mentioned weights.... merely the fact that under French law, you can tow at 80mph and be legal and if it's legal it must be deemed safe.....

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Quote: Originally posted by Gareth72 on 18/7/2011

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How come in France it's legal and evidently safe to tow at 80........

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That's all I said.... and it is. If it wasn't 'safe' it wouldn't be legal. Yes it depends on what you tow. But that wasn't my original point. My point was you CAN legally tow at 80 in France, and you can't here.

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/media/5582430/french%20speed%20limits.pdf

Quote: Originally posted by skiTTish on 13/6/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by AndrewK on 13/6/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by bandy68 on 13/6/2011

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The IDIOT in the Freelander that passed me yesterday must have been doing at least 80mph

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I live in Oldham and was driving down the M60 to a meeting in Stockport a couple of years back. I was doing (at least) 70mph and a Mercedes Sprinter van towing a caravan shot past, at least 10 mph faster.

There are idiots everywhere.

Andrew

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hmmmm was the driver a well tanned fellow wearing lots of gold jewelry perchance ?

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ok, having come back from France yesterday I saw lots of signs befroee bridges/ high winds that showed a car and a caravan and restricted the speed to 110kph(68mph)...so does this not suggest that the limit is higher when not in "dangerous" bits of the road.

One thing i will say is that I probably stuck at around 110kph in France, but the roads are in so much better condition, the minute you get back to Engalnd the roads are ccrap, doing 58mph-60mph in England and the surface is rough, bumpy and holey...

I always think that the towing is a part of the holiday, I start to relax as soon as I hitch up and do my general checks, what's the rush?  "It's a marathon, not a sprint!"  I've always made sure that I buy a car that will tow well with a bit of power to spare, therefore I usually go as fast comfortably possible and always within the speed limits. 

Caravanners always get a bad name for holding up traffic!  But, my nemesis is the "Treeites" these are people who visit garden centres, then drive very slowly so as not to spill their newly aquired pots of plants!  They can usually be spotted easily by their slow speed and foiliage sticking out of the sun roof!!!!!

Quote: Originally posted by Nescafe84 on 01/8/2011

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It was probably the same idiot that passed me on the M6 near Kendal doing a silly speed I can't believe how fast he disappeared out of sight! The Freelander can't be that good as a tow car we passed one that had turned over together with the caravan it was towing on the M6 near Stoke the weekend before caused huge delays and closed all but one lane of the motorway!

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Quote: Originally posted by Nescafe84 on 01/8/2011

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It was probably the same idiot that passed me on the M6 near Kendal doing a silly speed I can't believe how fast he disappeared out of sight! The Freelander can't be that good as a tow car we passed one that had turned over together with the caravan it was towing on the M6 near Stoke the weekend before caused huge delays and closed all but one lane of the motorway!

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