"Watch your speed in the farm pickup"

Farmers Weekly posted an eye opening article last week titled, "Watch your speed in the farm pickup," written by David Cousins. It reports that farmers driving larger types of pickup trucks, such as the Navara, Hilux, Ranger, D-Max, L200, and Amarok may be subject to lower speed limits. The warning regarding these 'dual purpose vehicles' comes from the National Farmers Union (NFU) who have found that their members have been stopped all too often for speeding by police whilst driving their pickups at the same speed as cars. The NFU are not sure if the farmers are being stopped for going over the unloaded weight limit of 2,040kg (which is the legal limit for driving at the same speed of a car), due to added weights from hard tops or towing gear, or if the police are simply unaware of or are confused about the rules regarding doublecab four-wheel drive pickups. In any case, the NFU are advising their members to familiarise themselves with the legislation on these vehicles and the towing limits. To read more from the article, please click here