sorry 2 keep going on about this, towing YOU ARE ALL BREAKING THE LAW!

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YOU ARE ALL BREAKING THE LAW!

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Not me. My truck is licenced to tow 4,400kgs
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. Granted it really is a big-ass truck though
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What truck is it and where did you find it? I would love to find something with a longer wheelbase as well as something heavier and more powerful than a Range Rover but trucks in the UK seem to be weenie little things!
 
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have I just embarrassed myself by getting it all totally wrong??....

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That said there are certain motorways now fitted with dynamic weighing equipment built into the surface of the road, the ticket just arrives in the post. So, you've all been warned!

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How does this on-road weighing equipment work?

How does 'the road' know that I'm in a Daihatsu Fourtrak towing 3000kg which is within my limit, when the Shogun behind me, also towing 3000kg has a weight limit of 2800kg?
 
I have a 6 Litre Dodge Ram crewcab pick-up truck.
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Does about 10 to the gallon not towing, does less, towing
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, however, I do have it licenced to tow my big American trailer fully laden which it does easily so well worth the spendy running costs.
 

How does this on-road weighing equipment work?

How does 'the road' know that I'm in a Daihatsu Fourtrak towing 3000kg which is within my limit, when the Shogun behind me, also towing 3000kg has a weight limit of 2800kg?

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There are sensors built in to the road and cameras that read number plates linked to a computer daterbase.. I think its more geared to HGVs but not sure The other thing they can do is link the weight sensors to a speed camera so hgvs are done for exceeding 40 mph on A roads they are in use localy to me on the A556 Knutsford
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and common in other parts of the UK
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I've got a Ssangyong Rexton (a Merc ML in sheeps clothing basically), it has a 3.5 tonne tow limit and that is why I got it!
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I've got a 510 and a 17.2 and a 15.3, so I knew I had to have a car with a big towing weight.
 
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