Caddy Speed Limits ?

X22JME · Post by **X22JME** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:26 pm

What are the caddy speed limits?
50/60 single carriage way ?
60/70 duel carriage way ?

Is it a car derived vehicle/mpv/ panel van

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Maxedmini · Post by **Maxedmini** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:33 pm

60/70 as far as I know, the lower limit only applies to towing or vehicles over 3ton gross capacity but someone correct me if i am wrong

Post by **Doc** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:34 pm

If you have a caddy life, whether it is short wheelbase or long wheelbase, you are subject to normal car speed limits.

If your caddy is a commercial, whether it is short wheelbase or long wheelbase, it is subject to the applicable speed limits for commercial vehicles with a design gross vehicle weight of over 2000kg.
Car derived or not makes no difference in the eyes of the law regarding speed limits in the UK.

Post by **Giddy** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:36 pm

As Doc said, car speed limits only for Caddy Life.
For rest of us 50/60

Post by **Doc** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:48 pm

Just to clarify, commercial Caddys are subject to a maximum of:
•30mph in built up areas
•50mph on single carriageways
•60mph on dual carriageways
•70mph on motorways

Maxedmini · Post by **Maxedmini** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:07 pm

Well that told me.
Just done done some searching, has anyone who has added a rear seats and windows ever tried to change the class to Dual purpose vehicles so these lower limits won’t apply ?

FaZy_UK · Post by **FaZy_UK** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:13 pm

Yes. I added rear seats and side window.

They changed it to "MPV". It seems to be the same rules as DPV, so I believe I'm now safe for car speeds

mark1a · Post by **mark1a** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:15 pm

Technically the class won't change as such, it will still be N1 (light commercial), as opposed to M1 (passenger car). Your best bet would be to try and change the body type to Dual Purpose Vehicle or MPV (Caddy Life has MPV on the V5, but then I suppose it's a van derived car, Caddy 2K unfortunately was never a car derived van, I think the 9K was). My point being, it's probably easy to change the body type than the classification.

[EDIT] typed before reply above

Maxedmini · Post by **Maxedmini** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:22 pm

FaZy_UK wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:13 pm Yes. I added rear seats and side window.

They changed it to "MPV". It seems to be the same rules as DPV, so I believe I'm now safe for car speeds

What did you do? Just send of logbook or was it more too it?

DING-DONG · Post by **DING-DONG** » Wed Mar 27, 2019 6:35 am

My kombi maxi had the same limits as a car.

totty79 · Post by **totty79** » Wed Mar 27, 2019 4:04 pm

Watching with interest.

My Maxi Kombi is registered N1 (light commercial), some are M1 it seems to depend on the first owner.

The speed limits reference the construction and use regs not the DVLAs vehicle registration categories which do not match.

I've checked and documented that a Kombi meets the definition of a dual purpose vehicle, the only grey area being whether you consider the seats to be permanently fitted or not (the floor panel is welded in, but the seats themselves can be lifted out). I had an MOT station review and counter sign this document, but have not sent it to the DVLA.

FaZy_UK · Post by **FaZy_UK** » Thu Mar 28, 2019 1:40 pm

Maxedmini wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:22 pm What did you do? Just send of logbook or was it more too it?

Sent off the logbook and some photos of the conversion. It was back in a week

Maxedmini · Post by **Maxedmini** » Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:08 pm

FaZy_UK wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2019 1:40 pm Sent off the logbook and some photos of the conversion. It was back in a week

Ok great will try mine

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