"Adrian" wrote in message
...
"dennis@home" gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying:

There is a minimum speed that vehicles must be able to do before
they can use the motorway.

Which is...?

(With authoritative reference, of course)

Laws HA 1980 sects 16, 17 & sch 4,
MT(E&W)R regs 3(d), 4 & 11,
MT(E&W)(A)R, R(S)A sects 7, 8 & sch 3, RTRA sects 17(2) & (3), MT(S)R
reg 10

Oh, look, a handy c'n'p of the references from the bottom of Highway
Code rule 253. Which, by the way, doesn't mention any minimum
achievable speed.

Any links to any of those? The only ones of those I've found online
(HA80 s16, s17) also don't contain any mention of a speed.

I notice you conveniently forget to mention what that minimum speed is.

So - what is this minimum speed?

I don't actually remember, however all motorway slip roads used to have
a sign telling you what wasn't allowed on the road. I haven't seen one
for years.
The speed was about 40 mph IIRC.

Here's a free clue. That HC rule that you cut'n'pasted the list of
applicable laws from gives the classes of vehicles which are and aren't
allowed on m'ways. That's the sum total of legal restrictions and
requirements.

Here's another free clue. There's a time to graciously admit when you're
wrong. For you, in this subthread, that time is about now.

Wrong?
I know that some agricultural vehicles can use the motorway and some can't.
Its the speed they are capable of that decides (as well as being taxed as a
commercial and not using red).
Anyway it doesn't really matter to me so if you want to go and look feel
free.