Im an HGV driver and have been charged with driving at 48 mph on the A556. Surely thats a dual-carriageway where the HGV limit is 50 mph?
No. A dual-carriageway is defined by the presence of a central reservation, either paved or grassed over. The number of lanes in either direction is irrelevant. Indeed, a dual-carriageway can have only one lane in each direction, so long as there is a central reservation. Four-lane single-carriageway rural main roads are relatively rare in the UK, but the A556 between M6 Junction 19 and Northwich is one of the longest stretches.
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