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[albitz]

Having read this post from start I find there are extremes of veiws, limiters can cause serious danger to many road users, a sixteen year old on a moped than can hardly keep up with traffic around town is putting his life in danger and that of others who attempt to over take for the sake of an extra 10 mph. Trucks on a long climb causing frustration to others following. A mini bus on an B road pushing it through a twisty section is probably far more dangerous than the same mini bus cruising at 70mph on an open road or motorway they may not reach the limiter on the B road but this doesn't make it safe. The driver should be the one in control yes you are limited by the vehicles capabilities but a good driver will asses this whilst making his/ her decisions. A bad driver will be a danger what ever you try to do. To have an extra control that has no regard for road conditions has got to be dangerous whether in this specific case or others, For example if you start an over take and a vehicle pulls from a side junction that hasn't seen you, having the choice of accelerating or braking may save lives. If following a slower vehicle in a line of traffic often when you pull out to over take the vehicle behind you has already filled the gap you were in leaving you no where to pull back into if you brake so having the option of accelerating above the speed limit is probably the safest response. Speed restrictors are the thin edge of the wedge of the government controling your driving habits
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If we accept control rather than education is going to be the way forward ,then we are in deep shite imo.

[JamesV6CDX]

Speed restrictors are the thin edge of the wedge of the government controling your driving habits
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nooo... they are there to stop those really hardcore, transit driving criminals, from doing 5mph more than they're allowed when overtaking a HGV....

[ian6pot]

I fit Tachographs and speed limiters and hold the relevent cert.

Trucks are limited to 90k and coaches to 100k
And as from begining of this year transit type vans and above are limited to 100k.I dont think its introduced retrospectivley though but would have to check that.
Also the speed limiter sticker must be fitted in a place in the cab that can be seen from the drivers seat.That dosent mean its the first thing you see but if you look for it you must be able to see it.
You find alot of stickers fitted in the door frame which is inccorect but for some reason VOSA turn a blind eye to it a test time.
An exemption is blue light vehicles which have the speed limiter turned off for obviousl reasons.

All coaches/buses i have driven have it stuck to the drivers window

Yes thats Ok,i really mean trucks as there is some people who fit the sticker in the door frame and you can only see it when the door is open and allthuogh you can see it from the seat its not in the normal driving position