Re: Finding an address for a truck firm

Thought this was going to be 'simple'

Not really - provided it has the ability to contact the same number of satellites, it is the satellite signal which dictates the accuracy, not the unit itself.

It ain't gps which lands a plane. Never has been. Planes also don't have to land on roads.

So are you going to retrofit this pish to all the cars already on the road before it can be used? I've got 2 cars that won't work on for a start.

Likewise my Spitfire - though he'd still have to get past me to fit it ....

damn right!

Would you care to explain why that is baloney?

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That sums up my thoughts better than I could have done.

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No, I think it's your turn. I've explained why I think limiting to 70mph is not "v dangerous" - I don't also have to explain why it's baloney.

Highly unlikely. The gearing of an artic means it'd be running pretty near the redline.

A HGV speedo is accurate to within 2% and is checked for calibration every two years.

A car speedo is accurate to 10% and is never checked once it leaves the factory and can be made even more innacurate by fitting different sized tyres from the original so 70MPH on your speedo could be 63MPH in reality which is more likely as it is only 3MPH over the legal limit for HGVs in the UK.

Lies and unless you're using certified timing equipment the test is pointless.

Of course it is but then you hit another barrier, the gearing of the lorry, which means you'd be close to the redline in top gear and the engine governors would probably kick in.

However I expect to see a followup post from someone saying that drivers change the diff on the drive axle...

The diff ratios are completely different on coaches.

And of course racing trucks don't exist do they?

Its not that common Simon. You hardly see any lorries bombing past the rest with a massive difference in speed.

Makes no difference.

Clue: Gearbox and Diff ratios, red line on rev counter, engine governors.

Downhill...THere won;t have been any drive from the engine.

Someone tried that with me once. Didn't quite go how he was expecting.

Alot of HGV drivers are ex-forces. Alot of HGV drivers have had a very long and very shitty day. Any HGV driver driving like he was is going to have "issues".

I think its a regional thing.

If its got wheels, brakes, a throttle linkage and has a source of electricity, it can be done.