Quote by baguette
Even if it's buried in the RSA's small print it's not on The Irish Statute Book.
Members might remember that road worthiness testing only came into law AFTER it was discovered that Motor Caravans had been forgotten in the original relevant legislation. There was a commonly held erroneous belief in the RSA that the existing legislation,at the time, which covered goods vehicles applied also to Motor Caravans.
In the the speed limit legislation for over 3.5t goods vehicles the same mistaken assumption seems still to apply.
It's all probably got to do with the RSA's mindset that Motor Caravans, because they share base components with goods vehicle they treat by them as goods vehicle and not passenger vehicles, which in law they are.
A less prescriptive and more catch-all way to draft the legislation would be to simplify the vehicle descriptions, for example.
Category N Vehicles exceeding 3.5t. GVW used for the carriage of goods.
and
Category M Vehicles exceeding 3.5t. GVW used for the carriage of passengers'
Campervans and motorhomes are either classed as M1 or M2 depending on the weight of the vehicle or number of passengers you are carrying. Under 3500 kgs and less than 8 passengers is M1 and has the same speed restrictions as a car/mpv. Either over 3500 kgs or carrying more than 8 passengers is M2 and is same speed restrictions as a minibus. It is on your vehicle owner certificate.
