RickDraper

I am interested to find out what sort of speeds people commute at up and down the motorways? I do the Manchester-London run once a week and average around 90-100 most of the way, i know i am breaking the speed limit but i was wondering what others whip it up to? Often people will over take me and cearly they are doing around 100+ but i was just wondering what sprt of speeds other people drive at?

Chip

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about 80 ish normally these days as its so much cheaper with the number of miles I do

tomti

im usually at about 80-85 when im on the motorway cruising

RickDraper

I try and stick to 85-90 but when cunts are passing me i just have to put my foot down!

XRdodgybird

Anything between 5 and 90 mph on the M62

Stu.H

I stick to 70 now (1.9 306 xldt), when I had my escort, it was make sure I beat everything and then drop back

Stu.H

pmsl, that all?

when I saw indicators i thought the cunts were racing me

S1rst

I bearly go over 70-75 to be honest and occasionally hit 80 if i want to get past someone for a change of scenary for a few miles. Mainly due to the fact that it saves a good bit of fuel at that speed compared to 80-90.

Eagle

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70 ... i like my licence

tabetha

On that road 80ish, but on others if clear up to 150, just for brief periods though, the fuel gauge goes down as fast as the speedo goes up!!
tabetha

purple_fiesta

normally 75-80ish

Bullett

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traffic dependent.if its fairly busy but flowing i normally travel at 80-85 if its a clear run at night for instance im travelling a touch on the high side.

Ginge !

depends, id say between 100 and if emptyish maybe a little more perhaps, was fairly empty on the way back from the ring and i belive we was doing a little over 80ish

croft on sunday is around 300 miles away,,,,,, illbe leaving at 430ish,,,,,, so i will make a gentle run

Jim Galbally

im terrible myself, rarely have anything pass me

80-90 is normally as slow as i go without traffic, 110 max for normal driving

Dicko&Vacant

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on a run tend to do about 85-90

Twellsie

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usually 80-95, but if the road opens up a bit and there is nothing around i go a little faster for a while

fraser9764

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65-75, im one of them boring sods that sits in the inside lane
the tranny drinks juice over 70 and its a hell of a lot quieter at 65.

DaveJB

Around 75 in the company derv, just to save on fuel as it lowers my pence per mile that I pay back to the company. I normally knock on at a ton in my own car though.

I have noticed over the past couple of weeks that the average speed of the cars around me seems to be dropping...

DaveJB

pmsl You used to average 120 in your vec

jbsportstech

DITTO

Before fuel went up over over the last few month I used to travel at 90+ in my ST but since the fuel price has gone up I have slowed down first to 80 and now to 70. Its alot less stressful as you just cruise along and it doesnt take much longer. Infact people doing 90+ often pass me and then I end up right behind them on the slip road so what have the achived??? I am using about a 3rd less on average. I am getting 30-32mpg with my revised driving style instead of 22-25mpg. Its less where and tear on my car its better for the enviroment and your pocket its a no brainer really.

Dicko&Vacant

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i was young and stupid then

cabrio zo

70-75 occassionally hit 80mph, a trip out in the cossie or the 5 to say a show may hit a little higher occassionally, but not for long!

Z

Graceland

I'm an old man now, 60 with the cruise on for me


Might have something to do with the 47.8mpg reading on the trip computer that aswell

Markb_s1

80ish usually.
never ever more than a ton. been banned for that once already and have no intention of going there again!

dan le moignan

Usualy 70mph, some times 80mph! learnt my lesson back in the day when i got banned for 100mph+. Also on our local motorways those average speed camera's are cropping up all over the place, which tend to make you paranoid about your speed!.

Smartdj.

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i get this all the time

Smartdj.

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i get that

_SpeedX_

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70-80mph no point going any faster with the amount of traffic jams these days, even on a long journey your probably only going to save about 15minutes!

paceo

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usaually about 145-160 ish my veyron

Coldo

60-80mph.

Quit like sitting at 60mph on the way to work at 7:30am, chills me out a bit i rekon, less stressfull than pushing on at 90/100 like i probably could.

das

about 80ish the blues and twos leave you alone then

andrewg

were doing 80 with cruise on, in van trailer on way to brunters
but starting to hit traffic

SapphyMike

I tend to do between 60 and 70mph tbh. I hate being on the motorway as i hate hanging around, but as i've done 14,000 miles for work in the last 12 months I've found that sitting at 60-70mph isnt much slower than going faster. my trip computer on my vRS was showing at 46.4mpg after my recent trip to and from Luton last week, which for a 1.8 Petrol Turbo, I was quite pleased with.

Its less stressful too, and less tiring.

Perhaps im getting old, but even though I like fast cars, they arent the be all and end all.

cabrio zo

You do know the speed limit for towing don't you? Friend of ours never stuck to it, got a bit of a brown pants moment when it decided to get a weave on!

Z

alan12112

80 all they way with the cruise on in the company beemer cos the petrol is free

70 in the fiesta cos it's thirsty and loud above it!! But I do get the red mist in the fiesta when some/anyone tries to overtake me and have been known to occasionaly stray above 100 ish

FletchCossie

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So what some of you are saying is bin speed cameras as higher petrol prices have reduced your speed more effectively??

I never used to go over 100mph, but got done doing 98mph on the bumper of a Scooby in me Esc Cos. Now I rarely stray over 80mph

Madbradz

I'm the same quite often commuting from bedford to Manchester, Scotland..

Usually driving around london, m25 etc I stick to 80

But going up north the roads are empty less old bill and find myself doing 95 most of the way,

Did Luton to Edinburgh in 5hr 12m Last wednesday

orionmojo

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60mph. cant go any faster in my truck

it will go faster though, for some reason the limiter isn't set right which pisses off the new trucks roght off theres me in my M reg tipper ovetaking 57 and 08's with 600bhp engines. theres me in my 335bhp tipper

Turbosystems

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do you try and over take other trucks who are doing 55.99999999 mph and it takes you 30 miles to pass it

Turbosystems

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orion did u just edit your post