Plans to increase truck speeds spark debate

In the UK, HGVs over 7.5 tonnes currently have an upper limit of 40mph (64kph) on single carriageway roads - a speed limit set in the 1960s and currently at odds with other large vehicles on roads, according to the Department for Transport (DfT). To address this, in a recent move, the government of England and Wales has decided to raise the speed limit for trucks on single carriageway roads to 50mph, sparking opposing views from many different groups.