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 doccod L Plate Warrior
Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Karma : 
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 Posted: 14:21 - 19 Oct 2006 Post subject: Blackwall Tunnel - motorway ? |
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Hi ,
I've just passed my CBT , I'm getting a 125 which I'll be riding on L plates , I know I'm not allowed on motorways with L plates but what about the Blackwall Tunnel ? Is it classed as a motorway , according the map I looked at it's a A road but someone told me that it's actually a motorway . So can anyone tell me if I'm allowed through it with L plates ?
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| DucatiEVO |
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Swear I seen plenty of L-plate riders going through the tunnel on my way to work.  ____________________ aKa: Ducky |
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 carvell Scuttler

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Fairly certain you're not.
It is an A road, not a motorway, but there are big signs that say "No Learner Drivers, No motorcycles under 50cc", so it has the restrictions of a motorway. ____________________ MSN Messenger for mIRC |
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 strag World Chat Champion

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Interesting post, I found This ____________________ carbon bling |
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 carvell Scuttler

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 Posted: 18:56 - 19 Oct 2006 Post subject: |
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That's the sign I was talking about, looks like you can go through if you're a learner then. ____________________ MSN Messenger for mIRC |
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Yeah it's the same as motorway restrictions but without the learner driver rule it seems. ____________________ 2000 Honda VFR800Fi - Hoon!
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 Paivi World Chat Champion

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| strag wrote: | | Interesting post, I found This |
I found the shortest motorway in the UK! But unlike Jono above, I didn't have the site in my favourites...  |
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 Pete. Formerly known as Geri

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Yeah it used to be the A102(M) from the "Sun In The Sands" junction into the tunnel years back with full motorway restrictions. Now it's no longer under motorway rules, but some of the signs still have a blue background.
They also more recently changed the designation of the road the other side of the tunnel from A102 to A12. |
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Since there is no motorway signage present in the pic, usually on both sides of the road, and looking like this:
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 Pete. Formerly known as Geri

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| carvell wrote: |
That's the sign I was talking about, looks like you can go through if you're a learner then. |
That sign is very odd in that it doesn't seem to specify which side of the sign the prohibition refers to. The left side is the slip road and the right is the tunnel approach road. I reckon that you could easily argue your way out of a ticket in court if you got collared going down there on a moped (not that I'd advise it). |
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 southlondoner Scooby Slapper

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I'm 99% sure that the blackwall tunnel is part of the A2, therefore can be used by learners... ____________________ -southlondoner-
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It's an 'A' Road. So no restrictions for learner plates.  ____________________ Using a mobile phone while driving a car should be made a capital offence! |
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| southlondoner wrote: | | I'm 99% sure that the blackwall tunnel is part of the A2, therefore can be used by learners... |
The A2 takes a left turn at the Sun in the sands and crosses over Balckheath. The road ahead becomes the A102 |
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| Geri wrote: | | That sign is very odd in that it doesn't seem to specify which side of the sign the prohibition refers to. The left side is the slip road and the right is the tunnel approach road. I reckon that you could easily argue your way out of a ticket in court if you got collared going down there on a moped (not that I'd advise it). |
I'm pretty sure there's one on the right hand side of the road too, as well as the left, so it's obvious it applies to the road on the right when you go through it. ____________________ MSN Messenger for mIRC |
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hehe, I am not a geek!  ____________________ carbon bling |
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i see them signs very often on the a12.
when i did own a 50cc i use 2 go on the a12 and pass that 50cc sign thing. never got caught. i still c peds go on them. i cant c y u shouldnt be alowed on there. the a12 is a 40-50mph road and a 50cc ped can do 50mph unless its resticted which mine wasnt it had a 70cc kit
but still the Blackwall Tunnel is an A road |
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 Irezumi Formerly known as Reuben
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| Blackwall is an A-road, as is Dartford tunnel/Bridge beleive it or not. |
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 wilbur Crazy Courier

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Jesus doing the bridge on a mildly windy day used to to scare the hell out of me on a 500. Be terrifying on a 50.
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The blackwall tunnel is a long way from any motorway. ____________________ ...its what you make of it...
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