Blackwall Tunnel - motorway ?

doccod · L Plate Warrior Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Karma :

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 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Karma :

Swear I seen plenty of L-plate riders going through the tunnel on my way to work. Confused

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carvell · Scuttler Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Karma :

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.
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strag · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Karma :

Interesting post, I found This
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carvell · Scuttler Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Karma :

https://pathetic.org.uk/photos/a102m-btsa/images/DSC07023_JPG.jpg

That's the sign I was talking about, looks like you can go through if you're a learner then.
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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Yeah it's the same as motorway restrictions but without the learner driver rule it seems.

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Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

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.

THCi · Nearly there... Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

Since there is no motorway signage present in the pic, usually on both sides of the road, and looking like this:

https://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/145632/2/istockphoto_145632_autobahn_sign_german.jpg
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southlondoner · Scooby Slapper Joined: 13 Feb 2006 Karma :

I'm 99% sure that the blackwall tunnel is part of the A2, therefore can be used by learners...
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headlamp · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Karma :

It's an 'A' Road. So no restrictions for learner plates. Thumbs Up

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code guru · Brolly Dolly Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Karma :

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 Laughing

but still the Blackwall Tunnel is an A road

Irezumi aka Reuben · Carrot Top Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

Blackwall is an A-road, as is Dartford tunnel/Bridge beleive it or not.

wilbur · Traffic Copper Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Karma :

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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bin · Scooby Slapper Joined: 27 Sep 2006 Karma :

The blackwall tunnel is a long way from any motorway.
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RE5PECT · L Plate Warrior Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Karma :

Hi All,

I would like to use scooter to go to work, but the shortest way is the A102.
Can I driver my Moped(50cc) from BOW to Sidcup. I have to use blackwall tunnel as well.
The trip is a102-a2-a20. Do you think I can use this way or not with a moped? Thank you

RE5PECT · L Plate Warrior Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Karma :

Hi All.

I would like to use moped(50cc scooter) for goint to work, but i have to use a102-a2-a20 and blackwall tunnel as well?
What do you think, can I use it with moped?
Thank you

cimbian · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Sep 2012 Karma :

I never understood why the Thames barrier wasn't also a bridge. Wasted opportunity.
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yen_powell · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Karma :

The only prohibitive signs I can see on the last exit before the tunnel (northbound at the A13) are no bicycles, no vehicles over 4.7m high and no vehicles carrying explosives, so a moped would seem fine.
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Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

Yes you can use a moped from Bow to Sidcup via Blackwall Tunnel. A12-A102-A20 - all A-roads.
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