Is it mandatory to install and use a speed limiter on a truck with a maximum authorized mass (MAM) of 12,000 kg?

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Motor vehicles of categories N2 (goods vehicles of more than 3.5 t and up to 12 t of maximum authorized mass (MAM)) and N3 (more than 12 t) may only be driven if they are fitted with a speed-limiting device set so that they do not exceed 90 km/h (Royal Decree 1417/2005, Article 4). A truck of 12,000 kg MAM is category N2, so it is obliged to have one fitted. Believing that it is only required for those of more than 12 tonnes is a mistake, because the obligation starts at 3.5 tonnes. Nor is it limited to articulated vehicles: it applies equally to rigid trucks and to articulated vehicles of those categories.

Is it mandatory to install and use a speed limiter on a truck with a maximum authorized mass (MAM) of 12,000 kg?

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