I take it Keith's comment was aimed at me, I was not making comaprison between UK and Continental limits!
Risks increase with speed , depending on vehicle and caravan the relative risks may not be greater than many other "lunatics" on the road.
We arrived by ferry last week and there were at least 3 rigs on the ferry that I would not have been driving on UK or continental roads at 30 mph, so forget the limits!
I was not supporting the speeding driver, but despair at the sanctimonious comments about showing off, and the "I never" comments.
I know I'm not a perfect driver and have made mistakes on the roads many times.
As we are retired live in France and tour a lot of the time we see and meet a lot of caravanners and exchange caravanning stories. We've met plenty of perfect nose weight well loaded caravan users with loads of experience and tales of keeping to the limits. Holiday slip ups re drink driving, over loading at Calais Auchan on return, speeding past us on the road on trips out are just a few things we've than noted.
Sorry but I've yet to meet the perfect driver who never bends rules or makes mistakes.
I've been fortunate enough to be able to afford nice cars and take your apparent anger as a dig as Range Rover was mentioned.
I've towed my van on the 60 UK limit and have seen others with lesser vehicles getting into trouble due to lack of power yet still try to maintain a speed near the limit.
I'm not the only one to comment re legal speed safety and common sense safety. You can have a hard job to differentiate between the worse danger of some being over the limit and some under or on it yet not being as saintly as they think!
I can tow legally at 80mph + in my home country, if my wife or I were ever to pass you at that speed in the UK it would be illegal, but it could be down to a slip of the memory but I can assure you showing off would never be a thought that crossed my mind.