while i don't condone the stopping of 'race type' vans instead of all similar vehicles, at the end of the day it's illegal and dangerous, full stop. what [given a worse case scenario] is the difference in stopping distance between a legal, underweight van and an illegal, overweight van? let's just add 2 cwt or an average harley passenger to our 3500kg van. how much longer does it take to stop? the length of real estate a man, woman, little toddler and baby in pushchair would occupy? that's the sobering thought that ought to be in any driver's head. this argument really is as daft as saying 'i'm only one pint over the limit, so i can easily drive home'. discrimination is daft, but stupidity is dafter, sorry. can't believe i just typed all those words without a single f***
cheers, ade!