[Talk-GB] Is metric or imperial units system used for max weight signs in UK?

[SK53]

A couple of things:

   - Guernsey, Jersey & other Channel Islands are not part of the United
   Kingdom, or for many purposes the EU, so their laws are their own concern.
   (Confusingly they have both ISO country codes & ISO region codes as part of
   GB : depending on your usage you may wish to treat them as UK or
   independent)
   - ISO units have been used for restriction signage for a long time (as
   for maxheight, but there dual signage in feet & inches continues). As the
   metric tonne is close to the imperial ton I presume that confusion was not
   a significant issue. Most widespread limits are 3.5t, 7.5t (e.g., in
   Leicestershire to discourage goods vehicles from residential & minor
   roads), and various limits on bridges for safety/avoiding maintenance
   issues.

Jerry


On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 at 16:52, Mateusz Konieczny <matkoniecz at tutanota.com>
wrote:

> According to information that I found UK switched to metric system,
> at least as far as max weight signs go - with exception of Guernsey that
> use hundredweight
> as a unit.
>
> Is this correct? Are there still traffic signs using pounds as an unit?
>
> I am asking as I am during implementing
> https://github.com/westnordost/StreetComplete/issues/361
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