Compared To Tarmac Alternatives, Why Should You Shoose PVC Speed Bumps?

 1. Cost.

Heavy Duty Speed Bumps are expensive to install, and it can take several hours to do it correctly. The old road surface needs to be keyed and cut so the additional tarmac that forms the hump will stick to the surface. Due to the amount of time and equipment required, the bill usually works out at 4 - 5 times the price of a PVC alternative.

2. Installation Time. Well as stated above, Tarmac needs time to cure fully which can take as long as 24 hours. It is possible for your premises to be blocked for that length of time. It's not only the curing time though, but the installation process is also quite a lot more labor-intensive so this takes a lot more time too.

PVC speed bumps can be fitted by even a novice within two hours. (depending on length obviously)

3. Life span. Tarmac bumps are not uniform, no matter how well they are installed, they often deviate from the correct profile. In other words, they are caught by low vehicles and scraped. As soon as the surface of the tarmac is broken then the speed bump is easily damaged by frost and freeze-thaw. The tarmac can deform with repeated heavy use, as can be seen from the "tramlines" worn into the road on the motorway by heavy vehicles in lane 1. This can happen with tarmac speed bumps too! which means some vehicles may even become beached on the speed bump.

Heavy Duty Speed Bumps

UV light can damage rubber bumps, and heat and frost will also break down the rubber compound. There are at least 4 car parks locally to use that use Rubber Speed Ramps and they all have sections missing where the rubber has degraded around the mounting points, so the whole section has fallen away and come loose. The speed ramp could again be damaged by vehicles.

Our PVC speed bumps last a VERY VERY LONG TIME. As they are uniformly shaped, even if something low scrapes them, they are built uniformly throughout, so any damage will not spread. They do not suffer from UV light damage and will outlast rubber for a very long time.

4. What if you want to remove it? As you can imagine, having tarmac speed bumps takes a while, since the road surface below the bumps has to be reformed and resurfaced. Therefore, when you install them, you have to pay again to have them removed.

PVC Speed bumps can be removed with the right equipment (a drill) in around 20 minutes, with no real visible marks left.

Public and trade alike can purchase our extensive line of PVC speed bumps, which can be used for industrial estates, parking lots, and even private roads. Speed bumps that slow traffic down to 10 mph or 5 mph are available in varying heights.

Location: London, UK

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