Petition · past parliament
Raise motorway speed limit to 80mph with a minimum of 55mph.
Closed
32 signatures
What the petition asks
We advocate raising the speed limit on motorways and dual carriage-ways from 70mph to 80mph and setting a minimum speed of 55mph to reduce impeding the flow of traffic and cause of sudden braking.
Motorway speed limits were originally designed in the days when vehicles could not break in time. We advocate raising the motorway limit to 80mph. Drivers travelling under 50mph impede the flow of traffic, cause a nuisance to other drivers and can cause vehicles to have to brake hard increasing the chance of an accident.
Timeline
| 16 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Sep 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
32
Status
Closed
Opened
16 Mar 2016
Closed
16 Sep 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.