Petition · past parliament
Change the motorway speed limit to 85 MPH.
Closed
101 signatures
What the petition asks
The problem with motorways in UK that I find is that we have roads of good enough standard and management that could take up faster traffic. I Really find a problem where it is allowed to go up to 60 MPH on a narrow road with sharp bends but only 70 MPH on wide and safe motorway.
Many other countries in europe have much higher motorway speed limit road conditions: Belgium (74MPH), France, Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland (80 MPH), Germany (NONE - unless stated otherwise)
In some of those countries where the speed limit of 80 MPH applies the motorway road conditions are far much worse than in United Kingdom.
In some of those countries where the speed limit of 80 MPH applies the motorway road conditions are far much worse than in United Kingdom.
Timeline
| 5 Aug 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Feb 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
101
Status
Closed
Opened
5 Aug 2016
Closed
5 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.