Petition · past parliament
Increase the UK motorway network speed Limit to 80mph
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Nobody Drives at 70mph on a clear motorway. I regularly travel throughout the UK motorway network and find that travelling at 70mph holds other road users up.
With safety advances in vehicles 80mph is more than safe nowadays.
With safety advances in vehicles 80mph is more than safe nowadays.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 23 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Mar 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Mar 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.