Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport
Change the units used in road transport from imperial to metric
Closed
1,876 signatures
What the petition asks
Change national speed limits to kilometres per hour, change all road signage to kilometres from miles and from yards to metres. This will bring the UK in line with most of the rest of the world in using metric units.
Standardising units in line with other local countries will help reduce confusion for visitors to the UK. UK exceptionalism does not help with road safety.
Timeline
| 28 Feb 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Aug 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,876
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Transport
Opened
28 Feb 2022
Closed
28 Aug 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.