Petition · past parliament
Raising the national speed limit on motorways from 70 mph to 80mph.
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
This petition is addressed to the Government for the reassessment of the national speed limit taking into account the monitoring of traffic on highways by the National Highway traffic control and the National Travel Survey Statistics with the possibility of increasing from 70 mph to 80 mph.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for a similar action:
Raise the UK Motorway Speed Limit to 80mph
Raise the UK Motorway Speed Limit to 80mph
Timeline
| 10 Aug 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Aug 2023 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 Aug 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.