Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport
Change distance units in road transport from miles to kilometres
Closed
56 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the Government to change distance units from imperial (yards and miles) to metric (metres and kilometres), because we think using two different sets of units is more work in the long run, and metric distances are easier to work with.
The vast majority of the rest of the world use the metric system: https://www.statista.com/chart/18300/countries-using-the-metric-or-the-imperial-system/
Timeline
| 30 Apr 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
56
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Transport
Opened
30 Apr 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.