Petition · Cabinet Office
Change distance units in road transport from miles to kilometres
Open for signatures
35 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
Timeline
| 29 Apr 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
35
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
29 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.