Petition · Department for Transport

Increase national single-carriageway, dual-carriageway & motorway speed limits

Open for signatures 164 signatures

What the petition asks

Increase respective speed limits on appropriately-engineered single carriageway, dual carriageway & motorway class roads to 70mph, 80mph & 90mph respectively.
Vehicle technology (brakes, suspension, tyres & associated driver assistance systems) have improved out of all recognition since the existing limits were imposed. Many accidents are caused by poor observation, poor hazard perception & hence poor hazard response; so accompanying road user training; focussed on enhancing road user attention on the driving task, could help negate the issue of higher vehicle speeds.

Timeline

20 May 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 164
Status Open for signatures
Department Department for Transport
Opened 20 May 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.