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.