New car speed limiter demanded by EU cannot be turned off permanently

A speed limiter system being introduced on all newly made cars can only be switched off temporarily, motorists have been warned. Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) is not legally required in the UK, but car makers are still bringing it in, because of the large number of vehicles they sell to the EU which must conform. […]

EU mandates speed limiters on new cars, but UK opts out

n an attempt to enhance road safety and reduce accidents, the European Union is set to enforce a new regulation requiring all newly launched cars to be equipped with Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) systems by 7 July 2024. This directive, part of the 2019/2044 regulation by the European Commission, mandates that even unregistered vehicles currently […]

New ISA law comes into force this Sunday

A new EU law designed to reduce speeding and improve road safety will apply to all new cars sold in the European Union from 7 July 2024. The law requires manufacturers to fit intelligent speed assistance (ISA) technology to their cars, but they can implement it in various ways – including automatically limiting the car’s […]

ISA: DfT responds on ‘mandatory’ speed limiters

DfT has broken its silence over the prospect of UK cars needing to be fitted with ‘mandatory’ speed limiters from next month. From July 7, all cars sold in UK dealerships are set to be fitted or retrofitted with ‘mandatory’ speed limiters following a shake-up of rules by the EU. New regulations on Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) have […]