Dorset: New speed limits and cameras for A35
Work has commenced on a £1.8m scheme to reduce speed limits and install speed cameras along a 26-mile (42km) stretch of the A35 in west Dorset, according to the BBC. The section between Charmouth and Yellowham, east of Dorchester, which is mainly single carriageway, has suffered 199 collisions and three deaths over a five-year period, […]
Northern Ireland’s DfI launches speed limit review
A consultation on a Speed Limit Review has been launched by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI). The 14-week public consultation commenced this week and close on 22 April 2026. The Speed Limit Review seeks public views on speed limits aimed at improving road safety as evidence shows that excessive speed remains one of the most significant factors […]
Bid to reduce Coventry speed limit fails as residents living in ‘genuine fear
A Coventry councillor has urged highways officers to keep monitoring traffic issues around Tile Hill after he was informed that problem roads in the area did not meet the criteria for the installation of speed cameras or for the introduction of a 20mph limit, according to Coventry Live. Cllr Abdul Jobbar met with officers and the […]
South Gloucestershire Council say ring-road plans are not ‘anti-car’
Plans to reduce the speed limit on a major ring road are not “anti-car”, according to one of the local councillors supporting the proposals. South Gloucestershire Council is consulting on plans to drop the limit on the A4174 Avon Ring Road to 40mph between Stoke Gifford and Bromley Heath. Sean Rhodes who is the council’s […]
Speed limits reducing in North East Fife
Fife Council will begin work to reduce the speed limits on a number of roads the north east of the county, following decisions taken at NE Fife Area Committee. 20mph speed limits will be introduced on Main Street and Station Road, in Dairsie, with the introduction of what the council calls “appropriate” 40mph speed limits […]
Aberdeenshire launches public consultation on 20mph speed limit introduction
Aberdeenshire Council has launched the first stage of a region-wide consultation around the introduction of permanent 20mph speed limits in built-up areas. Residents and road users in Buchan, Formartine, Garioch and Kincardine and Mearns are the first to be invited to share their views on the proposed changes in their area, followed shortly after by those in […]
Road safety charity against ‘blanket speed limit reduction’
IAM RoadSmart Road Safety Manager Scotland Stewart Mackie has issued a response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the National Speed Management Review. Mackie said: “As a road safety charity, we support measures that will reduce casualties on the network. However, we believe a blanket national speed limit reduction will be counterproductive and may even […]
National Highways hails safety boost for A47
Work has got underway on improvements to the A47 designed to cut road traffic collisions as National Highways works to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on the strategic road network. The safety scheme features the installation of 20 new average speed safety cameras and associated signage along the A47 between Peterborough […]
Suffolk PCC calls for lower speed limit on A14
A police boss said users of a major road in Suffolk faced “chaos and pandemonium” as he called for a speed limit trial to reduce collisions. The A14 has seen a spate of collisions leading to full and partial closures over the past few weeks. National Highways data given to the BBC showed there had been a […]
Plans to raise HGV speed limits in Scotland elicit huge response
A consultation into plans to increase the speed limit in Scotland for HGVs has already attracted nearly 9,000 responses – and there’s still two months left before it closes, reports Motor Transport. Transport Scotland is gathering opinions on increasing the limit for goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes on single carriageways from 40mph to 50mph and […]