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Half of drivers ‘break 30mph limit’ but overall compliance improves

Half of car drivers broke the speed limit on 30mph roads compared to 45% on motorways, new data from the DfT shows.

Doctor was driving 'too fast' doing 28mph in 30mph zone

A judge has warned of the dangers of driving at "excessive and unreasonable" speed after a doctor, driving at 28mph in a 30mph zone hit a 12-year-old child.

safety and risk management 10 Jul

West Yorkshire Police initiative aims to eliminate road deaths by 2040

West Yorkshire Police is launching a Vision Zero initiative to eliminate road deaths by 2040.

safety and risk management 23 Jun

New 20mph speed limits introduced in London

New 20mph speed limits introduced across London today

Transport for London (TfL) has today introduced 20mph speed limits across 17.5 miles of roads within Camden, Islington, Hackney, Haringey and Tower Hamlets.

TfL 31 Mar

Unmarked HGVs record 3,500 road traffic offences

Video: Driving offences caught on camera released ahead of M1 action

Police in unmarked cabs have recorded more than 33,000 offences, including a driver using his elbow to drive a transporter in new footage released today.

safety and risk management 3 Mar

Drivers breaking speed limits in increasing numbers

Almost half of drivers have admitted to breaking the speed limit of 60mph on rural roads, new research from the RAC suggests.

safety and risk management 15 Feb

Pedestrians cross the road outside Tooting Bec station with 20mph speed limit

20mph speed limit delivers 'significant ' improvements in road safety

Collisions resulting in death or serious injury decreased by a quarter (25%) after speed limits were lowered in London, new TfL data suggests. 

safety and risk management 14 Feb

Speeding behind vast majority of fleet driving offences, says FleetCheck

More than four out of five driving offences that occur in company cars and vans are as a result of speeding, according to new data from FleetCheck.

safety and risk management 28 Sep

Nearly two thirds support penalty point reduction for speeding at 30mph or below

Nearly two thirds of UK adults would support a penalty point reduction from three to one for speeding at 30mph or below, according to a new poll.

speed limits 10 Aug

Rest of UK should adopt 20mph speed limit, says Red

Wales becomes the first UK nation to make the lower speed the default choice following trials.

safety and risk management 25 Jul

National speed limit on residential roads cut from 30mph to 20mph

Legislation to lower the default national speed limit on residential roads and busy pedestrian streets from in Wales has been approved by the Senedd.

speed limits 15 Jul

“We need to live up to our side of the bargain” says National Highways

National Highways provides insight into how it will address fleet concerns including improvements to smart motorways and roadside facilities for HGV drivers.

Fleet200 insight 11 Jul

TfL and the Met crack down on speeding in London

Transport for London (TfL) has launched five new mobile safety cameras to catch more speeding motorists in the capital.

speed limits 19 May

Call for rural road speed strategy and action on 60mph limit

Urgent changes in how road speed is managed, especially in rural areas, is needed, according to ADEPT.

safety and risk management 11 Apr

Tim Dawes, fleet compliance manager of Transport for London's Vehicle Logistics

TfL moves to help its own drivers caught out by lower speed limits

Transport for London (TfL) is fitting speed limiters to a third of its van fleet to reduce the number of incidents involving its drivers.

Transport for London (TfL) 14 Mar

DfT considering intelligent speed assistance to aid road safety

The Department for Transport (DfT) has said it is considering new vehicle technologies, including intelligent speed assist (ISA), to aid road safety.

safety and risk management 14 Feb

Fleets face new lower speed limits on roads in London

New, lower speed limits will be introduced on roads across London in an effort to improve safety, says Transport for London (TfL).

Transport for London (TfL) 11 Feb

Greater London has the most speed cameras in the UK

Greater London has been identified as having the largest number of speed cameras in the UK, with almost 1,000 speed traps located across the Capital.

speed limits 7 Feb

Cyclist, van and truck at London junction

Speeding motorists targeted in Vision Zero campaign

The lowering of speed limits and the targeting of speeding drivers by police are among a range of measures being introduced in London to drive down road deaths.

safety and risk management 16 Nov

Fleets should prepare drivers for speed limiters now

Fleets should prepare drivers now for vehicles being fitted with intelligent speed assistance (ISA) technology from next year, says FleetCheck.

safety and risk management 18 Aug

speed limits - Page 2

Half of drivers ‘break 30mph limit’ but overall compliance improves

Doctor was driving 'too fast' doing 28mph in 30mph zone

West Yorkshire Police initiative aims to eliminate road deaths by 2040

New 20mph speed limits introduced across London today

Video: Driving offences caught on camera released ahead of M1 action

Drivers breaking speed limits in increasing numbers

20mph speed limit delivers 'significant ' improvements in road safety

Speeding behind vast majority of fleet driving offences, says FleetCheck

Nearly two thirds support penalty point reduction for speeding at 30mph or below

Rest of UK should adopt 20mph speed limit, says Red

National speed limit on residential roads cut from 30mph to 20mph

“We need to live up to our side of the bargain” says National Highways

TfL and the Met crack down on speeding in London

Call for rural road speed strategy and action on 60mph limit

TfL moves to help its own drivers caught out by lower speed limits

DfT considering intelligent speed assistance to aid road safety

Fleets face new lower speed limits on roads in London

Greater London has the most speed cameras in the UK

Speeding motorists targeted in Vision Zero campaign

Fleets should prepare drivers for speed limiters now

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speed limits - Page 2

Half of drivers ‘break 30mph limit’ but overall compliance improves

Doctor was driving 'too fast' doing 28mph in 30mph zone

West Yorkshire Police initiative aims to eliminate road deaths by 2040

New 20mph speed limits introduced across London today

Video: Driving offences caught on camera released ahead of M1 action

Drivers breaking speed limits in increasing numbers

20mph speed limit delivers 'significant ' improvements in road safety

Speeding behind vast majority of fleet driving offences, says FleetCheck

Nearly two thirds support penalty point reduction for speeding at 30mph or below

Rest of UK should adopt 20mph speed limit, says Red

National speed limit on residential roads cut from 30mph to 20mph

“We need to live up to our side of the bargain” says National Highways

TfL and the Met crack down on speeding in London

Call for rural road speed strategy and action on 60mph limit

TfL moves to help its own drivers caught out by lower speed limits

DfT considering intelligent speed assistance to aid road safety

Fleets face new lower speed limits on roads in London

Greater London has the most speed cameras in the UK

Speeding motorists targeted in Vision Zero campaign

Fleets should prepare drivers for speed limiters now

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20mph speed limit delivers 'significant ' improvements in road safety