Comments on: What’s the national speed limit on a dual carriageway for a car?

By: David Hurst

David Hurst — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:12:37 +0000

I’m getting rather tired of people commenting without reading the post.

The national speed limit for a car on a dual carriageway with a central reservation is 70MPH.

READ the Highway Code if you’re not sure.

I’m closing comments on this post now.

By: rarzi

rarzi — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:59:09 +0000

actually the national speed limit for dual carriageways isn’t necessarily 70mph.

By: David Hurst

David Hurst — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:51:36 +0000

These mobile speed wagons (talivans) are a real pain in the arse. They almost always illegally park in order to grab their illegal fines. I strongly suggest that anyone who has a ticket from these idiots visit www.pepipoo.com for advice.

I submitted a witness statement for my last ticket but refused to accept the fine as I had not received a caution. I got a letter from the Scamera partnership quoting “the law” and getting it completely wrong. Just an idle threat. I kept shtum and never heard anything more.

If everyone fought their tickets, speed cameras would disappear overnight.

By: David Hurst

David Hurst — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:48:15 +0000

Dave,

Unless there were traffic signs telling you the speed limit was lower, then the limit is 60 or 70. I strongly suggest you fight your ticket and take with you a copy of the highway code (see my comment above), which _clearly_ shows the speed limit on a dual carriageway is 70mph for a car

By: Dave Perrin

Dave Perrin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:34:09 +0000

The speed limit on all roads is 30mph unless sign posted otherwise or on motorways. On a DC way if there are no speed limit signs and it is lined with street lights then the speed limit is 30mph. I was recently done by a mobile speed camera doing 42 on a similar stretch of this type of road. This I believe is an absolute farce if the speed limit is so critical to be 30mph why not high light it as such, Oh noinstead the Police prey on unsuspecting drivers and get there tally up by doing everyone who are not aware of this.

By: David Hurst

David Hurst — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:54:59 +0000

Not that I want to cause an argument here, but the Highway Code doesn’t say anything about the speed limit on a dual carriageway changing due to traffic lights, therefore no copper in the world can do you for it.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_070304

As I understand it, the Highway Code is the rule book which all motorists must follow. It doesn’t really matter what you get told by anybody, if it ain’t in the latest version of the Highway Code, it ain’t the law.

By: Gary Gavan

Gary Gavan — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:25:11 +0000

have just finished a course,(instead of a fine and points) where they tell me the following. speed limit unless otherwise stated is 70 mph, added to this IF THERE are street lights it IS 60 mph, seems no one really has the full picture!!

By: David Hurst

David Hurst — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:46:33 +0000

See, this is precisely my point - far too many people who haven’t actually read the Highway Code. I have. The most recent version. Cover to cover. Every driver should read the code at least once per year.

By: David Hurst

David Hurst — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:45:56 +0000

Alex,

You will note that I’m talking about a dual carriageway with a central reservation, which is 70mph for a car regardless of street lights.

By: alex

alex — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:16:15 +0000

actually the national speed limit for dual carriageways isn’t necessarily 70mph, if it’s a d.c. with street lights and no speed limits signs then it’s only a 30mph limit.