More often than not people are caught speeding because they are unaware of the legal limit. Unfortunately this is not a justifiable reason for not receiving a speeding fine. It is your responsibility as a motorist to know and understand the highway code and this includes knowing your speed limits.
This table gives you all the information you need about speed limits and how they differ according to vehicle and road types.
These are the national speed limits that apply to all roads unless the road signs indicate otherwise.
For more information about speed limits please see the department for transport publication “Know your limits” (PDF format). This is a central government publication and provides the guidelines for our operations within the partnership.
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