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Twisted_Ace
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Your mate is pretty much correct, but I can see where your confusion arises.
The national speed limit sign (a white disc, with a black bar running diagonally across it), is the only road sign in Great Britain, which not only has two different meanings (in this case, speed limits), but also has different meanings for different classes of vehicles.
Many people just don't understand it... |
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lion of judah
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the round sign with the black slash means national speed limit which is
60 mph on single carriage roads
70mph on dual carriageways and motorways
it's the same sign but has different limits on different roads |
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ricky_oz_uk
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national speed limit is relevant to whatever type of road the limit is placed on.
on motorways and dual carriageways national speed limit is 70mph, on single carriageways it is 60mph.
a little confusing but thats just the way it is! |
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Blink.
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Your mate. |
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Michael G
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30mph in most towns and villages
20mph in places near schools/playgrounds/ or just where stated
40mph on some routes or where stated
50mph where stated
60mph on most A & B roads
70mph on duel carriage ways
70mph on motorways unless one of the other speed limits are stated.
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The Tank
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Your mate is right. Check the Highway Code. |
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Slippery Nipples
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Cars and motorcycles
(including car derived vans up to 2 tonnes maximum laden weight
Built-up Areas- 30 mph
Single Carriageways- 60 mph
Dual Carriageways and motorways- 70mph |
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Trevor h
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The National Speed Limits vary according to the class of vehicle you are driving (see table in Highway Code).
National Speed Limits for cars are....
Motorway and Dual Carriageway 70mph
Single Carriageway 60mph
Built Up Area 30mph
.......unless stated otherwise by a Speed Limit Sign
The speed limit in force is always the last speed limit sign you passed. |
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SANTA
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Oops,Your mate is right!
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codonnell95
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Your mate is right you can do 70 on motorways and dual carriageways
and 60 anywhere else |
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Ammo
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The way a policeman explained to me when I was caught speeding was that if there is a central reservation I can do 70mph otherwise I have to do 60mph - so your mate is right sorry :-) |
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SAMMY
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Your mate is right though your question is misleading. |
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rookethorne
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Actually neither of you are quite correct.
With reference to Highway code rule 124
Maximum speeds on UK roads
Single carriageways 60MPH
Dual carriageways 70MPH
Motorways 70MPH
All unless otherwise stated |
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Ernie F
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70 0n the motorway and dual carriageways with a central divider.Dual carriageways without central divider is 60 |
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Steve C
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I'm sure the national speed limit USED to be considered to be 70mph, but I KNOW that it's now 60mph if not on a motorway/dual carriageway, and there's no speed limit signs. (I've forgotten the stuff about street lights, think that unless stated otherwise they reduce it to 30, but I've never come across anywhere with street lights that isn't speed signed)
Best answer would be to look it up in the highway code (while it may not actually be "the law as it is written", it is considered valid as a "defence"/guide to good practice
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Suspect it was lowered to avoid/reduce "confusion". Even relatively recently there were people who had passed their test some time ago, who thought the limit on "rural roads" was the national speed limit of 70mph. Consider if it is better thinking the limit is 60 on a motorway, or thinking it's 70 on a rural road? Both use the "national speed limit" sign.
Personally I find the "best compromise" is to consider that there are different national speed limits for different types of road.
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Of course the limits can be different for different vehicles/types of roads! |
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Shannon
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your mates right sozzzarrdd(: |
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Giggley_Girley
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its it 60 and 70 :) i just looked it up in my highway code! :) x |
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Knownow't
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The max national speed limit is 70mph on motorways and dual carriageways...its 60 on normal trunk roads not dual carriageways...of course there are limits of 20, 30, 40, 50 mph and various vehicles are restricted to a maximum speed. Hope that helps it is rather confusing. If there are street lamps on the road it is usually 30 mph unless you see repeater signs showing a different speed, so if there are street lights, slow down until you see a sign showing what the limit is... |
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UCANTCME
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Your friend is on the mark..... |
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Alan Y
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Really you should read the Highway Code rather than listen to anything anyone might tell you. There are many false things said by people like when people talk about 'Right of Way' - no such a thing as 'Right of Way' You will find that clause in the Introduction of the Highway Code.
The speed limit depends on the vehicle being driven. For a car and motor cycle (without side-car) it is 70 MPH on a dual carriage way and motorway where the national speed limit applies.
Please, do yourself a big favour buy and read the Highway Code, it is neither expensive nor difficult to read. Then no matter what people say you will always know what is correct. Personally I would not usually bother to discuss such a thing with anyone, because I am sick to death of people telling me I am wrong. I have a copy of the Highway Code and I have read it. |
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claire bear. Grrr!
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lion of judah is right. |
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KING.
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your friend is right, the speed limit on the motorway is always 70mph
anywhere else can vary, up to 60mph. |
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huny
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60 on rural, 70 on motorway but some dual carriages are 50 MPH.
Basically, it is 60 unless it stated otherwise. The national speed limit is 60mph |
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Richard K
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On your British Motorways, it is 70mph. Elsewhere, it is as signposted. |
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fivetoze
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NSL is 60 on dual carriageways...
and 70mph on motorways and 3 lane (dual) carriageways...
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Dr.Howaboutno
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lol your mates right
unlucky
if you were asked what is the national speed limit the answers 70 |
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