What's the UK's national speed limit?

Question

I'm a new driver I always thought It was 70 but was out driving yesterday, where I was on a road where it was the NSL but everyone was doing 40
I'm just double checking really can you define this for me ??

Answer 1

IT IS 60 MPH ON A SINGLE CARRAGE WAY 70 ON DUEL CARRAGE WAY AND MOTORWAY UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

Answer 2

For a car: Motorways and dual carriageways with central divider) 70 MPH. Single carriageways regardless of number of lanes 60 MPH. Built up areas defined as 10 or more street lamps per mile 30 MPH.
UNLESS OTHER LIMITS ARE POSTED!!
Lower than normal limit has a start and end point marked, Higher has repeater signs every few hundred yards

Answer 3

Yes, it is 70 on the motorways and duel carriageways and 60 on the single carriageways - are you sure you weren't in an area where there was a temporary speed limit? Plus what were the conditions like? If it was all good then you just had some VERY slow drivers - drive on my friend!!

Answer 4

It is 70 on motorways but it can be any thing from 60 to 20 depending on the road restrictions .

Answer 5

It depends on what area you're driving in and in what vehicle. For cars, in built up areas ie, towns and cities it's 30. On dual carriageways and motorways, it's 70. On single track roads , it tends to be 60. In residential areas, it seems to be 20 now. If in doubt , always drive at a lesser speed. It's more difficult to be prosecuted for driving too slow than it is to be prosecuted for driving too fast. And always look for speed limit signs.

Answer 6

70 on the motorway & dual carriageway, 60 on single carriageway roads, all unless otherwise restricted.

It's not obligatory to travel at that speed, perhaps they were all taking an gentle cruise in the countryside! Or did you miss a limit?

Answer 7

NSL of 70 mph is the NSL for Motorways !!! Dual Carriage ways, A Roads, B Roads have different NSL's

Answer 8

It is 70 on motorways and dual carriageways (unless otherwise stated)
60 on single carriageways unless otherwise stated
built up areas are 30 unless you go into a particular area when it drops to 20 (School areas etc)
Just look out for the speed signs - most people don't
Lorries have their own speed regulations and towing caravans and trailers have different speed limits as well

Answer 9

60 on a single carriageway, 70 on a dual carriageway or motorway for cars. You may have got stuck behind an articulated lorry which (and not an awful lot of people realise this) has a speed limit of 40mph on single carriageway roads.

Answer 10

the National speed limit for a car/motorbike on a single carrageway road outside of a built up area, is 60 mph (96kmph), it is 70 mph (122kmph) for a dual carrageway, where marked (ie motorway) and both are dependant on local weather conditions and safety signs. Most urban areas are restricted to 40mph (64kmph) for bypasses, and 30mph (49kmph) for single carriageways. School areas are now 20mph (32kmph). If pulling a trailer, you are restricted to 60 mph (96kmph) and articulated HGV lorries are restricted to 40mph on single carriageway roads - 50mph dual carriageway speed limit.

Answer 11

Most roads are 60 unless stated by signs,the national speed limit is shown with a black diagonal stripe on a white backround(60mph).Duel carriage ways with a central reseravtion are 70mph as are motorways.Hope this helps!