No Sign: What is the Speed Limit

Whether you are a learner driver or an experienced driver, you will find yourself wondering, What is the speed limit here?

Understanding speed limits is vital, as driving over the speed limit can land us with a fine and points on our licence. If we are taken to court, we can even end up losing our licence altogether. Speed limits are there for a reason, speeding can even get us killed.

Let's start off with the basics. If there is street lighting, generally speaking, the limit is 30 mph unless otherwise stated. However, many councils now have 20 mph zones. These roads will usually have speed humps as a way of enforcing the limit.

The national speed on a single carriageway for a motor car is 60mph, dual carriageways, and motorways are 70 mph. They are different for different types of vehicles.
00:00 Introduction
01:13 No speed signs when starting a drive
03:15 Speed Outside Schools
05:21 20 mph Zones
06:52 National Speed Limit
07:58 Entering a Lower Speed Limit
09:02 Different Speed Stated on Sat-Nav
10:05 Country Lanes
12:10 Variable Speed Limit on Motorways

[als]

Given the quality of your content, this channel should have a million subscribers! Really great information. Cheers..

[shoibyounus]

Thank you for giving information on all aspects of driving.

[lisashannon]

Thank you so much! I agree with the first comment, you make great videos that we all can learn from 😊.. I told my daughter that having speed humps is usually a sign that the road is a possible 20mph rather than 30, as the signs on that road in Norwich are not clear

[MNS]

Thank you for sharing such useful information

[tradkoheights]

Hi my question is about variable speed limits if the previous sign was a 60 (or less)
, does the previous variable speed still apply when nothing is displayed on the matrix sign, or does a blank sign mean it is back to 70? I have noticed that occasionally there will not be a national speed limit sign displayed to indicate 'back to normal'!?

[davids]

Interesting wrist golden rule after driving for 36 years slow down to 30 mph or 25 mph it's a nice day so the police speed traps will be out if I see a speed trap give them a gesture of thanks

[MNS]

Are you saying even if 20MPH zoon started as you showed sign, and if there are no flashing lights on zebra crossing, it’s mean road is still 30mph ?

[ianhill]

If 20 mph is the new 30 then it should be posted, wirh repeater signs, as it seems 30 will be replaced by 20 in the long (and slow) run, both 20 and 30 should have qualifying repeater plates, until unfortunately 30 is gone, as too dangerous, seemingly, practically over

[bensonandaga]

When dual carriage route ends and 60 starts ? Sometimes there are only National Speed Limit signs and no obvious indication when exactly 70 mph ends, I try to always drop back to 60 mph at the end of the middle route divider, but many cars carry 70 mph..I was wonder today when exactly 70 finishes and 60 starts when no signs around ?

[Iiiix]

When you turned to the main road there was a national speed limit sign

[andrewhubbard]

The system needs updating for example you can drive at 60mph on country roads then only 50mph on three lane motorways none of it makes any sense thanks to stupid politicians

[jonathan-]

We already have these on one of our roads. Something else for the idiots to ignore 😂

[doriannewton]

The council's impose their own rules about it.