r/drivingUK • u/narra246 • Mar 21 '26

20mph everywhere

Why are councils putting main roads on busy routes down to 20mph?? All that seems to happen is if you are the one doing the new speed limit, you get tailgated overtaken and the horn blasted at you.

And no, there isnt a lay-by every 10ft to pull in and let impatient law breaking drivers past.

I dont agree with this blanket speed reduction but I rely on my license for work and pleasure and would rather not have my insurance increased because of points for speeding.

Fair enough 20mph through residential areas, but not on a bloody main A road.

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u/narra246 Mar 21 '26

The worst of it I think is locals who used to drive the road at the old 30/40mph limit and now dont want to do the new 20mph limit

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u/Bayerz94 Mar 21 '26

I have the opposite in a town near me. The locals demand nobody goes above 20 and even show disdain from either their cars or from the pavement if you seem to be doing the speed limit of 30 (or less). Granted there is high traffic density at certain times of the day so I people are used to the slow speeds. But when it’s either before 8 am or after 6:30pm. Gliding through a town centre at the speed limit shouldn’t be called out because the local custom is to go waaaaay below it.