The Department for Transport are changing traffic sign regulations. Fewer repeater speed limit signs would make wide 20mph limit implementation cheaper. Even more places are expected to agree to 20mph limits for their communities.

On 16^th April at the Traffex conference, Graham Hanson, DfT Head of Traffic signs policy announced a “radical overhaul” of legislation.  Plans include significantly reducing ‘repeater signage’. Local authorities could have sole discretion over signing speed limit changes and intervals.  Changes will be consulted on shortly. Laws would alter in March 2015.

Due to the success and popularity of wide-area 20mph limits which are now normal in so many of our cities^[1] 20’s Plenty for Us have been calling on DfT to recognize the ‘transition’ phase. The UK is moving from the old default of 30mph set in 1934 to slower speeds.  20mph should be accepted as the appropriate limit for most residential streets and where there are high numbers of vulnerable road users.

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