Safe speeds
Requesting a speed limit change
How to request a change to a road's national speed limit
Contact your district or parish council if you feel a speed limit needs changing for a specific road.
We also recommend discussing your concerns with your local County Councillor (Local Member), who has been elected to represent your community. They can discuss community concerns with the local highways team, who will:
- Consider the practicalities of any speed limit changes. This is by reviewing national guidance and legal requirements.
- Provide advice and identify any potential funding sources available
Your district or parish council can then submit requests for us to review on behalf of the community. This is providing they can prove widespread community support.
Changing a speed limit might not help all drivers travel at a safe speed. Those who disobey higher speed limits are unlikely to follow a lower speed limit.
Read our speeding complaints process for more about how we deal with speeding complaints.
Changing a speed limit
Changing a national speed limit requires a Speed Regulation Order (SRO).
More about the process of changing speed limits and SROs.
How we review requests to change a speed limit
Given the cost of speed limit changes, we need strong justification to process an SRO. Justifications include poor safety records as indicated by national statistics.
We don't currently have a budget for routine speed limit changes. We rely on external funding to deliver speed limit changes.
