Overview
- ChooseMyCar.com reports 43% of British drivers support raising the motorway limit to 80mph.
- Support skews higher among men (55%) than women (32%), with 59% of 18–34s in favor versus 30% of over-55s.
- An FOI to Thames Valley Police shows 53% of recorded offences over 70mph were in the 70–79mph range.
- Nearly 29% of respondents admit to driving at 80mph or above on motorways despite the 70mph limit.
- The NPCC’s ‘10% plus 2’ tolerance is guidance rather than law, and the DfT says any review would weigh safety, emissions and traffic, with the 70mph cap dating to the 1960s.