Consultation outcome

Revisions to guidance on setting speed limits

• From: Department for Transport and The Rt Hon Sir Mike Penning
• Published: 13 July 2012
• Last updated: 18 January 2013 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Summary of consultation responses about revising Department for Transport's speed limit circular

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Detail of outcome

We gathered responses to this consultation between 13 July and 5 October 2012. We considered all the comments received and issued revised guidance, Department for Transport circular 01/2013, ‘Setting local speed limits’, on 18 January 2013.

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Original consultation

Summary

Revising and reissuing guidance on setting local speed limits, including details about traffic signs, 20 miles per hour zones and the speed limit appraisal tool.

This consultation ran from
13 July 2012 to 11:45pm on 5 October 2012

Consultation description

This consultation seeks views on the revision and reissue of guidance on setting local speed limits. Revisions take into account recent changes to the signing regime, expand the section on 20 miles per hour zones and limits, introduce the speed limit appraisal tool and make some other changes.

Related documents

• Setting local speed limits: Department for Transport circular 01/2013
• Speed limit appraisal tool
• Local speed limits, written statement by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, 18 January 2012
• New speed limit guidance for councils, press notice, 18 January 2012

Documents

Consultation on revision of DfT's speed limit circular

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Setting local speed limits

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Published 13 July 2012
Last updated 18 January 2013 + show all updates

1. 18 January 2013

   Summary of consultation responses added.

2. 13 July 2012

   First published.