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Vehicle speed compliance statistics for Great Britain: April to June 2021

Car driver compliance with speed limits on roads in Great Britain for April to June 2021.

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Vehicle speed compliance statistics for Great Britain: April to June 2021 tables

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These quarterly statistics have been produced in addition to the regular annual statistics, to provide more timely information on compliance with speed limits during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

They provide insight into the speeds at which drivers choose to travel and their compliance with speed limits under free flow conditions but should not be taken as estimates of actual compliance or actual average speed across the wider road network.

Long-term trends in vehicle speed limit compliance have usually been stable over time. Without coronavirus, we would have expected this to continue.

In April to June 2021:

  • on motorways the proportion of cars exceeding the speed limit on weekdays was lower than the same period in 2020 and similar to the same period in 2019
  • on NSL single carriageways, the proportion of cars exceeding the speed limit on weekdays and weekends was lower than the same period in 2020 and similar to the same period in 2019
  • on 30mph roads, the proportion of cars exceeding the speed limit on weekdays and weekends was lower when compared to the same periods in 2020 and 2019

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Published 7 September 2021

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