Requesting speed limit changes
Requesting speed limit changes
Speed limit lowering, raising or extending considerations.
Get a speed limit lowered, raised or extended
Apply to get a speed limit change considered
We'll work with Northumbria Police to assess your request, considering:
- the type of road
- level of activity
- accident record
Before deciding to change a speed limit, the highway authority must consider all the relevant factors such as:
- expected accident savings
- public reassurance
- improved facilities for road users
- delays to traffic
- cost of implementation
- cost of engineering measures and their maintenance
- cost of enforcement
- does the change in speed limit meet national guidance and Department for Transport regulations
Timeframe
If it's decided a change in the speed limit is needed, then a new speed limit order has to be made.
This involves a statutory legal process that takes about 9 months.
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