Government have announced consultation period to raise UK limit to 80mph.
Strange move as most people hover around 80 anyway on a clear run, personally keep it just below 70 as the fuel mpg drops dramatically above 70mph/2000 rpm

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From what I have read, the theory is, Set a higher limit where it is practical, police it properly (ie dont let people do 90 now just because the limit is 30) and maybe people will then take lower limits (where they are needed) more seriously.

Its a bit like the boy who cried wolf... set a more realistic speed limit and police it properly rather than set an unrealistic speed limit and let people bend the law because its unrealistic.

IMO I think it is the right thing to do. That and make more around town limits 20mph Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints

That said - taz is right - The Freelander will need re-gearing as currently MPG drops massively over 75 / 80MPH  Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints

taztastic wrote:

personally keep it just below 50 ,as anything faster confuses my Lancastrian mind

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That means my average mpg would drop to 15mpg on the motorway then!

Where in Blighty can you drive on a public road that you can do 70mph let alone 80mph safely - it's all nose to tail bedlam. Giving Joe Public a driving licence was the first bad mistake UKGov made. Bring back the birch for misdemeanours and the stocks for parking offences. Frequent offenders should be transported to Zimbabwe, or Iran. That'll teach'em.

chicken george wrote:

taztastic wrote:

personally keep it just below 50 ,as anything faster confuses my Lancastrian mind

My clogs start to spark at 30mph

Well if it drinks more fuel then just put more in. If your realy bothered about how many miles you get to the gallon then go buy a three cylinder cheap as chips car. Maybe people shouldnt have baught a large 4x4

superspark wrote:

Well if it drinks more fuel then just put more in. If your realy bothered about how many miles you get to the gallon then go buy a three cylinder cheap as chips car. Maybe people shouldnt have baught a large 4x4

Well said that man!!!! I have been saying this for ages! Legend

It was just an observation, some of us have more sense than money

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If that were true you wouldn't have bought a Land Rover

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I've been quite happy with the status quo; an official 70mph speed limit, with it being an open secret that the police don't take any interest beneath 80mph anyway. If the official speed limit is raised to 80mph and it's properly enforced, then the nett result will be: No change!

Make it 80mph but also make the penalties, say, over 85 that much greater.
At the end of the day, you can always still do 70 if you like.