For some reason today I relaised I dont know for sure what the speed limit is on a dual carraigeway, I believed it was 70mph but for some reason especially on the A52 between Notts & Grantham I do 60mph as they have average speed cams that scare me.. lol Someone help me out of this madness an tell me the speed limit, it's even more confusing when i see others zooming past an some going even slower than me lol..

It is 70 mate, unless otherwise stated.

As Lee said

Its 70mph unless stated by a road sign or possibly a ring road which i think is 30mph and normally stated by an "R" sign

OK.... I got caught (with three points added to my Licence on the A52 between Grantham and Notts !!

The speed limit is 60mph in the single carrageway section and I got done for doing 82mph in a ........ wait for it........ Daewoo Matiz (which I thought was impossible according to the laws of Physics !! )

The SPECS start on the dual carrageway at Gamston (where the dual carrageway is and where the speed limit IS 70mph) and continue all the way on the A52 onto the single lane section (where the limit is 60mph).

You can go through the first camera doing 150mph if you want and you won't get caught... it's when you pass the SECOND camera that the laws of maths and average speed/distance take over

The Editor

[quote name='The Editor' post='425631' date='Mar 28 2007, 04:43 PM']OK.... I got caught[/quote]
Good to know, I was wondering if anyone had been caught by the specs cameras. You see people flying past you on the motorway all the time in the 40 zone. I do hope they get caught.

I got done for doing 74mph on a dual carriage way a few years back....to be fair the one I was on had a 40mph speed limit though!! 6 points and a £150 fine....ouch!

Just to add... over here Dual carriageways are 100km/h (60-ish mph).....

Motorways are 120km/h.... (rain or shine or FOG, which was a disaster recently)

"HIGHWAY CODE" It is worth buying a copy if you passed the driving test some years ago. There are lots of new rules and regulations since I passsed mine.

I remember when I first started to drive, the Highway Code had things like hand signals and pictures of a man on a horse and carriage pointing his whip to indicate. Older members might have seen things like having a man with a red flag walking in front.

ok all is good then I've been keeping to the law thanks

[quote name='oldcro' post='425643' date='Mar 28 2007, 05:18 PM']Older members might have seen things like having a man with a red flag walking in front. [/quote]

Do you mean that I don't need him any more? . . . . .

[quote name='Sagitar' post='426315' date='Mar 30 2007, 08:52 PM'][quote name='oldcro' post='425643' date='Mar 28 2007, 05:18 PM'] Older members might have seen things like having a man with a red flag walking in front. [/quote]

Do you mean that I don't need him any more? . . . . .
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It depends on how you drive your 250!?

National speed limit is 70mph .... on carriageways that are separated by a centre reservation.

Otherwise, national speed limit on carriageways with no center reservation is 60mph.