What's New

Recent changes to the SpeedLIMIT website

Tuesday 28 May 2024

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2024 figures

Friday 28 April 2023

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2023 figures

Wedbesday 20 April 2022

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2022 figures

Monday 10 May 2021

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2021 figures

Wednesday 22 April 2020

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2020 figures

Friday 19 April 2019

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2019 figures

Friday 20 April 2018

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2018 figures

Tuesday 11 April 2017

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2017 figures

Tuesday 12 April 2016

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2016 figures

Thursday 14 May 2015

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2015 figures

Monday 21 April 2014

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2014 figures
• Even more speed limit reductions spotted on the A535 and B5358 in East Cheshire, a council that is rapidly establishing a reputation for extreme anti-motorist policies.

Thursday 21 November 2013

• Further speed limit reductions added on the A62 in Oldham, the A50 in Cheshire and the unclassified Monk's Road in Derbyshire.

Tuesday 23 July 2013

• Further speed limit reductions added on the A34 and A556 in Cheshire, the A58 near Bolton and the A500 in Staffordshire.

Wednesday 3 July 2013

• A new link added to the Frequently Asked Questions page to DFR Solicitors, a specialist motoring defence firm.

• Further speed limit reductions spotted on the A560 between Gee Cross and Mottram in Tameside
• New links added to the Frequently Asked Questions page to Mortons Solicitors and Richard Silver Solicitors, two specialist motoring defence firms.

Tuesday 16 April 2013

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2013 figures

Tuesday 17 April 2012

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2012 figures

Saturday 24 March 2012

• Three roads in Scotland - the Bealach na Ba, the road to Kinloch Hourn, and all roads on the Isle of Man, added to Britain's Best Driving Roads

Saturday 4 February 2012

• Another 40 - 30 speed limit reduction spotted on the A56 at Sutton Weaver in Cheshire.

Wednesday 18 January 2012

• A new link added to the FAQ page to a firm of Scottish solictors, Kilcoyne & Co.

Thursday 27 October 2011

• Yet more speed limit reductions noted on the A56 and B5159 in Cheshire around Lymm, and on the A6015 at Birch Vale in Derbyshire.

Thursday 28 July 2011

• Another speed limit reduction spotted on the B5391 at Pickmere in Cheshire.
• A picture of an absurd "Keep Off The Grass" sign added to the Funnies photo gallery.

Sunday 24 April 2011

• Bluestone Heath Road in Lincolnshire added to Britain's Best Driving Roads, and a new comment added on the A4212 Bala-Trawsfynydd.

Tuesday 12 April 2011

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2011 figures

Thursday 29 July 2010

• A link added to an article by Rob Lyons entitled The speed-cam debate: calm down, dears! - which is actually more anti-camera than the title might suggest

Friday 23 July 2010

• A link added to a provocative article about the sanctification of cyclists by Brendan O'Neill entitled A ‘cycling revolution’? On your bike, Boris

Friday 28 May 2010

• A new (to me) speed camera spotted on the A58 Bolton Road in Bury.

Friday 21 May 2010

• New SPECS cameras noted on the A537 Cat & Fiddle road and the nearby A54 in Cheshire.

• Three new-style Gatso cameras noted on the A6 in Stockport at Hazel Grove and Heaton Moor.
• Another speed limit reduction from 60 to 50 - and a particularly objectionable one - spotted on the A56 between Walton and Daresbury in the Warrington BC area of Cheshire.

Tuesday 20 April 2010

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2010 figures

Thursday 1 April 2010

• Three sets of Redspeed speed-averaging cameras on the A6104 Victoria Avenue in Manchester added to the Speed Cameras page. And no, this is not an April Fool!

Saturday 20 February 2010

• The Buttertubs Pass in the Yorkshire Dales added to Britain's Best Driving Roads.

Friday 19 February 2010

• The former A30 in Cornwall from Innis Downs to Castle an Dinas added to Britain's Best Driving Roads.

Friday 8 January 2010

• The Bealach-na-Ba pass in northwest Scotland added to Britain's Best Driving Roads.

• The drive from Amble in Northumberland to Bowness-on-Windermere via Hexham added to Britain's Best Driving Roads.

Saturday 12 December 2009

• Yet another speed limit reduction spotted on the A580 at Lane Head in Wigan MBC, which has been reduced from 60 to 50 only about three years after being cut from NSL (70) to 60.

Wednesday 23 September 2009

• A new link added to the Frequently Asked Questions page to Michael Lyon Solicitors, a specialist Scottish firm of road traffic lawyers.

Sunday 19 July 2009

• The removal (yes, really) of three Gatso cameras in Stockport noted.
• A new (to me) speed camera spotted on the A665 near Radcliffe.
• Further speed limit reductions noted on the B5081 in Cheshire, and the A580 between Astley and Swinton, and the A6 in Hazel Grove, in Greater Manchester.

Saturday 20 June 2009

• A rather questionable sign near Kilmarnock added to the Funnies photo gallery.

Monday 25 May 2009

• The replacement of a Gatso with a pair of Monitron cameras on the A34 Handforth Bypass noted.
• Photos of these cameras added to the gallery.

Friday 22 May 2009

• Yet another NSL to 50 speed limit reduction spotted on the B5470 between Macclesfield and Whaley Bridge.

Tuesday 21 April 2009

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2009 figures

Tuesday 6 May 2008

• The Links page tidied up and a number of dead links removed

Saturday 19 April 2008

• Further speed limit reductions spotted on the A54 in Cheshire and the B5470 and A6 in Derbyshire. This is becoming very depressing at the moment.
• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2008 figures

Saturday 12 April 2008

• Yet another speed limit reduction spotted on the A535 between Chelford and Holmes Chapel in Cheshire.

Friday 28 March 2008

• Two more speed limit reductions spotted on the A6 at Over Hulton and the A556 between the M56 and M6. A photo of the A6 one added to the Speed Limit Reductions photo gallery.

Sunday 23 March 2008

• A link to Pannone Solicitors added to the Frequently Asked Questions page.

Saturday 8 March 2008

• A picture of a telegraph pole in the middle of a road junction in Ireland added to the Funnies photo gallery.

Saturday 1 March 2008

• Two particularly objectionable speed limit reductions noted on the A5004 and A515 in Derbyshire. The A515 in particular is one of the best-aligned single carriageway A-roads I know. I've also added some photos of the one on the A515.

Saturday 16 February 2008

• The speed limit reduction on Belmont Way in Stockport added to the listing. This has actually been in place for about nine months but was initially only a temporary reduction associated with roadworks. Also see pictures here.

Friday 25 January 2008

• Two more speed limit reductions on the A557 and on an unclassified road south of Warrington added to the list of shame

Tuesday 9 October 2007

• A link added to Fun Roads, an in-depth look at some of the most enjoyable driving roads in the UK

Saturday 22 September 2007

• Another speed limit reduction spotted on the B5166 near Manchester Airport, although one of the less objectionable

Wednesday 22 August 2007

• Three additional speed cameras added in Warrington
• Another NSL to 50 speed limit reduction spotted on the A57 east of Warrington

Sunday 5 August 2007

• Two new (to me) speed cameras added on the A56 in Sale and the B5167 in Northenden
• Two speed limit reductions spotted on the A6017 in Tameside, one an utterly absurd reduction from 30 to 20 on a wide urban main road

Friday 15 June 2007

• A new article added about the Great Manchester Con Charge
• A link added to the campaign for A1 North Dualling - Morpeth to Berwick

Monday 28 May 2007

• A photo of a speed camera in Boston, Lincs, covered by a beer crate added to the Funnies photo gallery
• Further speed limit reductions noted on the A580 East Lancs Road in the Knowsley and Wigan MBC areas

Friday 25 May 2007

• New speed cameras added on the A57 and A5145 in Manchester
• A list of links to North-West based solicitors specialising in motoring offences added to the Frequently Asked Questions page
• A particularly depressing speed limit reduction from NSL to 50 spotted along the whole length of the A57 Snake Pass in Derbyshire

Saturday 21 April 2007

• The A93 in Scotland added to Britain's Best Driving Roads
• A link added to www.northwestbiking.co.uk
• A picture added to the Funnies photo gallery showing a "No Vehicles" sign in the middle of a field in Norfolk

Tuesday 17 April 2007

• An article added looking at the new Stealth 50 mph NSL
• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2007 figures

Sunday 8 April 2007

• And yet another unjustified speed limit reduction spotted on the A533 at Dutton. Depressing, isn't it?

Saturday 31 March 2007

• A picture of an absurdly short cycle lane in Widnes added to the Funnies photo gallery.

Saturday 24 March 2007

• Yet another speed limit reduction, this time from NSL to 40 mph seen on the A56 near Chester.

Saturday 10 February 2007

• Another regrettable 40 - 30 suburban speed limit reduction spotted on the B5358 between Heald Green and Handforth in the Stockport MBC area.

Friday 5 January 2007

• Two more speed limit reductions spotted on the A5034 and A535 in Cheshire, although these are among the less objectionable ones.

Saturday 16 December 2006

• A link added to Mind Driving, by Stephen Haley, an excellent new book on the psychology of safe driving
• A link added to an excellent article by Austin Williams entitled Britain Deserves Better about the government's controversial road charging plans

Saturday 9 December 2006

• A new speed camera spotted on the A34 Kingsway in Manchester
• A regrettable 40 - 30 speed limit reduction spotted on the A559 in Northwich
• A photo of an incredibly dangerous anti-overtaking scheme on the A39 in Devon added the Anti-Car Measures photo gallery

Sunday 22 October 2006

• A picture added to the Funnies photo gallery warning drivers to "Beware of the Bus!"
• A picture added to the Speed Cameras photo gallery showing an example of the new requirement to have a combined camera warning sign and speed limit repeater within the same field of view as a fixed camera

Saturday 14 October 2006

• A link added to www.Advanced-Driving.co.uk, the UK's leading online advanced driving resource

Monday 9 October 2006

• A link added to the new DfT speed limit guidance, which provides much encouragement for local highway authorities to reduce existing limits
• Yet more speed limit reductions seen in Cheshire on the B5085 at Mobberley and the A533 near Sandbach
• A link added to the new DfT recommendations on speed camera signing
• A new link added to an article entitled Global warming: the chilling effect on free speech in which Brendan O’Neill argues that the demonisation of 'climate change denial' is an affront to open and rational debate

Sunday 10 September 2006

• A new link added to a highly topical article by Timandra Harkness entitled Lording it Over 4x4s
• Two more speed limit reductions spotted in Cheshire on the B5470 and the unclassified Brookledge Lane, Adlington

Saturday 27 May 2006

• The A6144(M) Photo Gallery updated to commemorate the sad passing of this unique single-carriageway motorway
• Yet another speed limit reduction spotted on the A538 between Wilmslow and Prestbury in Cheshire

Sunday 7 May 2006

• A new speed limit reduction spotted on the A34 at Marton, Cheshire - although this is one of the less objectionable ones

Saturday 21 April 2006

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2006 figures

Friday 7 April 2006

• An animated gif based on one of my speed camera pictures added
• A new (to me) Truvelo camera spotted on the A6 in Buxton
• Yet another speed limit reduction spotted on the A562 between Widnes and Warrington

Saturday 25 February 2006

• Two Monitron speed cameras spotted on the A664 Rochdale Road in Manchester
• And another speed limit reduction spotted on the A580 East Lancs Road through St Helens MBC in Merseyside (this was actually imposed in 2005, but as with cameras I only note the ones I've personally experienced)

Tuesday 31 January 2006

• Yet another speed limit reduction spotted on the B5356 between Stretton and Hatton, south of Warrington. There is also a picture in the speed limit reductions photo gallery

Saturday 17 December 2005

• The B4425 in Gloucestershire added to Britain's Best Driving Roads

Saturday 3 December 2005

• A new link added to The Grumpy Old Sod, who turns his vitriol against many aspects of modern British life, but seems to have a particular interest in roads and driving, and also speaks very highly of this website
• A new links section added for Local Campaigning Sites
• Two speed cameras spotted on Errwood Road, Manchester

Saturday 12 November 2005

• Two speed limit reductions noted on the B6101 between Marple and New Mills, and the A671 between Royton and Rochdale

Saturday 15 October 2005

• My Transport and Road Safety Manifesto added to the site
• A new photo of a 40 mph limit on the B4121 in Northfield, Birmingham added to the Fabulous Forties page

Saturday 8 October 2005

• A link added to PetrolPrices.com, a very useful site - particularly in view of the current high fuel prices - that shows the cheapest petrol stations in your local area

Saturday 1 October 2005

• A new article added entitled Traffic is Killing Our Village! looking at realistic ways of addressing the widely perceived traffic problems in villages

Monday 19 September 2005

• A new link added to the interactive UK Speed Camera Map
• A photograph added to the Speed Limit Survivals photo gallery of a built up NSL on the B6527 at Ewood Bridge, Rossendale, Lancs

Saturday 3 September 2005

• Pictures of the totally unjustified 20 mph limit and traffic calming scheme referred to below added to the Anti-Car Measures and Speed Limit Reductions photo galleries

Monday 29 August 2005

• A speed limit reduction partly from NSL to 20 mph spotted in Daresbury, Cheshire
• The A18 Mountain Road in the Isle of Man added to Britain's Best Driving Roads

Saturday 6 August 2005

• The A887 in the Scottish Highlands added to Britain's Best Driving Roads

Saturday 23 July 2005

• Another speed limit reduction noted on the A675 between Bolton and Preston, this one particularly inappropriate and annoying on a high-quality rural A-road

Tuesday 14 June 2005

• Yet another speed limit reduction noted on the B6194 Lees New Road between Ashton and Oldham, marking the disappearance of perhaps the last NSL in the spaces between the major Greater Manchester towns
• And another speed camera spotted on the A669 in Springhead, Oldham

Saturday 28 May 2005

• Two speed limit reductions noted on the A58 Bolton Ring Road, although one of them has in fact been in place for some years
• A new (to me) speed camera spotted on the A58 in Heywood, Rochdale

Saturday 14 May 2005

• Five new speed cameras added on the A556 in Cheshire and at various locations in Manchester

Sunday 24 April 2005

• The comparative table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2005 figures
• A speed limit reduction noted on the A576 at Heaton Park, North Manchester
• A picture of a slippy slip road added to the Funnies photo gallery

Saturday 9 April 2005

• A photo of a 30 mph limit with repeaters and streetlights added to the 30 mph Limits photo gallery
• The B769 in Scotland, south-west of Glasgow, added to Britain's Best Driving Roads

Sunday 20 March 2005

• Six new Speed Cameras added on the A6 in Derbyshire

Saturday 12 March 2005

• New photos added to the Speed Limit Survivals photo gallery, showing surprising, but not unreasonable NSLs, at Tabley and Broomedge in Cheshire
• A link added to a fascinating pamphlet entitled The Political Root of Road Accidents, written in the 1940s by Lieut. Col. Mervyn O'Gorman, which makes a number of points that still have a resonance today, in particular that simply blaming road accidents on "bad driving" is profoundly counterproductive
• A picture of a blocked-off car park entrance in Stockport added to the Funnies photo gallery
• A link added to the Thurrock Road Safety Campaign, whose website includes many pictures of poor signage and road layouts in South Essex
• Comments on the Citroën C4, new Ford Focus and new BMW 3-series added to Negative Trends in Modern Car Design

Tuesday 1 March 2005

• A new article added entitled Speed Cameras Revisited which brings the comments made in 2000 in A Nice Little Earner? up to date

Tuesday 8 February 2005

• A link added to the new Open Road group which campaigns for road building and improvements in the UK
• A picture of an improbable 20 mph zone in Sheffield added to the Funnies photo gallery

Wednesday 26 January 2005

• The B4560 in South Wales added to Britain's Best Driving Roads

Saturday 22 January 2005

• Pictures of a twin Gatso installation in Hazel Grove added to the Funnies and Speed Cameras photo galleries.

Friday 7 January 2005

• A picture added to the Anti-Car Measures photo gallery showing a ludicrous and obstructive hatching scheme on a 3-lane section of the A4130 in Oxfordshire
• A new link added to Wintonsworld, where retired Reuters journalist Neil Winton offers his forthright views on cars, the motor industry and wider issues

Monday 27 December 2004

• The Links page tidied up, with some dead links removed, and new links added to SafeSpeed Forums, 4x4 Prejudice, Pathetic Motorways and Network Rail.
• Following a rash of people "borrowing" my photographs without permission, a statement has been added to the Photo Gallery section saying that photos may be reproduced provided that the source is acknowledged.

Saturday 30 October 2004

• Two new speed cameras added on the A50 and A5011 near Alsager in South Cheshire

Saturday 2 October 2004

• A new article added entitled Fabulous Forties, tracing the rise and fall of the suburban 40 mph speed limit, which has made a major contribution to both road safety and traffic movement in major conurbations.
• A photograph of a 20 mph speed limit in the Somerset town of Dulverton added to the Speed Limit Signing photo gallery

Saturday 25 September 2004

• Pre-Motorway New Roads has now been moved to its own website as it deals with historical matters that are not really within the remit of this site.

Saturday 4 September 2004

• A link added to an excellent article by Mick Hume entitled The car represents freedom and progress, so let's build more roads
• A photo added of a rare speed limit increase at Dinting, Derbyshire. If I find more than one they may have to have their own page.
• Photos added to the School 20 mph Limits photo gallery showing a part-time 20 limit in Glossop, Derbyshire - surely a much more sensible option than permanent 20 mph limits.
• Photos added to the Funnies photo gallery showing official signs on the A57 at Mottram, Tameside demanding the construction of a bypass.

Saturday 21 August 2004

• New speed limit reductions spotted on the A5102 and A5149 in Woodford, Stockport. Also see photo

Saturday 7 August 2004

• Is the Price Right? revised and updated in the light of the recent announcement that the Department for Transport are actively considering a road pricing scheme

Saturday 31 July 2004

• A link added to the SniffPetrol spoof news site
• Another speed limit reduction spotted on the A682 between Rawtenstall and Burnley
• Comments on drivers overtaking at the last moment on the motorway, and driving crouched over the steering wheel, added to Annoying Things People Do on the Roads

• A new article added entitled Speeding by Design which examines the issue of why we allow the sale of cars which can do twice the motorway speed limit, a favourite canard of anti-car campaigners.

Saturday 10 July 2004

• New speed cameras spotted in Hollinwood, Oldham, Higher Broughton, Salford and Rusholme, Manchester.

Sunday 4 July 2004

• A new article Hide and Seek added questioning the claim that hidden speed cameras would improve road safety.

Saturday 26 June 2004

• A major new piece added entitled After the Cameras looking at how traffic enforcement should be carried out in the post-camera era
• New links added to Friends of the Motorist and citytransport.info

Sunday 30 May 2004

• Another speed limit reduction spotted on the A672 north-east of Oldham.
• The A68 from Darlington to Carter Bar added to Britain's Best Driving Roads - although unfortunately not the onward continuation in Scotland to Dalkeith which is beset by Gatsos placed on all the decent overtaking straights, thus increasing driver frustration and danger.

Monday 17 May 2004

• The comparitive table of Petrol Prices updated for March 2004 figures
• The B4058 near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire and the A59 in North Yorkshire added to Britain's Best Driving Roads

Saturday 8 May 2004

• Pictures of a 20 mph limit in Heaton Moor, Stockport, added to the Traffic Calming photo gallery
• A pictures of a 30 mph repeater with a speed camera sign on the A6 in Stockport added to the 30 mph Limits photo gallery
• Two speed limit reductions noted on unclassified roads at Comberbach, Cheshire and Furness Vale, Derbyshire, neither particularly objectionable.

Tuesday 20 April 2004

• A number of Pre-Motorway New Roads added in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire

Thursday 15 April 2004

• A number of changes made to Road Projects Needed in North-West England, mainly relating to additional or updated links.
• Some minor changes made to the Guide to Speed Limit Setting, including a link to the page in the Highway Code setting out the UK's current official default speed limits.

Monday 12 April 2004

• A new Frequently Asked Questions page added answering some of the queries most often raised by readers of this website.

Friday 2 April 2004

• The page on Village Speed Limits updated to include a link to and commentary on new government guidelines on 30 mph village limits.
• A link added to Speed Cameras Dot Org, a new site that campaigns for a more sensible and safety-oriented approach to the use of speed cameras.

Saturday 6 March 2004

• New pictures added to the Anti-Car Measures, Speed Cameras and Speed Limit Reductions Photo Galleries.
• Two speed limit reductions noted on the A666 between Bolton and Blackburn.

Saturday 7 February 2004

• Another regrettable 40 - 30 Speed Limit Reduction noted on the A560 in Baguley, South Manchester.
• Comments on drivers sitting in your blind spot and pedestrians baffled by cars emerging from junctions added to Annoying Things People Do on the Roads

Saturday 24 January 2004

• The B4077 in Gloucestershire and A422 in Worcestershire added to Britain's Best Driving Roads.
• An all to typical 40 - 30 speed limit reduction noted on the A6044 in Greater Manchester

Monday 12 January 2004

• Two new speed cameras added on the A523 and A527 in Cheshire.
• A new speed limit reduction spotted on the unclassified Reade's Lane in Dane-in-Shaw, near Congleton

Saturday 20 December 2003

• A link added on the Speed Cameras page to a listing of all cameras within Greater Manchester provided by the Manchester Evening News
• New links added to SAFER Roads - demanding real road safety measures, not roadside revenue collection - and a forthright article by former editor of the "Times" Simon Jenkins entitled Speed Cameras are just electronic Dick Turpins

Saturday 6 December 2003

• Details added about the planned downgrading of the unique A6144(M) to all-purpose road status
• A couple of recent speed limit reductions spotted on the Runcorn-Widnes Bridge

Friday 28 November 2003

• A link added to an excellent article by John Redwood putting the political case for the private car, an argument that is not heard often enough nowadays

Saturday 15 November 2003

• Two new speed cameras added at Delamere and Helsby in Cheshire
• The fact that the northbound camera on the A5103 Princess Parkway in South Manchester is no longer hidden behind a sign noted

Saturday 8 November 2003

• A Letter to the Editor added criticising the inadequacy of the SEMMMS road plans
• Several updates to Road Projects Needed in North-West England including details of the SEMMMS scheme
• A new Gatso on the A538 in Tytherington, Macclesfield added to the speed camera listing
• A Speed Limit Reduction from 40 to 30 on the A538 approaching Prestbury added
• Some enhancements to About this Site to point out more clearly the key elements of the site

Saturday 25 October 2003

• Comments on aggressive urban drivers, ostentatious lane-hoppers and drivers who think they're policemen added to Annoying Things People do on the Roads
• Two Speed Limit Reductions on the A515 south of Ashbourne added
• A number of minor updates to Negative Trends in Modern Car Design

Saturday 11 October 2003

• A major new article entitled Is Twenty Plenty? added exposing the safety fraud of 20 mph urban limits
• An example of one-laning a roundabout exit added to the Anti-Car Measures photo gallery
• The A970 in Shetland added to Britain's Best Driving Roads
• Two new cameras in Macclesfield added to the speed camera listing
• A link added to the Lancashire Motorways and Roads Site

Saturday 27 September 2003

• A picture of a Tameside 20 mph zone that goes nowhere added to the Funnies photo gallery

Saturday 13 September 2003

• Two Truvelos in Buxton added to the list of Speed Cameras
• A link added to the camera listing of the Derbyshire Safety Camera Partnership
• A speed limit reduction from NSL to 50 on the A56 at Bowdon noted

Saturday 30 August 2003

Various new pictures added to the photo galleries as follows:

• The notorious 30 mph limit on the armco-equipped, pedestrian free A34 Handforth/Wilmslow bypass on Speed Limit Reductions
• Two 20 mph School Limits in Tameside
• A Gatso on one of the above 20 mph limits on Speed Cameras
• A surprise sighting of a 5-digit B-road number in Dukinfield on Funnies

Saturday 23 August 2003

• The B6277 in the Pennines and A835 in North-West Scotland added to Britain's Best Driving Roads. Also a note added to the page about the raising of the speed limit on the unclassified road from Garelochhead to Coulport from 40 mph to NSL (60 mph)

Saturday 16 August 2003

• Pictures of the dangerous traffic calming scheme in Little Stretton, near Warrington added to the Anti-Car Measures photo gallery
• Pictures of Great Budworth in Cheshire, a village with no posted speed limit below the NSL, but very slow safe speeds in the village core, added to Speed Limit Survivals

Tuesday 5 August 2003

• New link added to www.freedom-move.org, a website that looks at the philosophical basis of promoting freedom of movement by car
• Link added to an article by Gerard Jackson entitled The War Against the Car that examines anti-car campaigning from an Australian perspective
• A section index added to the links page

• Details added of some additional non type-approved speed cameras in Tameside
• Link added to an excellent article by Harry Mount entitled Cameras put Honest Drivers at Mercy of Greedy Policemen

• Two speed limit reductions on the A49 in Cheshire added
• Comments on other drivers' reactions to Gatsos added to Annoying Things People Do on the Roads
• The B1225 from Caistor to Horncastle added to Britain's Best Driving Roads

Saturday 19 July 2003

• The A12 Woodbridge Bypass, A583 Kirkham Bypass and the A1058 Coast Road on Tyneside added to Pre-Motorway New Roads
• Various links updated following the decision of the Department for Transport to completely revamp their website

Thursday 17 July 2003

• A cleaned-up picture of the gridlock at Warwick Road added to Stockport A6 Bus Lanes
• Comments on drivers pulling out in front of you added to Annoying Things People Do on the Roads

Friday 11 July 2003

• A link to an excellent rabblerousing piece by Peter Briffa entitled More Tarmac Means More Freedom added to "Interesting Articles" on the links page
• Details of four Gatsos in Rochdale added to Speed Camera Locations

Sunday 29 June 2003

• Some readers' nominations and personal favourites added to Britain's Best Driving Roads
• An all too typical 40-30 reduction on the A635 near Greenfield added to Speed Limit Reductions
• Two Gatsos in Failsworth, Oldham added to Speed Camera Locations

Friday 26 June 2003

• A picture added showing the welcome removal of the "bonkers" road marking scheme on Broadstone Road, Stockport

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