UK Offence Report

The M25 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 15) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 1995

UK Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 1094 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
1revoked
Made
19 April 1995
In force from
15 May 1995
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Road traffic and vehicles
Made under
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations apply to the M25 between junctions 10 and 15 and to parts of the adjoining slip roads. The main effect of the Regulations is that if a vehicle passes a speed limit sign on a road to which the Regulations apply, the vehicle must not be driven at a speed above that indicated by the sign until it passes a sign indicating that the restriction ceases to apply or it ceases to be on any such road. This will enable variable speed limit signs to be introduced. The Regulations contain a provision which enables a driver of a vehicle to ignore changes to traffic signs that occur at any location less that 10 seconds before the vehicle passes that location (see regulation 4(4) to (6)).

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