UK Offence Report

The M25 Motorway (Junctions 23 to 27) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2013

UK Statutory Instrument 2013 No. 2396 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
19 September 2013
In force from
4 November 2013
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 introduce variable speed limits to the M25 Motorway from junctions 23 to 27 and on associated slip roads and linking carriageways. These Regulations also modify the way the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 1982 (“the 1982 Regulations”) apply to the carriageways of the M25 between junctions 23 to 27 by introducing the concept of emergency refuge areas. Regulation 3 modifies the 1982 Regulations for the purpose of the roads covered by these Regulations, by inserting the concept of an emergency refuge area. Regulation 4 provides for variable speed limits to have effect on the roads specified in the Schedule. Where variable speed limit signs are in operation a vehicle may not be driven at a speed above the maximum indicated by each speed limit sign passed by a vehicle until it passes a sign indicating that the national speed limit applies or the vehicle leaves the roads covered by the regulation. Where a speed limit changes less than ten seconds before a vehicle passes the sign and the sign had indicated a higher speed limit, the regulation allows a driver to proceed at a speed up to the maximum applicable before the change. Where the speed limit sign indicates a speed limit when it is passed by a vehicle but less than ten seconds previously it was either giving no indication of a speed limit or that the national speed limit applies, the sign is to be taken as giving no indication of a speed limit to the vehicle passing it. Contravention of these regulations is an offence under section 17(4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

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