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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating new cars sold to have speed limiters.

Asked by
Mike Martin (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 April 2025
Reference
48269
House
House of Commons
Type
Impact assessments
Date
14 April 2009
Reference
RIA 09/60

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 3 June (WA 50) concerning speed limits on road vehicles, whether the Answer took account of environmental issues and the contribution of speeding to road deaths.

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 June 2008
Reference
4093; 702 c162WA
House
House of Lords

asked Her Majesty's Government:What proposals they have to require road vehicle manufacturers to limit the maximum speed of vehicles to 70 miles per hour.

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 June 2008
Reference
3799; 702 c50WA
House
House of Lords

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they propose to restrict the maximum speed of motorcycles to the national limit.

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 May 2008
Reference
701 c79WA; 3145
House
House of Lords

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have any plans to require new road vehicles to have a maximum speed of 70 miles per hour for road safety reasons.

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 April 2008
Reference
2796; 700 c165WA
House
House of Lords

SI 2007/3132. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Dept for Transport. Coming into force 1 December 2007.

Department
Department for Transport
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
2 November 2007
Reference
SI 2007/3132
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

SI 2007/506. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Transport. Coming into force 1 April 2007.

Department
Department for Transport
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
27 February 2007
Reference
SI 2007/506
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effect on the number of (a) injuries and (b) fatalities to heavy goods vehicle drivers of the compulsory introduction of speed limiting devices; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Greg Knight (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 November 2006
Reference
451 c1564W; 99458
House
House of Commons

Whether they have any plans to require all private vehicles to have speed governors fitted.

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 May 2006
Reference
5653; 682 c31WA
House
House of Lords

SI 2004/3261 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 January 2005.

Department
Department for Transport
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
10 December 2004
Reference
SI 2004/3261
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

SI 2004/3258 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 January 2005.

Department
Department for Transport
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
10 December 2004
Reference
SI 2004/3258
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many lorries are fitted with speed limiters.

Asked by
Barry Sheerman (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 September 2004
Reference
424 c1247W;424 c1255W; 187405
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents involving lorries occurred during overtaking manoeuvres in each of the last 10 years; and how many of these involved lorries fitted with speed limiters. - Inc table.

Asked by
Barry Sheerman (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 September 2004
Reference
424 c1247-8W;424 c1255-6W; 187406
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the use of speed limiters in lorries has been assessed to determine efficiency in preventing traffic accidents.

Asked by
Barry Sheerman (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 September 2004
Reference
424 c1247W;424 c1255W; 187404
House
House of Commons

(Pursuant to reply on 16.06.2004 at 422 c933W) To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what grants the Department has given to the research and development of Intelligent Speed Adaption Systems; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Damian Green (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 June 2004
Reference
177992; 422 c1245W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what grants the Department has given to the research and development of Intelligent Speed Adaption Systems; and if he will make a statement. (Further information on 21.06.2004 at 422 c1245W - Includes figures.)

Asked by
Damian Green (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 June 2004
Reference
177992; 422 c933W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
9 February 2004
Reference
657 c920-1
House
House of Lords
1st supplementary on the EU Directive requiring all goods vehicles over three and a half tonnes to be fitted with speed limiters.
Asked by
Earl Attlee (Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
9 February 2004
Reference
657 c920-1
House
House of Lords
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to alleviate the problem of heavy goods vehicles travelling at 56 miles per hour in order to overtake other similar vehicles, thereby blocking two lanes of a motorway or dual carriageway.
Asked by
Earl Attlee (Conservative)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
9 February 2004
Reference
657 c920-1
House
House of Lords