Figures show speed compliance improved in 2024

The percentage of car drivers exceeding the speed limit on motorways and 30mph roads fell during 2024 – continuing the broadly downward trend seen since 2018. That’s according to Government statistics, which measure speed and compliance at sites where the road conditions are ‘free flowing’ – for example roads with no junctions, hills, sharp bends, speed enforcement cameras or other traffic calming measures.

In 2024, the data shows that 44% of car drivers exceeded the speed limits on motorways, compared with 50% in 2018. It is a similar picture for 30mph roads, where 43% of car drivers exceeded the speed limit in 2024, compared to 51% in 2018.

Elsewhere, on national speed limit single carriageways, 9% of car drivers were found to be exceeding the speed limit in 2024, compared to 11% in 2018.