Official Sites A few honest councils now publish their own notices on the web: Argyll Bath & N E Somerset Caerphilly Ceredigion Cheshire Cornwall Dumfries & Galloway Isle of Man (Select 'Public Notices') Portsmouth Rotherham Special commendation must go to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council who appear to allow residents to register to receive information about future transport consultations, including speed limit reductions. Top marks to them for this refreshing openness. Salford Shropshire South Ayrshire South Gloucestershire Surrey (They even have a map) Welsh Assembly (M'ways & Trunk Roads) NB Many councils have adopted a 'content management system' that frequently changes URLs without notice. These nuisances can usually be identified by absurdly long URLs. If you get a 'page not found' error, try using their search engine.   As far as we are aware, these are the only Local Authorities that bother to publish speed limit notices on their website. If you know of any others please contact the webmaster.   If you find your local authority has not published a speed limit reduction notice on its website, please complain about that as well as the speed limit. Only by constant public pressure can we force them to be properly accountable to the public.   Gazettes Official Notices may also be found in the Gazettes: London Gazette (England & Wales) Edinburgh Gazette (Scotland) Belfast Gazette (NI) Tip: Put a road number or area into the search box.

Speed Limit Notices are one of the ways local authorities can revise the speed limit on a road. These Notices are like planning proposals — you can object to them if you believe the new limit will be inappropriate.
 
Local authorities are legally obliged to advertise such notices, but they tend to do this by using small notices, closely typed in legalese English, in the depths of the local paper, or obscure Gazettes. They may also put A4 notices on posts along the route. A4 notices are the size of a standard sheet of writing paper and are thus impossible for drivers to see. They are often placed where it is impossible for drivers to stop safely.
 
Most councils thus make little or no attempt to properly advise people who drive along the road of the proposed reductions. This is because they don't want people to object.
 
The ABD wants to see a law that forces councils to place large notices alongside any road where a speed limit reduction is proposed such that the sign can be easily seen by drivers without stopping. The signs would indicate where to obtain further information.

Current Notices :

Authority	Location	Map	Proposed change	Address for Objections	Deadline for Objections
Argyll	B841 Cairnbaan (Lochgilphead to Crinan road)	Map	Reduction of NSLA to 40mph. Public Notice [doc]	Andrew R Law Director of Operational Services Manse Brae LOCHGILPHEAD Argyll PA31 8RD	27 July 2008
Oxfordshire County Council	Various	-	Reduction of speed limit on a number of rural main roads	See our Oxfordshire local page.

 
Expired notices for information only :

Authority	Location	Map	Proposed change (External links may have expired)	Address for Objections	Deadline for Objections
Waltham Forest	Snaresbrook Road Walthamstow	Map	Reduction of existing 40mph to 30mph. Photo of a notice	Tony Martin Chief Engineer Municipal Offices 16 The Ridgeway LONDON E4 6PS   Quoting reference: ES/TPD/GV/TOM/SR/WXR	16 June 2006
Highways Agency	A5 M42–Grendon Warks   HA 28/2/148.	Grendon	Making the temporary 50 limit between the industrial estate traffic lights and Dordon permanent (used to be NSLA until a few years ago). Reduction of existing 50mph limit to 40mph between Dordon and Grendon. Full notice in London Gazette	Highways Agency Traffic Operations Orders Team Broadway Broad Street Birmingham B15 1BL	9 June 2006
Highways Agency	A5 Witherley–M69 Leics/Warks   HA 28/11/17.	Witherley	Reduction of existing NSLA to 50mph between Atherstone and the A47, and reductions to 50mph or 40mph between the A47 and the M69. Full notice in London Gazette	Highways Agency Traffic Operations Orders Team Broadway Broad Street Birmingham B15 1BL	9 June 2006
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council	Barnsley Rd Wath on Dearne Rotherham	Map	Reduction of existing 40mph to 30mph and installation of a dozen speed cushions. Council consultation	T.C Mumford Head of Legal and Democratic Services Rotherham Borough Council Civic Building Walker Place Rotherham S65 1UF	9 June 2006
Highways Agency	M621 J7–J8	OS Get-a-map Search for grid ref SE321296	Extension of existing 50mph limit southwards to Junction 8 (Grid ref SE321296)	Announcement (if any) missed, limit in place and being actively enforced by police cars sat on a prat perch 50 yards after the limit starts.
South Tyneside Council	Various	-	Widespread reduction of speed limit across seven zones	See our South Tyneside local page.	Monday 14th Nov 2005
Walsall MBC	B4151 Sutton Road	-	Reduction of speed limit on wide main road.	See our Walsall local page.	Friday 18th Nov 2005

 

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