If they want to bring in full time cameras across the whole motorway network why not be honest about it and state its for raising revenue for the countries ecconomy instead of lying.

I also feel the speed limit in this country is too low for modern cars with far better brakes and handling than when the current 70 MPH limit was imposed, perhaps it would be more acceptable to the British motorist if they up the speed limit to 85MPH and enforce that with a zero margin for error - Mike

That would just drive people off the motorways and on to the A roads where they can accelerate/decelerate to their hearts content, and create a larger carbon footprint.

I will stick with my motorbikes and A roads

ah, the pay-per-mile tax. I read somewhere they would charge up to £1.50 per mile at peak hours.
Basically that means I would need to pay £150 per day to go to work (I do 100 miles return journey).
I do spend 50 minutes to go to work, as I leave near the motorway and my work place is just outside the motorway too.
If I had to take train/public transportations I calculated I would need 2 hours door to door (not incuding delays of train, tube, etc..) at least. Now, why should I be forced to increase my commuting time from 100 minutes to 240 minutes, have less sleep, change my habit, to avoid the unnecesary pay per mile tax?
I really think that instead of increasing their revenues by charging motorists per mile or adding a network of spec cameras or whatever with the excuse of reducing the carbon footprint, they should invest the money needed for these technologies to instead promote electric/hybrid cars more effectively in the UK.
That definitely would reduce the prices of such cars (so we can afford them more) and reduce the carbon footprint much more than by driving petrol cars.
Think about it...no more petrol cars (or much less)...just electric ones instead.
That would be great!!

Cheers!!

From personal experience driving through Germany (to Munich) at over 70mph for quite a bit that distance I have got about 500 miles out of a tank of fuel. With similar traffic conditions and keeping to the speed limit within the UK I can get about 400 miles. I know that isn't particularly scientific but I'm confident that in my Mondeo that 70 mph is not the most efficient.

A small engined car doing 70 on a motorway is probably not going to be particualrly efficient either so why not have an optimal speed for each model of car? If you have a 1.2litre maybe you should be limited to 63.5mph if that is the most efficient speed.

The trouble with limiting speeds could have safety implications, if you are limited to 70 when overtaking a car doing 69.5... I certainly wouldn't be comfortable with that.

The M6 toll always seems to be empty when I have used it. Yet there still seems to be mobile cameras on the bridges despite only a handful of cars using it. Make the speed limit on the toll road higher and cash in on the extra traffic that would use it rather than trying to catch an odd car (not using the camera database) that is over the limit.

So many times I find a queue caused by a large, heavy and slow crane causing a considerable tailback plus a lot of cars not operating at the most efficient speed. Is rush hour the best time for this to be on the road? Is that going to be dealt with? I doubt it.

Getting back to fuel, filling up at a BP garage will usually result in about 370 miles of commuting (mixture of peak time urban and motorway driving) yet filling up at Sainsbury or Tesco can be 30 or 40 miles less from a tank of fuel. I may save money filling up but that is out weighed by the extra miles I get per litre which is greener too!

Speed seems to be an easy target for these "advisers" but they should also look at road design too. Edinburgh is a great example of bus lane madness and poorly designed traffic flow at junctions. They must be designed by someone who has never seen the traffic in the area and also knows very little about driver behaviour.

Rant over!

How you guys drive through 50mph roadworks on motorways with specs cameras ?

I for one find it distracting, I am constantly checking my speed to make sure I don't over step the mark, imagine having to do this for 200+ miles ? I am positive this would cause more accidents as people will be too worried about speeding and paying too much attension to the speedo.

Buy a car with cruise control.

Set it at the correct speed & let it do the work.

Be alert.. This country needs more lerts.

Oh look. Another complete waste of space QUANGO sucking up our taxes and justifying their own existence with the normal load of unachievable tripe. A candidate for that bonfire?