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[albitz]

National speed limit on single carriageways is 60mph. Theoretically easy to redisgnate that down to 40mph. As said though,probably difficult to enforce in many places.
If they decide to reduce it in some places and not others its going to cost a fortune to replace all the signs.Maybe its a job creation scheme,or the company which makes the signs has just made a large donation to party funds ? 

[feeutfo]

And dual carriageway? What's the difference between a duel carriageway and a two lane motorway?

[albitz]

Certain regs.apply on motorways which dont apply on dual carriageways,but both 70mph limit.
I know this because I have recently formed the habit of taking some notice of speed limits.

[Rods2]

Isn't it about time we stopped faffing about with speed limits and addressed the real problem of the bloody awful standards of driving exhibited by so many of the population?

How would you propose doing that? Make everyone travel at 50 in a fifty limit? Fines for people who are caught driving awfully (tailgating, speeding, crossing central solid line, veering onto hard shoulder) or compulsory retest every five years? If so it sounds like more nanny state. Where would you draw the line?

Re tests for those that have passed a far easier test in their early years. Motorway test, or no motorway use. The plain fact is the standard of driving is apalling in the uk. The underlying cause of which is money. Imigrants on a non uk license who passed their test via a brown envelope. Older drivers that simply can't cope with any speed over 25mph. Much less use their mirrors.
The country is in a very real danger of grid lock in so many areas not just road use. Let's not add to it. Ffs half the country dribble along at 40 in  the national speed limit anyway.

There you go I've fixed that bit. As this is still possible in parts of Eastern Europe, where local police conduct driving tests.

[jimac]

National speed limit on single carriageways is 60mph. Theoretically easy to redisgnate that down to 40mph. As said though,probably difficult to enforce in many places.
If they decide to reduce it in some places and not others its going to cost a fortune to replace all the signs.Maybe its a job creation scheme,or the company which makes the signs has just made a large donation to party funds ? 

Don't forget that different limits apply to different vehicles.  The limit is already 40mph on single carriageways for HGVs, and as you're quite likely to get behind one that makes the limit effectively 40 for everyone else (or risk some dodgy overtakes, but they won't be dangerous at all if you're within the speed limit, of course  )

Oh, and the limit for HGVs on motorways is 60mph but most HGVs are limited to 56mph to keep them within EU regulations.  Crazy.