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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Removal of maximum speed limit on national motorways
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Rather than increase the maximum speed limit from 70 to 80 mph (as proposed by transport secretary Philip Hammond), have a public consultation to change to a system like the German autobahns where there is no general speed limit only an advisory one.
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