First GB speeding fineIn 1896, the first speeding fine was handed out to a British motorist. Walter Arnold of East Peckham in Kent, was caught doing 8 mph in a 2 mph built up zone, and was fined one shilling. That speed limit had been in force since 1865 when the Locomotive Act (Red Flag Act) introduced a speed limit of 2 mph in built up zones (meaning towns and villages) and 4 mph elsewhere. The speed limit was raised to 20 mph in 1903, and to 30 mph within built up areas in 1934, which it has remained ever since.«[Image: A modern speed limit sign, as it might now show a 2 mph limit.] |