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my friend was caught doing 38 in a supposed 30 mph rd . there are no rd speed signs on this stretch of rd indicating the max speed but on the otherside of a roundabout the national speed sign is in veiw ( the rd is under the same street name ) i believe it is a bult up area as ther is some street lights though it is on a industrial eastate .

Is this a legal ticket even though there arent any indicators of the max speed allowed .

30mph roads dont need repeaters if they have street lighting, but must still have a sign marking the start of the 30mph zone. So if its NSL into 30mph there must be two signs at each side of road to mark where it begins. If they aren't there then you may have a case. However, if you have turned from a 30mph road into a 30mph road then then no signs are required.

thank you Capri

i will have a drive out tomorrow to find out if there is any 30 mph signs at the end of the NSL part of the rd though i think there isnt any as it was a very quiet rd before they opened up a collage in the area , now the traffic is up by at least 10 times the amount as it was before .

One more thing can the speed limit drop from the NSL to 30 mph as i think i read in the media that it must drop no more than 30 mph in 1 go
and is the NSL 70 or 60 mph in country lanes .?

many thanks for your help i will keep you posted.

JJ - can't help you on allowed drop on speed limit .NSL on country lanes - if car or car derived van under 2T ( eg fiesta van etc) ,NSL is 60 --otherwise try www.highwaycode.gov.uk for NSL limits for other vehicles.

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