New Rules 2022: Speed Limiters

[tiglon]

Recently a news article from the Mail or Express or other such waste of paper popped up in my news feed saying that from 2022 all new vehicles would have to have speed limiters that would make it impossible to break the speed limit, and implying that all vehicles would need to have the technology installed by 2024. If anyone else saw this and, like me, thought "bollocks to owning a car from 2024, I'll go and get a horse instead"... fear not! As suspected, the article was much like the monthly "Heatwave/Snow is Coming" nonsense. Below is a more sensible article explaining that only new cars will have to have them fitted, they can be overridden if you press the accelerator hard enough and you can legally remove them if you want to.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/content/news/mandatory-speed-limiters-on-uk-cars-from-2022

 

[ihadablackdog]

Havent read the whole article, but Debs 2014 1'er has a speed limit function. Its not pre-set though, and is set to the current speed she's doing when she presses the button, but that wont allow the car to go faster unless pressing the accelerator all the way down, I think.

Would these be pre-set at, say 70, or use GPS or some shiz to adjust to the limit of the road you are currently on? My old tomtom maps used to know the speed of the road, and that was pre 2010.

 

[Ole gits rule]

quite a few cars have a limiter but is self select, my SLK had an never used it once, pointless bit of kit for me.

The news must use GPS but again all this going to control away, how long before they start controlling your speed and charging for using the roads at certain times

 

[Argyll Andy]

I think for quite a few members they already have speed limiters…….. they sit in the passenger seat and are much louder than any system BMW will install :lol:

 

[srhutch]

All the articles I have read have been clear. New models released in 22 will need limiters and all new cars from 24.

 

[Nanu]

I think for quite a few members they already have speed limiters…….. they sit in the passenger seat and are much louder than any system BMW will install :lol:

Yep I have one of those and they are very expensive. Even more expensive to disengage

 

[Pondrew]

All the articles I have read have been clear. New models released in 22 will need limiters and all new cars from 24.

So the only real difference to now is that they will default to 'ON', as ATM they default to 'OFF'?

As of 2030, it won't matter anyway, as no-one will dare go over 30mph or their battery will only last for 300 yards

 

[srhutch]

All the articles I have read have been clear. New models released in 22 will need limiters and all new cars from 24.

So the only real difference to now is that they will default to 'ON', as ATM they default to 'OFF'?

As of 2030, it won't matter anyway, as no-one will dare go over 30mph or their battery will only last for 300 yards

Default to on and you can only override for a short period of time. I’m guessing though a large number of cars will get this coded out though :wink:

 

[TitanTim]

Fast forward 10 years you probably won't have a choice in driving it will all be automated and you'll just be a passenger. I can see this happening on motorways for starters and as the technology improves other roads.

If you think about it is a win for the government, less deaths on the road, no drunk drivers etc.

Just to cheer you up on a Sunday

Tim.

 

[Big Bad Boris]

I believe mine already has a speed limiter. I tested it in the High Street yesterday, it refused to do anything more than155mph, bloody nanny state .

 

[JamesClements]

My Astra has a self select limiter just under cruise controls but Iv never touched it

 

[Flyingfifer]

I think for quite a few members they already have speed limiters…….. they sit in the passenger seat and are much louder than any system BMW will install :lol:

Thats why I always fly solo but shhhhhhhhhhhhh dinny wake up the bairn

Gov can gtf with any of that stuff, I refuse

 

[Scubaregs]

I think for quite a few members they already have speed limiters…….. they sit in the passenger seat and are much louder than any system BMW will install :lol:

Mine is not only loud, it will physically wallop you if you don't respond to it.

 

[john-e89]

Mine doesn’t mind me speeding unless it means we get home before it can finish whatever shite it’s banging on about this time….

 

[PerryGunn]

My Astra has a self select limiter just under cruise controls but Iv never touched it

I find them very useful to stop me falling foul of the speed cameras when driving in a strange town - it lets me concentrate on the directions from the satnav without worrying about a speeding ticket for drifting a few mph over the limit.

 

[Nanu]

Fast forward 10 years you probably won't have a choice in driving it will all be automated and you'll just be a passenger. I can see this happening on motorways for starters and as the technology improves other roads.

If you think about it is a win for the government, less deaths on the road, no drunk drivers etc.

Just to cheer you up on a Sunday

Tim.

The offence is also drunk in charge of a motor vehicle. Just because it may be automatically driven, you would still be classed as being in charge.

 

[Nanu]

I believe mine already has a speed limiter. I tested it in the High Street yesterday, it refused to do anything more than155mph, bloody nanny state .

 

[JamesClements]

My Astra has a self select limiter just under cruise controls but Iv never touched it

I find them very useful to stop me falling foul of the speed cameras when driving in a strange town - it lets me concentrate on the directions from the satnav without worrying about a speeding ticket for drifting a few mph over the limit.

Good point, I do mainly motorway miles and I tend to just stick it in cruise control anyway but they would be useful around cities or average speed zones.

 

[enuff_zed]

Being an optimistic kind of person, I'm hoping this will help keep the small indy garages going.
Surely there'll be more and more people thinking they'll keep their older cars for longer now?

 

[PerryGunn]

Being an optimistic kind of person, I'm hoping this will help keep the small indy garages going.
Surely there'll be more and more people thinking they'll keep their older cars for longer now?

Doubt it - for the majority of people 'Oooh! Shiny!' beats a bit of inconvenience... :lol:

Many people won't see that they have any choice other than a new car as they've bought into the 36/48month PCP cycle because it allows them to drive a (flash) car that they couldn't otherwise afford. When they can't stump up the balloon payment at the end of the contract they just roll over into another new car on PCP.