So Bristol have today "unveiled" a bunch of new areas that now have a 20mph speed limit.
I thought (ironically I learnt this at speed school
) that these were not legally enforceable as that would require the government to change the law. I was told by the people running the course that they were a guideline, and as long as you stuck to 30mph (which is the national speed limit) then the police can't do you for speeding. That's why the signs are smaller in size for example, because if they were the same size as 30mph ones, then the signs would be illegal.
I remember them saying something along the lines of "if you had a crash, they might be able to charge you with dangerous driving if they believed that to be the case, but that as long as you were within 30mph, then they couldn't charge you for speeding."
Does anyone have definitive proof of what the law says? They make it sound like we HAVE to stick to the speed limit, so most people take that as gospel and do, but is it actually the law?
Thanks for anyone's help