Guidance

Vehicle speed compliance statistics information

Guide to vehicle speed compliance statistics, their source documents, notes and definitions plus supporting technical documents.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 11 August 2016
• Last updated: 25 June 2025
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  1. 25 June 2025

     Vehicle speed compliance statistics for Great Britain: 2024 guidance updated.

  2. 18 July 2024

     The official statistics page and the background quality report updated for the latest vehicle speed compliance report.

  3. 24 August 2023

     Methodology, notes and definitions document updated for the latest annual report.

  4. 13 July 2021

     Methodology, notes and definitions document updated for the latest annual report.

  5. 8 September 2020

     Methodology, notes and definitions document updated for the latest annual report.

  6. 26 June 2019

     National Statistics status of vehicle speed compliance statistics added. Methodology, notes and definitions document updated.

  7. 27 September 2018

     Methodology, notes and definitions document updated for the latest annual report.

  8. 29 June 2017

     New document updated and replaced.

  9. 11 August 2016

     First published.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Accredited official statistics status of vehicle speed compliance statistics

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Vehicle speed compliance statistics: Methodology, notes and definitions, background quality report

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Details

Department for Transport publishes estimates of vehicle speed compliance in Great Britain on an annual basis. The estimates are published about 6 months following the end of the reference year.