Guidance and regulation

How local authorities can set local speed limits and guidance on how these speed limits are determined.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 17 March 2024

• Setting local speed limits

  Introduction This Department for Transport Circular 01/2013 was revised in…

Government appraisal tool, plus information on using and understanding the tool, to help councils assess the costs and benefits of local speed limit schemes.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 18 January 2013

Best practice advice on the deployment and use of safety cameras for traffic enforcement.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 January 2007

Technical guidance for local councils in England on obtaining approval of equipment used to capture evidence of certain traffic contraventions.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 22 December 2022

Guidance for local authorities required to publish information about the impact and use of speed cameras.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 26 June 2011

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

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 24 August 2023