The entire system is a total mess. One road will have a 30mph limit and on the other side of town there'll be an identical road where you can go 40mph. Speed freaks Mr Howard says there are also regional variations in how speed limits are enforced. Many police forces have tried their level best to show they're applying a zero tolerance approach to speeding. Others are a little more quiet on the subject.
Drivers also feel more comfortable speeding on some roads than others.
That's the message most motorists have. In the absence of clearly defined, and upheld, rules, Mr Howard says motorists tend to make up their own minds about what speed is suitable. Clock watching However, any notion that drivers are unwittingly breaking the limit because of a faulty instrument panel is refuted by Angus Frazer, motoring editor of the BBC's Top Gear magazine. In all the time we've been testing cars, I've never seen a speedo under-read. Occasionally performance cars will be spot on, but most speedos over-read.