Car SOS host blasts new 100mph speed limit proposals as move branded ‘huge error’
Car SOS star Fuzz Townshend has weighed in on a dramatic proposal which would see speed limits dramatically rise across the UK.
Car SOS host Fuzz Townshend has called out new proposals which could see speed limits increase up to 100mph.
The TV star of the popular classic car restoration show warned he was “not in favour” of the new driving law proposals, suggesting such a move would be a “huge error”.
Fuzz stressed that the scheme would massively cut “driver's reaction times” in a major safety concern.
Over 42,500 individuals have signed the online Parliament Petition demanding speed limits on motorways be increased to 100mph.
Under the proposals, campaigners want to see dual carriageway speeds increased to 80mph as they claimed the current rules were “too restrictive”.
Speaking to Classic Car Weekly, Fuzz said: “Overall, I’m not particularly in favour - leave it as it is.”
He added: “100mph is not good in any car. Reducing a driver’s reaction times by allowing them to drive fast would be a huge error.
“Firstly, because of the individual behind the wheel and secondly because we’re attempting to reduce emissions and we’re not going to do that by allowing cars to go even quicker and using more fuel to do so.”
Petition organisers believed that changing the speed limits would “improve traffic flow” and “reduce congestion”.
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They also feel that faster travel could “enhance the reliability of supply chains and logistics”.
As the petition passed the 10,000 signature threshold it received an official Government response.
However, the Department for Transport put a stopper on the rumours as they denied any changes were being considered.
They explained: “The Government has undertaken no recent assessment on increasing national speed limits and we have no current plans to undertake such an assessment on the basis of traffic flow or other factors.”
The DfT added: “Speed limits are set to achieve a balance between a transport system that is an engine for economic growth but one that is also greener and safer and improves the quality of life in our communities.
“The safety of road users is our priority, and any change to speed limits would be evidence-led, looking at the impact on safety, air quality and carbon emissions as well as traffic flow and other road conditions.
"The ability to set speed limits, including the national limits, in Scotland and Wales has been devolved to the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government. Northern Ireland is responsible for its own road traffic legislation."
