Please advise your readers that the speed limit has changed on the A413 near Buckingham.

In the last week or two, a section of the A413 between Buckingham and Maids Moreton has had the speed limit dropped from 40mph to 30mph. There have been no obvious roadside warnings to this effect except...

Did your correspondent really get caught driving at 54mph in a 50mph limit?

I find it hard to believe that your correspondent ES was caught doing 54mph in a 50mph zone, as the leeway guidelines are 10 per cent plus 2mph, i.e. 57mph. I have been driving past a 50mph speed camera...

Why aren't cars fitted with speed limit reminder systems?

Among the myriad of gadgets in modern vehicles, I wonder why there is no "Speed Limit Reminder". As you enter the speed limit you would press the appropriate one of a row of buttons on the steering wheel,...

Obscure law

I am a long-term expat, and recently drove a hired car in England for the first time for a number of years. Not only was there no handbook or even minimal instructions in the unfamiliar car, there was...

Points of view

In the week that Philip Hammond, the Transport Secretary, announced plans to raise the speed limit on motorways to 80mph, I received a Police summons for 80mph on the M4 at. For this offence, I may be...

What do you think of my idea to indicate speed limits by painting the central line on a road?

A couple of years ago, I sent the following suggestion to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph, who promptly ignored it. I still think it has some merit. What do you think? “I see from yesterday's edition...

What has happened to the proposed electronic control of vehicles in speed limits?

PB of Rochester is most definitely missing something and I'm surprised how few drivers appreciate the importance of what you wrote in your reply. If you're that close to the lorry/coach/bus in front of...

Have you seen these guidelines issued by the IAM with regards to speeding?

I have just been reading a local IAM bulletin that lists "new guidelines nationally introduced.” It does not indicate who issued the guidelines, but goes on to say that "These new guidelines have been...

Can I return a used Vauxhall Combi van I bought that was fitted with a speed limiter?

I’ve just purchased Vauxhall Combo from North Star Garage and discovered that the vehicle has got a lock speed which means I can drive up to 70mph only. I haven't been told about lock speed and there is...

Is it true that you can exceed the speed limit by 10 per cent plus 3mph?

Somebody told me yesterday that if you are caught speeding you are allowed 10 per cent over the limit plus 3mph because a car's speedo is not calibrated. Is this true?