A major motoring organisation has found that 70 per cent of drivers would be in favour of raising the speed limit on UK motorways to 80mph.
According to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), 60 per cent of road users said they would be more likely to stick to the limit if it was raised by 10mph.
Whilst caravan owners rarely get up to such speeds, it is thought that the higher limit would lead to reduced congestion and shorter journey times for all road users.
Neil Greig, director of policy and research at the IAM, said: “Shortening journey times for people travelling at quieter times, as transport secretary Philip Hammond suggests, is a good idea, providing it doesn’t have a negative effect on safety.”
His comments come after a recent Department for Transport study found that 52 per cent of cars exceed the 70mph speed limit in free-flowing motorway traffic, while 16 per cent travel at 80mph or more.
