when did the 70 mph limit come in
Road speed limits in the United Kingdom The UK government publishes Reported Road Casualties Great Britain (RRCGB) each year, based on road traffic casualties data (STATS19) reported to the police, which has been collected since 1949, and with additional data going back to 1926.[15] The highest number of road fatalities recorded in a single year in GB was 9,196 in 1941.[n 7] The highest number of fatalities during peacetime was 7,985 for 1966,[n 8] following the introduction of the national 70Â mph speed limit in 1965 and the year before the legal drink drive limit and the associated Breathalyzer laws were introduced.