Speed limit

[dothawkes31]

I thought I knew the national speed limit but not sure if I've been caught out or not, driving down from Cumbria today there was an odd looking speed camera on the A 590 at a place called Townend, it's the new road that has Clearway circular signs and a mile or so further on it is a dual carriageway, I was doing 60mph as I passed the speed camera as I was certain the clearway signs allowed that, i had passed the national speed limit signs (white with black diagonal) earlier along the previous dual carriageway. Does anyone know what the speed limit would be at that point?

[joeluke]

Isn't it 60mph on single carriageway roads unless otherwise stated?

[TWR]

Yes it is.

[Hopkirk]

Clearway signs have nothing whatsoever to do with speed limits, but yes, 60 is the limit.

That is of course, assuming you were driving a car.

(At a guess, an automatic Peugeot 306)

[bobjugs12]

National speed limiit on a dual carriageway is 70mph unless otherwise indicated

[Hopkirk]

Single carriageway at that point, Bob, dual carriageway was a mile or so futher on.

[bobjugs12]

D'oh. helps if I read it properly lol

[magicmerlin]

National speed limit is 60mph on single carriageway and 70mph on dual carriageway