This statistic shows the percentage of vehicles speeding on built-up roads in Great Britain in 2017, as an hourly average throughout the day. In 2017, the average share of vehicles that exceeded the speed limit in the 30 mph roads in Great Britain at midnight reached 69 percent, while the share of vehicles which exceeded the speed limit at noon was much smaller, at 49 percent on average.
Percentage of vehicles exceeding the speed limit on built up roads in Great Britain in 2017, by hour of the day and road type
Time (hour beginning)
30 mph roads
20 mph roads
23
64%
92%
22
60%
92%
21
58%
91%
20
57%
92%
19
55%
90%
18
52%
85%
17
50%
81%
16
49%
83%
15
49%
83%
14
49%
87%
13
51%
88%
12
49%
88%
11
48%
88%
40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
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GOV.UK. (November 5, 2018). Percentage of vehicles exceeding the speed limit on built up roads in Great Britain in 2017, by hour of the day and road type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/303588/speeding-throughout-the-day-on-built-up-roads-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Percentage of vehicles exceeding the speed limit on built up roads in Great Britain in 2017, by hour of the day and road type." Chart. November 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303588/speeding-throughout-the-day-on-built-up-roads-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. (2018). Percentage of vehicles exceeding the speed limit on built up roads in Great Britain in 2017, by hour of the day and road type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303588/speeding-throughout-the-day-on-built-up-roads-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Percentage of Vehicles Exceeding The Speed Limit on Built up Roads in Great Britain in 2017, by Hour of The Day and Road Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303588/speeding-throughout-the-day-on-built-up-roads-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, Percentage of vehicles exceeding the speed limit on built up roads in Great Britain in 2017, by hour of the day and road type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303588/speeding-throughout-the-day-on-built-up-roads-in-the-uk/ (last visited June 04, 2025)
Percentage of vehicles exceeding the speed limit on built up roads in Great Britain in 2017, by hour of the day and road type [Graph], GOV.UK, November 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/303588/speeding-throughout-the-day-on-built-up-roads-in-the-uk/
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