Explanatory note

These Regulations apply to the M25 between junctions 10 and 16 and to parts of the adjoining slip roads.

The main effect of the Regulations is that if a vehicle passes a speed limit sign on a road to which the Regulations apply, the vehicle must not be driven at a speed above that indicated by the sign until it passes a sign indicating that the restriction ceases to apply or it ceases to be on any such road. This enables variable speed limit signs to apply.

The Regulations contain a provision which enables a driver of a vehicle to ignore changes to traffic signs that occur at any location less than 10 seconds before the vehicle passes that location (see regulations 4(4) to (5)).

These Regulations revoke and replace the M25 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 15) (Variable Speed Limit) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1094).