Revision question · Band 2 traffic signs and signals, car control, pedestrians, mechanical knowledge

Unless signs show another limit, what default speed limit applies to a restricted residential road with street lighting in Wales?

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20 mph

25 mph

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In Wales the default on a restricted road with street lighting is 20 mph unless signs show another limit. In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland the comparable default is normally 30 mph, and local signed 20 mph limits or zones can apply. A residential setting alone does not establish one UK-wide limit.

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Rule 124Highway Code rule · Apply the national or signed limit for the road and nation; street lighting does not create one UK-wide number.

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