§ Read-Admiral Morgan-Gilesasked the Minister of Transport what factors he took in account in deciding that a 40 miles per hour speed limit through the village of Wellow, Hampshire, would not be enforceable.
Mr. Bob BrownSpeed readings taken in West Wellow in February show that over 70 per cent. of drivers exceed 40 m.p.h. through the village. It is likely therefore that a 40 m.p.h. limit would not be observed voluntarily by the great majority of drivers. In these circumstances, it would not be possible for the police to enforce the limit on the scale necessary to make it effective.