§ Mr. AdleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if in the light of the further coach accident on the M25 he will now ban coaches from the outside lane of three-lane motorways;
(2) if in the light of the further coach accident on the M25 he will now restrict coach speed limits to 50 mph on all roads at all times.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyPreliminary investigation of the coach accident on the M25 suggests that the coach was travelling at approximately 45 mph in the second lane when the driver is believed to have collapsed at the wheel.
Coaches are limited to 70 mph on motorways, 60 mph on dual carriageways and 50 mph on single carriageways. New regulations requiring the fitting of speed limiters will be made shortly. There are no plans to change the coach speed limits or ban them from the third lane.