Change the units used in road transport from imperial to metric

Change national speed limits to kilometres per hour, change all road signage to kilometres from miles and from yards to metres. This will bring the UK in line with most of the rest of the world in using metric units.

This petition closed on 28 Aug 2022 with 1,876 signatures

Download petition CSV
Reticulating Splines

You may be interested in these active petitions

1. Put a referendum to Wales asking "Do you want to reduce the number of MSs from 96 to 40?" - 5,508 signatures
2. Change the DDA 1991 to stop breed bans and focus on behaviour - 12,911 signatures
3. Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 - 72,772 signatures
4. Commit to a referendum in May 2028 asking the next government to rejoin the EU - 2,153 signatures
5. Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK - 32,170 signatures
Official Petition Site

Standardising units in line with other local countries will help reduce confusion for visitors to the UK. UK exceptionalism does not help with road safety.


Petition Signatures over time

Constituency Data

Reticulating Splines