not that I've been caught - and I (unlike most - often almost get rear shunted weekly) follow the variable speed limits - even when 40 etc - but have a few queries that always ponder in my mind as I'm driving round the M25 once or twice a week - it can be quite boring on the M25 - so these things often buzz around in my head
(1) why do some of the Variable Limit zones on M25 have blue "Variable Speed Limit" and "End of Variable Speed Limit" signs - and some do not? I'm pretty certain - although can't prove it that from the Essex A12 entrance to clockwise M25 for instance - you don't see any of these signs - yet you enter a variable limit. Yet the Heathrow section has clear entry and exit signs of the variable limit signs - even into out of services etc
you're never quite sure if you're in a variable limit area or not sometimes - yes the signs have that camera sign on them - but I don't think you always get notification of entering a variable zone ?
(2) is it me - or are new Variable speed limit signs not that clear? some of the ones on the Essex stretch seem rather poor in contrast - some you can hardly see. I've never had issue with the Heathrow ones - but the newer ones some of themseem very poor incontrast
(3) does it apply to all lanes ? there is one per lane in most - yet sometimes you'll see 2 with the red circle limit lit up, and one lane not - I'm guessing its just a bust sign rather than the speed limit only applies to certain lanes ?
cheers
(1) why do some of the Variable Limit zones on M25 have blue "Variable Speed Limit" and "End of Variable Speed Limit" signs - and some do not? I'm pretty certain - although can't prove it that from the Essex A12 entrance to clockwise M25 for instance - you don't see any of these signs - yet you enter a variable limit. Yet the Heathrow section has clear entry and exit signs of the variable limit signs - even into out of services etc
you're never quite sure if you're in a variable limit area or not sometimes - yes the signs have that camera sign on them - but I don't think you always get notification of entering a variable zone ?
(2) is it me - or are new Variable speed limit signs not that clear? some of the ones on the Essex stretch seem rather poor in contrast - some you can hardly see. I've never had issue with the Heathrow ones - but the newer ones some of themseem very poor incontrast
(3) does it apply to all lanes ? there is one per lane in most - yet sometimes you'll see 2 with the red circle limit lit up, and one lane not - I'm guessing its just a bust sign rather than the speed limit only applies to certain lanes ?
cheers
