Full list of London roads set for 20mph limit as TfL plans to slow down drivers

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Full list of London roads set for 20mph limit as TfL plans to slow down drivers

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that it plans to introduce a 20mph speed limit on 65 kilometres of roads. The measure will include routes in eight boroughs - Greenwich, Kensington and Chelsea, Lewisham, Southwark, Wandsworth, Merton, Bromley and Lambeth.

Bosses say the measure, to be introduced in stages over the last four months of the year, will ‘save lives’ and tackle speeding . They add that, by 2024, a further 140km of roads controlled by the authority, including 37 town centre locations, will have the same restriction on speed.

Officials say that data collected between May 1, 2020, and June 20, 2022, 'when compared to a similar seasonally matched period before lower speed limits were implemented', shows the number of collisions fell by 25 per cent (from 405 to 304). In addition, incidents resulting in death or serious injury reportedly fell by 24 per cent (from 94 to 71).

READ MORE: The staggering amount TfL made from ULEZ fines in just one year - and that's before zone even expanded

A road sign marks the entrance to the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in London
Those against the imposition of 20mph speed limits have compared to move to London's ultra low emission zone (ULEZ), which was expanded by Sadiq Khan in August

A spokesperson for the authority said: “The reduction in collisions resulting in death or serious injury on roads within the central London Congestion Charging Zone should be seen in the context of a London-wide reduction in collisions resulting in death or serious injury of around 10 per cent over the same period.

"This demonstrates that reducing speeds leads to greater benefits than on roads where speeds have not been reduced.”

Full list of roads with new 20mph limit

TfL says a 20mph limit will be introduced on sections of the following roads:

  • A232: West Wickham High Street (scheme to go live in September)

  • A205: St John Wilson Street, Well Hall Road (scheme to go live in October)

  • A4: Cromwell Road, Brompton Road (scheme to go live in October)

  • A3220: Pembroke Road, Holland Road, Warwick Road, Redcliffe Gardens (scheme to go live in October)

  • A20: Eltham Road, Lee High Road, Lewisham Way (scheme to go live in November)

  • A202: Queens Road, Peckham High Street, Camberwell Church Street, Camberwell New Road (scheme to go live in December)

  • A2: New Cross Road, Old Kent Road (scheme to go live in December)

  • A201: New Kent Road (scheme to go live in December)

  • A100: Tower Bridge Road (scheme to go live in December)

  • A200: Jamaica Road (scheme to go live in December)

  • A3: Clapham Road, Kennington Park Road (scheme to go live in December)

  • A3204: Kennington Lane (scheme to go live in December)

  • A203: Stockwell Road (scheme to go live in December)

  • A23: Camberwell New Road, Streatham Hill, Streatham High Road (scheme to go live in December)

  • A214: Tooting Bec Road (Scheme to go live in December)

  • A24: Clapham Common South Side, Balham High Road, Upper Tooting Road, High Street Colliers Wood (scheme to go live in December)

  • A205: Woolwich Common, South Circular Road, Catford Road, Stanstead Road, London Road, Thurlow Road, Christchurch Road, Poynders Road, Dulwich Common (scheme to go live in December)

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Lilli Matson, TfL's Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer said: "We are determined to eliminate deaths and serious injuries from London's roads in line with our Vision Zero goal. Speed continues to be a factor in almost half of fatal collisions in London and the devastating consequences for the families, friends and communities impacted by these casualties is immense.

“We’re committed to eliminating unsafe speeds across London and our new campaign aims to challenge drivers' perception of what counts as speeding, as even driving slightly over the speed limit can still has tragic consequences. These new 20mph speed limits will also not only save lives, but make it easier and safer for people to walk, cycle and use public transport, creating a safer, greener London for everyone.”

This comes as the First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, has faced backlash after unveiling controversial plans to introduce the limit in all built up areas in the country this month. Local Conservatives, reports the Daily Mail, have made comparisons to London's ultra low emission zone (ULEZ), which was expanded by Labour's Mayor in the capital, Sadiq Khan, on August 29.

Susan Hall, Mayor of London candidate for the Conservative Party, outside The Royal Courts of Justice in London
Susan Hall will fight Sadiq Khan for London's mayoralty in May

The Conservatives' candidate for London's mayoralty, Susan Hall AM, is against 20mph zones in TfL main roads like Finchley Road. But, she is not opposed to the limit in residential areas, such as near schools and hospitals.

Ms Hall told MyLondon: "While Sadiq Khan interferes with our roads and slows vital routes like Finchley Road to a crawl, he is failing to deliver for Londoners on the bread-and-butter issues that matter to them - making our streets safer and putting more money back in people's pockets. London's workers and families deserve better and as Mayor I will stand up for them."

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