The Tory leadership frontrunner told an audience of Conservative members at the final rally in Wembley on Wednesday night that she was “ready to consider” introducing a German motorway system without speed limits. He also pledged to ban smart motorways if elected prime minister, saying the “experiment didn’t work”. Asked by a Tory MP if she would consider scrapping the limits and allowing drivers to choose their own safe speed, the Foreign Secretary replied: “On speed limits, we have to be prepared to see that… I can’t tell you give an accurate answer.” It came as it was confirmed on Wednesday that the new prime minister will be appointed by the Queen at Balmoral rather than Buckingham Palace. Boris Johnson will hand over power to his successor in Scotland on Tuesday after the Queen, 96, decided not to travel to London. It also emerged that Ms Truss is considering cutting business rates to ease pressure from spiraling energy prices on small and medium-sized businesses. He is weighing a proposal to extend the tax break to far more companies than are currently eligible. Her suggestion that she could scrap speed limits is a late policy, although she suggested in a speech at the Conservative Party Conference in 2018 that they should be increased. In Germany, most motorways have no speed limit, but drivers face increased liability if they are involved in a collision while traveling at very high speeds. Ms Truss said she would work to end smart motorways, which have been put on hold in the UK due to safety concerns.
title: “Liz Truss Hints That She Could Be Breaking The Speed Limit On The Motorway Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-03” author: “Tammy Madrid”
The Tory leadership frontrunner told an audience of Conservative members at the final rally in Wembley on Wednesday night that she was “ready to consider” introducing a German motorway system without speed limits. He also pledged to ban smart motorways if elected prime minister, saying the “experiment didn’t work”. Asked by a Tory MP if she would consider scrapping the limits and allowing drivers to choose their own safe speed, the Foreign Secretary replied: “On speed limits, we have to be prepared to see that… I can’t tell you give an accurate answer.” It came as it was confirmed on Wednesday that the new prime minister will be appointed by the Queen at Balmoral rather than Buckingham Palace. Boris Johnson will hand over power to his successor in Scotland on Tuesday after the Queen, 96, decided not to travel to London. It also emerged that Ms Truss is considering cutting business rates to ease pressure from spiraling energy prices on small and medium-sized businesses. He is weighing a proposal to extend the tax break to far more companies than are currently eligible. Her suggestion that she could scrap speed limits is a late policy, although she suggested in a speech at the Conservative Party Conference in 2018 that they should be increased. In Germany, most motorways have no speed limit, but drivers face increased liability if they are involved in a collision while traveling at very high speeds. Ms Truss said she would work to end smart motorways, which have been put on hold in the UK due to safety concerns.
