Transport for London (TfL) is to roll out more 20mph speed limits in the capital alongside increased work by the Metropolitan Police Service to clamp down on speeding.

TfL has committed to introducing a 20mph speed limit on 220km of its road network by 2024, up from 80km today and 35km in 2016

As part of tough new measures to achieve Vision Zero, TfL has committed to introducing a 20mph speed limit on 220km (137 miles) of its road network by 2024, up from 80km today and 35km in 2016.

And it’s called on the Government to collaborate on a pilot project to trial a 20mph default speed limit on all residential roads in London.

At the same time, a “significant increase” in speed enforcement will be undertaken by the Met, increasing the police force’s capacity to enforce up to one million offences by 2024/25, supported by new technology and new powers for Police Community Support Officers.

The measures are part of work to eliminate death and serious injury from London’s roads by 2041 under the Vision Zero campaign.

Chief Superintendent Simon Ovens of the Metropolitan Police Service said: “We know that excess speed is directly linked to deaths and serious injuries on London roads and we are proud to work with TfL on the Vision Zero plan. We will be continuing to drive up our work to tackle speeding and take enforcement action against those motorists that put other road users at unnecessary risk. Giving our Police Community Support Officers new powers, extends our ability to take action and makes a statement that speeding will not be tolerated.”

TfL has also teamed up with London Councils and the Met to publish a progress report that highlights the scale of the Vision Zero challenge in London.

Research undertaken with YouGov shows 71% of Londoners think road users are not as considerate of others as they should be and 28% believe that they have become more inconsiderate since the pandemic, compared to 11% sayign the reverse.

TfL is working to highlight the “huge strides” made in London since the first Vision Zero action plan was launched in 2018, including London’s Direct Vision Standard, which reduces lethal blind spots on lorries.

But it’s also launching a new communications campaign to challenge a deep-rooted culture in which some Londoners still believe that death and serious injury on our streets is inevitable.

TfL has also committed to enhanced support for victims of road traffic collisions, in collaboration with the Victims’ Commissioner for London, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime and the Met.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan said: “Each and every death or serious injury on London’s roads is a tragedy for those affected and their loved ones. I refuse to accept these terrible incidents are inevitable, which is why I am so keen to intensify the work we are already doing to reduce the number of deaths on our roads.”