20 MPH in Aberdeenshire Towns and Villages

Aberdeenshire Council is promoting new 20 mph limits across its communities as part of a national roll out of 20 mph speed limits in built up areas.

This website is intended to explain the programme and give an opportunity for you to feedback and ask questions as well as linking to the public consultation on the 20 mph streets proposed in Aberdeenshire.

The ‘Scottish Government and Scottish Green Party Shared Policy Programme’ published in 2021 included a commitment that all appropriate roads in built up areas should have a safer speed limit of 20 mph by 2025.

This National Strategy for 20 mph speed limits aims to expand 20 mph speed limits across Scotland and ensure all appropriate roads in built-up areas have a safer speed limit of 20 mph by 2025.

The strategy seeks to introduce a consistency for 20 mph speed limits across the country, simplifying speed limits for drivers.

It seeks to reduce perceptions of road danger, encourage people to walk and wheel, and create more pleasant streets and neighbourhoods by providing a more equitable balance between different road users and will contribute to the implementation of the safe system.

More information on the programme can be found in the News section below. If you have any questions, you can add them using the Questions tab below.