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A circular sign with a red border showing the number 120.120
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Maximum speed limit 120 km/h

The maximum speed on this road is 120 km/h.

What it means in practice

120 km/h is the default limit on motorways. It never applies to a vehicle with a lower vehicle speed limit, such as a car towing a caravan, which is limited to 80 km/h.

Description

A circular sign with a red border showing the number 120.

speedmotorway

Sources

  • Rules of the Road · Road Safety Authority · Edition reflecting road traffic law as at 1 March 2025
    Last checked 2026-09-08

Questions that use this sign

  • You are driving a car towing a caravan. Which of these signs sets the maximum speed you may travel at, whatever the road?

    Road signs · hard

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