#BrownCarGuy – News, Views & Reviews!
For years, the way driving laws changed in the UK followed a familiar pattern. Big announcements. Lots of noise. Plenty of time to prepare. 2026 feels different. This time, driving hasn’t changed with a bang. It’s changed with admin. With enforcement tweaks. With quiet rule changes that most drivers only notice once something goes wrong. And that’s the uncomfortable truth.
Have you noticed it lately? The roads feel slower, the signs look stricter, and the cameras are multiplying like roadside mushrooms after a rainstorm. Suddenly, even the most careful motorists are finding themselves on the wrong side of the law – or rather, the lens.
You know that little flash of headlights you do to help out a fellow motorist – to say “watch out, mate, there’s a speed trap ahead”? Yeah… turns out that could cost you £1,000. Yup. One grand. For being a nice person.
Is driving at 25mph the new criminal offence? Apparently, yes – if you’re in London, Wales or an increasing number of towns and cities across Britain. In what feels like an ever-tightening noose on British motorists, the humble 20mph speed limit is no longer just for school zones or hospitals – it’s everywhere. In Wales, a blanket 20mph limit was rolled out across most built-up areas in 2023. Meanwhile, London, never one to miss an opportunity for regulation, has been steadily replacing 30 zones with 20s – now covering over half the city’s roads. And guess what? Other councils are falling in line faster than you can say “Notice of Intended Prosecution.”
