Auto-ban! End of 'no speed limit' rule on German motorways is in sight
Auto-ban! End of ‘no speed limit’ rule on German motorways is in sight as country looks to slash Russian fuel imports
- Germany is governed by three political parties Social Democrats, Greens, FDP
- Greens wants a ‘temporary’ 80mph limit to save fuel and cut Russian imports
- Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democrats is thought to back the move
- But the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) say it would impinge on national freedom
Germany is facing speed limits on its famously unregulated autobahns thanks to the war in Ukraine.
The Green Party, which is in a three-party governing coalition, is pushing for a ‘temporary’ 80mph limit to save fuel and cut Russian imports.
Joint party leader Ricarda Lang said: ‘Every litre of oil we can save counts.’
Chancellor Olaf Scholz is thought to back the move but the liberal Free Democrats say it would impinge on national freedom.
Germany is facing speed limits on its famously unregulated autobahns thanks to the war in Ukraine. (Pictured: The German Autobahn A2 at Gelsenkirche)
The Green Party, which is in a three-party governing coalition, is pushing for a ‘temporary’ 80mph limit to save fuel and cut Russian imports. Joint party leader Ricarda Lang (pictured left with German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck), said: ‘Every litre of oil we can save counts’
A 62mph limit during the 1973 oil crisis lasted just three months.
Mr Lang said: ‘There are hardly any other measures that work quickly, so we need a temporary autobahn speed limit until the end of the year when we plan to end Russian imports.’
The FDP say a limit would impinge on the freedoms Germans have become used to.
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