Change distance units in road transport from miles to kilometres

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openCabinet Officeby Cassian LodgeOpened 29 April 2026

Background

We want the Government to change distance units from imperial (yards and miles) to metric (metres and kilometres), because we think using two different sets of units is more work in the long run, and metric distances are easier to work with.

Additional details

The vast majority of the rest of the world use the metric system

Where it’s popular

Constituencies with the most signatures on this petition.

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 765782.