7. c. 36) was an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament that received royal assent on 14 August 1903,[1] which introduced motor vehicle registration, driver licensing and increased the speed limit.

There were some who wished to see the speed limit removed altogether.

The influential Automobile Club (soon to become the Royal Automobile Club or RAC) was split on the subject; the chair of the working group on the Bill was John Douglas-Scott-Montagu MP who took a moderate line supporting speed limits, but was opposed on this by the chairman of the organisation Roger Wallace who were 'strongly against any speed limit' and described Montagu as a 'traitor'.

The secretary of the club publicly proposed a 'compromise' of 25 mph without authorisation.

[7] A Royal Commission on Motorcars was established in 1905 which reported in 1907 and recommended that motorcars should be taxed, that the speed limit should be abolished (by a majority vote only) and raised concern about the manner in which speed traps were being used to raise revenue in rural areas rather than being used to protect lives in towns.