Petitions/Change distance units in road transport from miles to kilometres
StatusOngoing
Opened29 Apr 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

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.

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

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Constituency engagement ranking

Carla Denyer
1Carla Denyer MP
Bristol Central
4
Manuela Perteghella
2Manuela Perteghella MP
Stratford-on-Avon
2
Dame Nia Griffith
3Dame Nia Griffith MP
Llanelli
2
Steve Witherden
4Steve Witherden MP
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
2
Peter Fortune
5Peter Fortune MP
Bromley and Biggin Hill
1
Juliet Campbell
6Juliet Campbell MP
Broxtowe
1
Dan Tomlinson
7Dan Tomlinson MP
Chipping Barnet
1
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
8Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Chorley
1
Baggy Shanker
9Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
1
Mims Davies
10Mims Davies MP
East Grinstead and Uckfield
1