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U.K. government has announced on Friday to change the law to give local councils the authority to stage motor races on public roads in London for the first time.
Prime Minister David Cameron has made the announcement during his visit to the newly opened Williams F1 engineering facility in Oxfordshire.
Mr Cameron has said: The new move would mean “more races, more events, more money coming into our country”.
The Prime Minister has told: “We’re going to change the rules so that local councils are able to make the decision so you don’t have to have a private member’s Bill through Parliament, which we think will be great news for British motor sport.”
The Tory leader has F1 Grand Prix as an “an amazing success story” for the UK, with eight of the 11 teams based here and tens of thousands of people working in the industry.
Currently, it is considered as a criminal offence in England, Wales and Scotland to promote or take part in a motor race or trial of speed on a highway or public road without specific legislative approval.
During the past, Parliament has passed legislation, via a Private Member’s Bill, to approve individual races such as the Jim Clark Rally and the Tour of Mull on an event-by-event basis but the whole approval process can take around one and a half years.
A new legislation will be brought forward this year to allow speed limits to be lifted and competitive events held.
According to some estimates, the law changing could result in as many as 20 races annually on public roads.
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