Reference · Legal limits
The standard UK motorway limit for cars is 70 mph. France lists 130 km/h on motorways in normal conditions and 110 km/h in rain on sections with a normal 130 km/h limit.
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Motorway, car without trailer · 70 · mph Source 1
Single carriageway, car without trailer · 60 · mph Source 1
Lit built-up roads unless signs show otherwise · 30 · mph Source 1
Lit built-up roads unless signs show otherwise · 20 · mph Source 1
Motorway, normal conditions · 130 · km/h Source 2
Motorway in rain where normal limit is 130 km/h · 110 · km/h Source 2
Each figure applies to the condition in its row. The comparison keeps the official speed units.
Australia’s general concessional super contribution cap rose to A$32,500 on 1 July 2026. The general non-concessional cap is A$130,000. A person’s existing super balance can lower the after-tax cap or affect access to multiple years of it.
California Courts lists a general small claims limit of USD 12,500 for an individual and USD 6,250 for a business claimant. It also limits claims above USD 2,500 to two per calendar year. The per-case cap and the annual frequency rule apply to different questions.
Health Canada lists a minimum legal age of 18 in Alberta, 21 in Quebec and 19 in the other provinces and territories. Its federal guidance limits adult public possession to 30 grams of dried cannabis or the equivalent.
A single applicant who must show settlement funds needs at least C$15,263 under the table that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada currently posts. The minimum reaches C$28,362 for four people and C$40,392 for seven. Count the family members IRCC specifies before matching your household to the threshold.
Canada uses three general thresholds to decide when eligible prepackaged foods must show a high-in nutrition symbol. Depending on the product category, the threshold is 10%, 15% or 30% of the applicable Daily Value. Saturated fat, sugars and sodium are assessed separately.
Canada generally waives duty and tax on eligible mailed parcels valued at up to C$20. Eligible courier imports from the United States or Mexico can be duty and tax free up to C$40, with duty relief extending through C$150. The carrier and where the goods entered commerce determine which threshold applies.
The Canada Revenue Agency added CAD 7,000 to eligible TFSA contribution room for 2026. Unused room, prior withdrawals and current-year deposits affect what is available.
For a covered flight of 1,500 km or less, EU rules require assistance when the airline reasonably expects a departure delay of at least two hours. A different clock starts from scheduled arrival when assessing possible cash compensation.
The EU’s ordinary road-haulage rules limit daily driving to nine hours and allow ten hours twice in a week. Weekly driving is capped at 56 hours, with a separate 90-hour ceiling across two consecutive weeks.
The EU wholesale data roaming cap is €1.10 per GB in 2026 and €1.00 from 1 January 2027. It helps determine the minimum amount of roaming data on certain unlimited or low-cost plans when an operator applies a fair-use cap. The calculation also depends on how the customer pays.
The European Commission requires a cash declaration at EUR 10,000 or more when entering or leaving EU territory. The U.S. reporting rule starts above USD 10,000. Both use their own definitions of the items counted.
Germany’s regular monthly earnings limit for a minijob rose to €603 on 1 January 2026, when the general hourly minimum wage reached €13.90. Scheduled January 2027 changes raise the two figures to €633 and €14.60. They govern different parts of the employment calculation.
Great Britain’s passenger allowances include 42 litres of beer and cider, 18 litres of wine and a separate allowance for spirits or other alcoholic products. The usual allowance for other goods is GBP 390. Limits depend on the product and how you arrive.
Japan Customs lists three 760 mL bottles of alcohol, two ounces of perfume and ¥200,000 in other qualifying personal goods among its passenger allowances. Separate tobacco limits apply, with a combined rule when a traveller carries more than one type.
New Zealand Customs gives eligible travellers separate concessions for wine or beer, spirits and tobacco. The NZD 700 limit applies to qualifying other goods.
For travelers subject to the usual Schengen short-stay limit, count the day you are checking and the 179 days before it. The combined number of days in the Schengen area must be 90 or fewer, including both entry and exit days.
Singapore’s Ordinary Wage ceiling rose to SGD 8,000 a month in 2026. The Additional Wage ceiling is SGD 102,000 less Ordinary Wages already subject to CPF that year.
Singapore allows travellers to bring up to 5 kg of eligible meat and up to 5 kg of eligible fish and seafood for private use. The seafood total includes a combined 2 kg sublimit for frozen cooked crabmeat and prawn meat. Chicken shell eggs have a separate 30-egg limit and must come from an approved source.
Scotland’s prescribed drink-driving breath limit is 22 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres. The limit is 35 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland also has lower prescribed limits for blood and urine, each expressed in milligrams per 100 millilitres.
The UK scheme covers up to £120,000 per eligible depositor per authorized firm. France’s ordinary limit is €100,000 per customer per institution. Both schemes have higher protection for qualifying temporary balances, with different eligibility windows and ways of applying the limits.
The 2026/27 adult ISA allowance is GBP 20,000. The GBP 4,000 Lifetime ISA limit uses part of that allowance. A child’s separate Junior ISA limit is GBP 9,000.
The IRS raised the standard 401(k) salary deferral ceiling from $23,500 to $24,500 for 2026. The general IRA ceiling rose from $7,000 to $7,500. Age-based catch-ups and the wider cap covering contributions to a 401(k) plan follow separate rules.
The FAA treats a power bank as a spare lithium battery and requires it in the cabin. A rechargeable spare battery rated above 100 Wh and up to 160 Wh needs airline approval, with at most two larger spares per passenger.
The U.S. annual exclusion is USD 19,000 per recipient in both years. A separate exclusion for qualifying gifts to a spouse who is not a U.S. citizen rose to USD 194,000.
The standard US health savings account contribution limit rises from USD 4,400 to USD 4,500 for self-only coverage in 2027. The family limit rises from USD 8,750 to USD 9,000. The IRS publishes separate deductible and out-of-pocket thresholds for qualifying high deductible health plans.
The 2027 Social Security taxable wage maximum is USD 192,300. The earnings test for people receiving retirement benefits uses different limits before full retirement age.
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