15 December 1974

Sunday

1974-12-15

Events

 * British drivers must adhere to reduced speed limits from midnight as the government tries to save fuel. Speed limits on motorways will remain 70 mph, but on dual carriageways they will become 60 mph, and on all other roads 50 mph. The maximum penalty for speeding has been doubled to £100.
 * TV: BBC One 7.25 pm. Film of the Week: Far From the Madding Crowd (1967) - Julie Christie plays Bathsheba, the beautiful wilful country girl, who refuses the hand of her honest farmer neighbour Gabriel Oak, and after inheriting her uncle's farm, makes what turns out to be a disastrous marriage.