I admit I had to check the date of this article (in case it was April 1st) but it looks to be genuine. A huge step in road safety management measures and if changes to RUC charging in NZ move to distance based rates for all vehicles this would be the obvious back door for implementing a similar regime here.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/content/news/mandatory-speed-limiters-on-uk-cars-from-2022?refresh=true