If it were true, then almost every village would need 30mph repeater signs throughout, as they wouldn't have enough lighting to count as a built up area. In practice, though, they don't.
Yes they do. At least all the villages I know have 30mph repeaters. Here's a couple at random:
https://goo.gl/maps/zMfNHUFTSW92 https://goo.gl/maps/N96GbyndYRB2 Martin. _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb