diff --git a/config/default/system.date.yml b/config/default/system.date.yml
index 59acb7a45..0aae682cb 100644
--- a/config/default/system.date.yml
+++ b/config/default/system.date.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 country:
-  default: ''
+  default: GB
 first_day: 0
 timezone:
-  default: UTC
+  default: Europe/London
   user:
-    configurable: true
+    configurable: false
     warn: false
     default: 0
 _core: