Poll shows over 50% opposed to 20mph limit

A NEW poll has been conducted on the 20mph limit in Wales.

- BY OWEN HUGHES Chief Reporter

The 20mph default limit came into force in September 2023 after being part of Labour's Senedd 2021 manifesto.It led to an immediate backlash from drivers. There have been protests on the roads and at the Senedd-while a petition calling for it to be scrapped had more than half a million signatures. A YouGov poll in 2024 found seven in ten (72%) say they opposed the new limit.

While proving unpopular it has delivered results in terms of cutting collisions and casualties with police figures showing significant falls in both since the limit came in.