'Stick to limit' plea as roads revert to 30mph

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- By OWEN HUGHES

A NORTH Wales council has now changed dozens of 20mph roads back to 30mph.

The Welsh Government changed the national default speed limit on restricted roads in Wales from 30mph to 20mph in September 2023.

This decision ignited a massive public outcry and a petition signed by hundreds of thousands of individuals.

Despite the early signs of a reduction in crashes and deaths on our roads there is still a clamour from many for changes to be made.

Councils have always had the powers to keep some roads at 30mph but there have been wide discrepancies in how these powers have been used. For example Cyngor Gwynedd created over 80 'exception' roads while other councils in North Wales had less than 10.