SAM ROWLANDS, Member of the Welsh Parliament for North Wales, says the default 20mph speed limit is causing major confusion for motorists.
Mr Rowlands, a harsh critic of the new legislation, was commenting after it was revealed that another 13,500 drivers were caught speeding on 20mph roads in Wales last month.
He said: “I make no apologies for raising this issue yet again. Quite clearly people are still confused over this extremely unpopular and unwarranted policy.
“The number of motorists now being caught speeding is very concerning. Many are now driving faster to catch up with the time they have lost dawdling along in the 20mph areas. The whole policy is a complete and utter shambles.
“This of course will make very little difference to the Welsh Government’s whose new guidelines are far too strict and now have passed the buck to local authorities.
“The depth of feeling against this bonkers idea is immense and it is a real shame that local people and businesses continue to suffer for a policy which was ill thought out and quite frankly ridiculous.
“Almost half a million people signed a petition against the new default speed limit which will come at a cost of around £33m an anticipated £9 billion hit to the Welsh economy.
“It really is a crazy vanity project. The money should have been spent where it is needed on the NHS, education and public services.”
