Welsh Govt backing 20mph after new guidance16/07/2024 The Welsh Government has published guidance on which roads local authorities might be exempt from the national 20mph limit on restricted roads. |
Wales casualty data 'a step in the right direction'06/06/2024 The Welsh Government transport minister has hailed road casualty data since a default 20mph residential speed limit was introduced last September as showing that ‘things are moving in the right direction’. |
Skates 'prepares the ground' for revised guidance on 20mph24/04/2024 Motoring organisations and campaign groups have welcomed the Welsh Government’s plans to review the operation of its controversial 20mph default speed limit. |
Wales set to row back on default 20mph limits22/04/2024 Welsh government ministers are set to amend their controversial policy of default 20mph limits in an effort to compromise with critics. |
Wales begins 20mph enforcement09/01/2024 Police in Wales have started to enforce new 20mph speed limits across the devolved nation. |
Wales completes historic shift to 20mph18/09/2023 Wales has become the first country in the UK to reduce speed limits in built-up areas from 30mph to 20mph by default - a move expected to save around 10 lives a year in the devolved nation. |
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Bath widens 20mph limits to cut vehicle dominance15/10/2020 Bath and North East Somerset Council is set to extend 20mph limits to some of the main routes in and out of Bath for the first time. |
Edinburgh looks to expand 20mph limits08/10/2019 Edinburgh Council could add more roads to the city’s 20mph network although the scheme has had only a limited impact on traffic speeds. |
Scotland's 20mph roll-out suffers blow31/05/2019 A national roll-out of 20mph speed limits in Scotland has suffered a blow after a key committee refused to recommend the bill. |
Edinburgh aims for 'less cars and better public transport'03/04/2018 Edinburgh City Council is considering plans to ban cars from certain parts of the city in a shift towards ‘less private cars and better public transport’ the leader said. |
Isle of Wight set for 20mph limits03/11/2016 Isle of Wight Council has voted for 20mph limits to be introduced in built up areas across the Island. |
20mph speed limit to go live in Edinburgh29/07/2016 A 20mph speed limit is being imposed on the majority of streets in Edinburgh from Sunday (31 July). |
Campaign group calls for 20mph limit in Scotland08/06/2016 Road safety group 20’s Plenty for Us has called on the Scottish government to change the national speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on urban roads. |
20mph limits are coming to Cardiff14/03/2016 The City of Cardiff Council will be introducing a 20mph speed limit on a number of the city’s roads. |
Part-time 20mph speed limits for Welsh schools10/09/2015 Transport Minister Edwina Hart has announced a £4.5m three-year programme to improve safety at more than 40 schools on trunk roads throughout Wales. |
TfL to rollout 20mph speed limits16/03/2015 Transport for London (TfL) has outlined eight new sites for potential 20mph speed limits. |
20mph speed limit for Edinburgh08/01/2015 Plans to turn Edinburgh into Scotland’s first 20mph city have been revealed. |
Overwhelming public support for 20mph limits02/04/2014 A survey carried out by road safety charity Brake shows that eight in 10 people (78%) think 20mph should be the normal speed limit around schools, on residential streets, and in village, town and city centres. |
JPCS to install 20mph signs in Warrington09/01/2014 JPCS has been awarded the contract to supply and install new 20mph speed signs for Warrington Borough Council. |
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