20 mph speed limits from 18 September 2023

Unfortunately, there are not enough police on our roads to be able to police this effectively, and whilst this change has been brought in, in an attempt to reduce accidents and risk to live, it's down to us individuals to do the right thing and abide by it. 

Unfortunately, once again, as many have already mentioned, people do whatever they like on the roads these days, and again, there aren't currently enough police on our roads to tackle the existing problems on our roads, let along trying to enforce by catching drivers speeding above 20mph.

Inner cities, towns, around schools and area's where streets are narrow, parking is an issue etc etc, 20mph is definitely going to help for sure, but on the outskirts of cities, towns and even villages where residential areas are at minimum, I just don't get it.

Add in the poor attempt at implementing this with poor signage, or not even updating existing signage, it's just smacks extremely poor planning.

Welcome to the club. I got caught doing 32 in a 20 by what I now know to be the most prolific 20mph camera in Wales, Swansea Road in Merthyr. After catching more than 8,000 in the first 10 months I believe someone has now taken a disc cutter to it. Up to 31mph there is a good chance of getting a speed awareness course. I gratefully accepted 3 points and a £100 fine. I'd have taken a custodial sentance rather than face Scarletrover.   

Someone may be spared a pedestrian accident or worse by being hit by a road vehicle going at a slower speed than they would have been before the 20 mph came in.  From my own observation and driving habits, traffic in 20 mph zones are doing 23 to 24 mph  whereas before the changes were doing 34 to 35 mph on those same stretches of road.  

I was a sceptic but am now a convert.  I understand the accident stats show a decrease in accidents of over 25% which will hopefully feed through to driving insurance rates for Welsh residents.