A NEW PROTEST convoy has been organised in north Wales to highlight ongoing concerns over the 20mph speed limit.

Since September 2023, the majority of residential roads throughout Wales have changed from 30mph to 20mph.

The Welsh Government says that the change was made with the aim of 'helping to save lives'.

However, the move faced unprecedented backlash with over 460,000 people signing a petition calling for it to be reversed.

Now, organisers of a new protest convoy say they have fears over the impact the changes will have on the tourism sector in north Wales.

A convoy is being planned to run along part of the coast, from Llandudno to Abergele.

The aim of it is to show how congested roads could become when the tourism season gets underway.

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The convoy is scheduled to start from Llandudno’s West Shore car park at 1pm on Saturday, February 10 and is being run by the 'Conwy County Residents Say No To Blanket 20 Limits' Facebook group.

Around 50 vehicles are expected to take part in the convoy which will travel through Rhos on Sea, Colwyn Bay and Llanddulas before returning via the A547. 

Responding to the news that a new blanket 20mph protest convoy is planned for North Wales to highlight the impact of the policy during tourism seasons, Natasha Asghar MS, Shadow Transport Minister, said: “Labour Ministers continue to ignore the public’s valid concerns on their blanket 20mph policy.

“The disastrous blanket speed limit will have a detrimental impact on tourism, and with Labour implementing their toxic tourism tax, this heaps more pressure on an already struggling sector.

“The Welsh Conservatives would listen to the people of Wales and scrap blanket 20mph.”

A Welsh Government spokesperson said: “Like many places across the UK, including tourist hot spots such as Cornwall, the introduction of 20mph limits in residential and built-up areas is designed to save lives.

“This policy received cross party support in the Senedd. A final report on the pilot areas and the first three months of roll-out will be published shortly.”