A NATIONAL convoy was held over the weekend, to send a message that people in Wales are still in opposition to the 20mph speed limit one year on.

Today (September 17), marks one year since the speed limit was imposed on the majority of residential roads throughout Wales.

The move from 30mph to 20mph, enforced by the Welsh Government, was made in order to 'help save lives'.

But, it has faced major backlash with members of the public, politicians and more strongly opposing it.

A petition in opposition to the change gathered over 460,000 signatures.

Over the weekend, the United Voices group organised a national convoy which made its way peacefully around Wales to send a message to the Senedd.

The journey began in Narbeth in Pembrokeshire at 10am on Saturday (September 14) and ended that day in Broughton shopping park in Flintshire.

The next day, the journey continued from Chirk Truck Stop on towards Newtown, Builth Wells, Abergavenny, Cardiff, Carmarthen and back to Narbeth. 

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The convoy also took in the likes of the A5 and the A483 and places like Aberystwyth, Porthmadog and Colwyn Bay along the way as protesters aimed to spread the message nationwide.

Vicki Roskams, Reform UK spokesperson for Alyn and Deeside, was one of those who attended the convoy.

She said: "It was fabulous to have over 60 cars in Llandudno, about six of them did the whole of Wales and over 300 have taken part in total. We held a peaceful protest and did not cause unrest.

"Contrary to popular beliefs it does not matter which political party people support, people come together in the name of their democracy. Mark Isherwood from the conservatives and myself and Connor Wynne from Reform came on this journey with them.

"It is crippling our infrastructure and our tourism and impeding our growth."

Organisers said that the convoys were 'very well received and peaceful, as planned'.

Tina Lee of the 'Conwy County residents say no to blanker 20 limits' group shared the below video of the convoy departing Llandudno junction.

Commenting on the 20mph speed limits on the one-year anniversary, a Welsh Government spokesperson said: "The principal objective of the policy is to save lives and reduce casualties on our roads. 

"We were always aware that the policy would need refinement to get the right speeds on the right roads and our listening programme alongside the publication of new guidance co-produced with local authorities is helping us do that.

“The latest police road collision data shows that collisions on 20mph and 30mph roads combined are the lowest recorded figures outside of the Covid pandemic with additional data published earlier this year illustrating an average drop in speeds of 4mph - from 28.9mph to 24.8mph. So, we know things are moving in the right direction.”