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New 20mph limits: do they save lives, or are they just adding time to essential journeys?

Published 18 September 2023
By Matt Robinson
Wales has shifted to new 20mph limits in the vast majority of its urban areas. Will this save lives?
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Penalty for speeding in 20mph is postcode lottery

There are significant regional variations in the number of motorists penalised for breaching 20mph speed limits in built-up areas.
Published 03 October 2022
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Monmouthshire backtracks on 20mph limit

A trial of a new 20mph urban speed limit in some areas of Monmouthshire in south Wales is due to end, with the limit reverting to 30mph.
Published 03 August 2022
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Speed limit in Wales lowered to 20mph

The Welsh parliament has passed legislation that will see the speed limit in built-up areas reduced from 30mph to 20mph from next year.
Published 12 July 2022
A 20mph speed limit is "essential" in England, road safety campaigners argue

Town 20mph speed limit 'essential' say campaigners

Several transport and travel charities in Britain have joined forces to lobby for a default 20mph speed limit in built-up areas across England.
Published 01 August 2019
More than four-fifths of drivers can't stick to a 20mph speed limit

Four-fifths of drivers can't stick to 20mph limit

An overwhelming majority of British drivers struggle to stick to 20mph speed limits, according to new speed compliance figures for 2018.
Published 28 June 2019
20mph speed limit to be enforced in London's Congestion Charge Zone by 2020

20mph limit in London Congestion Zone by 2020

A 20mph speed limit will soon be enforced in central London, as part of plans to heavily reduce the amount of road deaths in the city.
Published 24 July 2018
Reader Letters: Red lights, traffic calming, driving in France, diesel dongles and a cardinal rule

Reader Letters: Red mist and diesel dongles

"Jim Murray asks why he shouldn’t drive through an empty pelican crossing on red. One reason would be that..."
Published 24 April 2017
Manchester slams the brakes on new 20mph zones

Manchester slams the brakes on new 20mph zones

Councils were urged to suspend the national introduction of 20mph zones yesterday after research in one of Britain’s biggest cities found...
Published 17 March 2017
Sunday Times Driving Reader Letters: 20mph speeders, braking bad, emissions cheats

Reader Letters: 20mph speeders and emissions cheats

Am I the only driver in Leeds who obeys the 20mph speed limit? A road near me was changed to 20mph a month ago and when I’m on it, 100% of the people...
Published 28 June 2016
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Letters of the week, May 10

This week: Good Top Gear/Bad Top Gear, diesel concerns, drivers' newspapers of choice, 20mph zones, classic car comfort and more.
Published 11 May 2015
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20mph speed limits spread across Britain

Speed limits are being drastically cut on thousands of roads, urban and rural, often without consultation or even evidence that lives will be saved
Published 07 April 2015