Rejected petition The people of Wales demand a referendum on the 20mph limit

Public opinion throughout social media shows that the vast majority of the people of Wales are strongly against the new 20mph limit. Yet despite this the Welsh Government insist it has the support of the majority. Official surveys to date are from very limited numbers in specific areas and can in no way be taken as representative of the feelings of the entire Welsh population.
A referendum is the only democratic way to prove beyond doubt to all parties what the true level of support is.

More details

The impact of the 20mph limit on both individuals, business, and tourism is immense. To refuse a referendum is to refuse to allow the people of Wales to voice their opinion on something that has a massive impact on every aspect of their lives. Business, tourism and community healthcare are just a few areas that will suffer as a result.
There has to be complete openness and honesty in the level of support this ludicrous 20mph limit really has and that can only be proven by holding a referendum. If the Welsh Government refuse the people of Wales a referendum then it clearly shows their surveys and claimed support is nothing more than statistical manipulation to achieve their goal and get the law accepted by the people.
The people MUST be allowed to give their opinion on this!

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue, or if the Petitions Committee has considered one in the last year.

The Petitions Committee has considered a petition on this issue within the last 12 months. Details about this petition - Hold a public poll on the reduction of the default speed limit BEFORE it comes in to force - can be found here:
https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=39839&Opt=0

You may also be interested in this petition currently collecting signatures which asks the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the 20mph law. https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245548

Information about petitions standards can be found on our website:
https://petitions.senedd.wales/help

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards

Rejected petitions are published in the language in which they were submitted

Date submitted 22 September 2023
Get petition data (JSON format)

About petition data

The data shows the number of people who have signed the petition by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of the Senedd. This data is available for all petitions on the site. It is not a list of people who have signed the petition. The only name that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator.