Rejected petition Rescind the 20mph national speed limit revert it back to 30mph. Reinstate previous 20mph limit areas

To stop the confusion of piecemeal road speed changes and to reduce costs to Local Councils by using signage that’s still in place prior to the change.

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 recently considered a petition on this issue:
P-06-1407 We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law

Details of the Committee’s previous consideration of this issue can be found here:
https://business.senedd.wales/ieIssueDetails.aspx?IId=43227&Opt=3

The Petitions Committee have requested a debate in plenary.

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Date submitted 24 April 2024
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