Protest convoy organised for North Wales as organisers fear 20mph impact on tourism

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…