Commenting on the news that Flintshire County Council in North Wales is set to change some 30mph speed signs to 20mph - then back to 30mph, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for North Wales, Darren Millar MS said:

“There is quite clearly overwhelming opposition in North Wales to the Cardiff Bay-centric Labour Government’s ridiculous decision to enact blanket 20mph zones across Wales.

“We know from Labour’s own explanatory memorandum that this decision will hit the Welsh economy to the tune of £4.5 billion. We need a U-turn and fast.”

Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Transport, Natasha Asghar MS said:

“This is nothing more than an irresponsible waste of Welsh taxpayer’s money, the exemptions to the changes should be awarded long before the role out of the blanket policy on the 17th September.

“This underlines the lack of thought and planning going into this ill thought-out policy by the Labour Government.

“The Labour Minister needs to urgently put a hold on the roll out of the default 20mph, delaying it until all these questions are answered. I hope that the Labour Government will then decide that this ludicrous plan has hit a red light – indefinity.”