Britain has failed to meet strict standards on air pollution but has now asked the EC to ignore that and wants the limit raised. It was the failure to meet EC agreed emissions limits which led to green groups taking the Government to court and winning and which has led to Welsh Government being forced to introduce lower speed limits on the M4 and … [Read more...]
Speed limit ignorance driving up fines and accidents
Nearly a quarter of Welsh drivers are ignorant of UK speed limits, says The Co-operative Insurance company. Despite speed being one of the main causes of road accidents a third of drivers have no idea what the speed limit is for particular roads. The national speed limit on a single carriageway road is 60mph. However, over a third (38%) of drivers … [Read more...]
