'Can't be doing with this rubbish': Tourists vow 'not to return to Wales' over new rules

A number of tourists have hit out at a new 20mph rule in Wales - with some even vowing not to visit the country because of it.

In September last year, the Welsh government introduced the new default speed limit on roads across the country. It says it will reduce the number of collisions and resultant severe injuries which will in turn also reduce the impact on the NHS from treating the people who are injured. They also hope it will encourage more people to walk and cycle, improving people's health as well as making the streets safer particularly for children

But it has led some who work in tourism in Wales to share concerns that fewer people might visit. Although the latest figures show that more people visited Wales in 2023 than expected with visits up 4% compared with 2022, the new speed limit law will have had little bearing on last year's figures after only being introduced on September 17, reports North Wales Live.

And this year, some potential holidaymakers have bemoaned they will not be visiting because of the new speed limits, WalesOnline says.

One man said: "We love it but giving it a miss this year, heard too many negative reviews on the new speed limit." Another added: "There's no way I'm going there with stupid 20mph limits, it's too stressful."

One woman from Wigan said on social media: "We're here at the moment and it will be the last," she said. "Can't be doing with this 20mph rubbish. Don't even know where it applies. There should be signs everywhere."

A woman from Birmingham agreed: "I love North Wales but the new speed limits put me off going there now." It's an opinion shared by some visitors who have experienced the new changes in the law already.

In November, a Cornish holidaymaker wrote to his local