20mph vandal strikes again

The introduction of the new 20mph speed limits continues to divide opinion, but one local vandal has once again gone a step further, this time in Welshpool by the railway station (pictured).

Earlier this month, we reported that the new 20mph signs in Arddleen had been spray painted after the Welsh Government introduction of the lower speeds in built up areas in October.

It prompted a wave of protest with more than 466,000 people signing a petition calling for it to be scrapped.

But following the Arddleen incident, Powys County Council, who manage the road signs, told us that it was a waste of time and would cost the tax payer more money.

Here’s what PCC told us earlier this month:

“In Powys we have installed over 1,600 new 20mph signs along more than 5,500km of the county road network. Although there have been a few incidents of signs being defaced or vandalised, these have been isolated cases which have quickly been dealt with at a local level.

“Welsh Government states that vandalism of signs is totally unacceptable and such action will not lead to a change in the policy and the default speed limit, but is a waste of scarce resources and officer time when councils are contending with a range of different pressures.”

Did you see our MyWelshpoolTV report on the 20mph roll out? If not, or you want to watch it again, you can click here.