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Courts outside Gwent handed out sentences for Newport residents caught speeding

Thousands of speeding drivers have escaped fines on a busy motorway for over two years - and have only been sent powerless letters about the environment instead. The Welsh Government had imposed a set of 50mph restrictions on several roads - including the M4 - as a trial in June 2018 to cut nitrogen dioxide levels and made it permanent in 2019. The lower speed zones were introduced on parts of the M4 motorway in South Wales, three nearby A-roads and two in North Wales after they failed to meet EU targets on air pollution. But no £100 fines or penalty points have been handed out since the sp...

Five major Welsh roads where no speeding fines have been issued for breaking the 50mph limit The Welsh Government said a phased approach to promoting compliance had been undertaken Updated The M4 motorway in Port Talbot - one of five major roads where no speeding tickets have been handed out to people going faster than the 50mph limit Want Newport news straight to your inbox? Sign up to our newsletter!Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recomme...

50mph sign. NO speeding fines have been issued to drivers breaking the 50mph limit on Wrexham and Flintshire roads. The limits were introduced as a trial in June 2018 to cut nitrogen dioxide levels on parts of the A483 and the A494, which were made permanent in 2019. Transport Minister Ken Skates' decision to issue advisory letters will apply to the following roads, in which the 50mph restrictions were introduced to reduce emissions: A483 Junction 5 to Junction 6, Wrexham A494 Wales/England border to St David's Park Interchange, Deeside M4 Junction 41 to Junction 42, Port Talbot M4 Beau...

BBC News By Alun Jones image captionThe limits were introduced to reduce nitrogen dioxide emissions from vehicles No speeding fines have been issued to drivers breaking the 50mph limit on three stretches of main road and two sections of the M4 motorway in Wales. The limits were introduced as a trial in June 2018 to cut nitrogen dioxide levels and made permanent in 2019. Advisory notices will begin to be issued to speeding drivers to explain the reasons for the 50mph limit. The Welsh Government said this was the "second phase" of "promoting compliance", after a monitoring phase. Road safety ch...