OPPONENTS of the 20mph default speed limit are planning to hit lawmakers where it hurts with a series of “go slow” protests this weekend.

It comes as part of a "National Convoy Day" planned for this Saturday, October 28, with protesters in London also making their feelings known about the Ultra Low Emission Zone.

Kevin Buckle, 57, from Cardiff, is organising convoys from Newtown, Magor Services, Pont Abraham Services and Swansea which will all reach their conclusion in the Welsh capital.

There are two further convoys planned in north Wales headed to Bangor and Wrexham Services.

Those who attend the protests will represent the 460,000 signatories of the Senedd petition to revoke the 20mph legislation, he says.

“Safety on the roads is on the onus of the individual,” he said. “Drivers have paid a lot of money to pass some extremely intense tests."

Asked what he would say to people affected by the protest, Mr Buckle said: "Those finding it annoying are those who don't understand the damage this 20mph is doing to Wales as a whole."

He suggests the Welsh Government should have pursued a more targeted approach of road safety education rather than enforcing a 20mph limit on most restricted roads.

The Welsh Government says the slower limit will reduce the number of road casualties, encourage people to use public transport, walk or cycle, and make communities nicer places to live.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4, First Minister Mark Drakeford admitted the change "will need time to bed in".

“It is not a change that is being introduced in order to make life difficult for people and therefore the enforcement authorities will approach it in that way," he said. “The approach will be a reasonable one in which we give people a chance to get used to the new regime."