Deputy Climate Minister says he understands anger over 20mph speed limit.

The Welsh Government Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters says he understands why people are angry over the new 20mph speed limit.

He is set to face a no-confidence vote over the speed limit change, which came in on the 17th of September.

The Welsh Conservatives announced the vote last week for several reasons, including the controversial introduction of the new 20mph speed limit for roads in built-up areas in Wales.

Since the introduction, a petition against the move has received over 400,000 signatures. It's the most signed petition in Senedd history.

Speaking about the petition, Lee Waters said "I understand people are angry and frustrated. this is a big change and a large number of people don't agree with it. I'm not surprised so many people have signed the petition."

He also admitted the initial push back less than 24 hours after the new law came in to force was not a huge shock.

''I'm not surprised on the day it came in, there was a big reaction. Once you start driving at 20, it does feel very slow and very odd. It takes a while to adjust to driving differently, but once we do, we will start seeing the benefit of it."

The minister also explained that, despite political push back, many people are following the new speed limit.

''We are seeing already people are obeying the law and people are driving slower. The data the Sat Nav companies have published shows that the impact on journey times is what we said it would be - under a minute."

Asked why he thought the no-confidence vote had been brought forward, Waters thinks it's nothing more than political opponents trying to get a one up.

''The conservatives are a political party trying to score points and are trying to keep this in the news."

''I think we need to give this change time to bed in, it is a big change. It is the biggest change to roads policy since seatbelts in 1983."

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