Multiple convoys of slow-moving vehicles are likely to cause congestion on major road routes in Wales this weekend. Go-slow protests against the country’s 20mph limit are being held on “National Convoy Day” on Saturday, October 28, organised by London’s anti-ULEZ protesters.
In North Wales, the A55 and A483 are set to be affected as convoys head east and west to and from Wrexham driving at 30mph. The eastbound convoy will start officially start from Llanddulas, Conwy, at 10.30am, though motorists from Bangor, Gwynedd, may elect to join the route.
They are set to pass drivers heading the other way, from Wrexham to Bangor services. Participants in this convoy are asked to meet at Sainsbury’s car park, Wrexham, also for a 10.30am departure.
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Several convoys are also due to converge on Cardiff on Saturday morning. Most will disrupt the M4 motorway across South Wales but one is scheduled to originate from Welshpool, Powys
The Llanddulas convoy, starting from the A55 Llanddulas eastbound layby, is being organised by Tina Lee, community support worker from Colwyn Bay. She’s was so incensed by Wales’ 20mph law, she set up a Facebook page to highlight motorists’ concerns in Conwy.
“We will keep fighting against this war on motorists,” she said. “It won’t stop at 20mph, other restrictions will come in, from cameras to parking.
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“Rural areas will become increasingly isolated, which is something we are seeing already. I work in the community sector and I’m aware of carers unable to reach patients because their buses haven’t turned up – the drivers have been turned around because 20mph has affected journey timetables. People wanting care just have to wait, however long that takes. It’s just not right.
“I used to travel to work in Llandudno along the coast road because I don’t like the big lorries and their spray on the A55. But my 20-minute journeys became 30 minutes, so I now have to drive on the A55. It’s quicker, just 15 minutes, but it scares me.”
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Tina was among the “hundreds” of drivers who joined a similar A55/A483 go-slow protest on September 30. Leaders of that event maintained it had “sent a message” to the Welsh Government despite little signs the administration is prepared to back down or compromise.
Campaigners say they are taking a long view and have an eye on the next Senedd election due to be held in or before May 2026. Tory Senedd Members joined a “peaceful gathering” of protesters in Cardiff last Wednesday and local campaigners plan more pop-up roadside campaigns in the coming weeks.
“With any protest you don’t often get an immediate response,” said Tina. “But you can be certain that an account of our protest will be landing on Welsh Government desks first thing on Monday morning.”
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London’s Metropolitan Police has green-lighted four convoys entering London on Saturday. Organised by the “Khan Stop ULEZ CON-voy” group on Facebook, its original remit – to highlight anger over Ultra Low Emission Zones (ULEZ) – has been expanded to include 20mph concerns.
As a result, several anti-20mph events are being organised in Wales, Cornwall and, provisionally, one in Devon.
Go-slow convoys in Wales on October 28
- Llanddulas to Wrexham: Meet at A55 Llanddulas eastbound layby, from 10am for 10.30am departure.
- Wrexham to Bangor Services: Meet at Sainsbury’s car park, from 10am for 10.30am departure.
- Welshpool/Newtown to Cardiff: Details to be confirmed.
- Magor Services to Cardiff: Meet at Magor Services east of Newport, 10am.
- Pont Abraham Services to Cardiff: Meet at Pont Abraham Services near Pontarddulais, Carmarthenshire, 9am-9.30am (time TBC).
- Swansea to Cardiff: Meet at Harvester Llandarcy Neath, M4 Junction 43. Departure at 9.30am.
National Convoy Day organisers have designed print-out in-car banners for anti-20mph groups in Wales. They also advised on legal requirements – for convoy drivers to travel at a minimum 30mph, to stay in single file, and to give way to vehicles joining or leaving roads.
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