A Freedom of Information request has shown up that quarter of motorists committing 20mph speed offences have been caught on just two roads in Wales.

Freedom of information requests from BBC Wales show enforcement along the A4102 Swansea Road at Gellideg, Merthyr Tydfil – which links the A465 Heads of the Valleys road and the A470 – has caught more than 8,000 drivers in 10 months.

Meanwhile nearly 7,200 motorists were caught exceeding the 20mph limit on the A5104 at Pontybodkin near Penyffordd in Flintshire.

Welsh roads safety body GoSafe told the BBC slower speeds meant fewer people were “hurt or killed on our roads and it’s encouraging to see people driving slower in our communities”.

This comes as the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates has visited Wrexham to hear about the progress the local authority has made as they launch their consultation of 20mph roads that may change back to 30mph.

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