Speed limits should be cut to 20mph in all built-up areas to save councils money, government advisers have urged.
Despite costing more for motorists, the independent Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (Pacts) is recommending reducing the 30mph limit.
It states implementing 20mph zones is costly as it involves more signage and paperwork. So instead, there should be a blanket implementation to save money.
Jamie Hassall, executive director at Pacts, told MPs on the Commons transport committee that requiring authorities to implement 20mph zones is ‘expensive’.
He added: ‘A much cheaper way is to mandate [the roads] as 20mph, and let the authority, if
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