Are 20mph speed limits coming to roads near you? Councils propose blanket restrictions that could affect MILLIONS of drivers

There's a high chance that your local roads are about to get slower, as councils across the UK look to bring in new speed limits. More than 1 in 3 people live in Local Authorities with 20mph limits according to campaign group 20's Plenty for U Which councils in the UK are looking at bringing in 20mph speed limits? Birmingham wants to bring in a city-wide 20mph speed limit, with signage around the city's boundary which would subject 1.1 million residents to 20mph speeds Road safety campaigner Rod King, who founded 20's Plenty For Us, told The Sunday Times: 'What Birmingham is really doing, rather than doing it road by road, is say, 'if you come into this city it's 20mph as a default'. Now ex-Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said she would allow local areas to decide whether to install 20mph speed limits. It remains to be seen if her successor Heidi Alexander follows suit Labour didn't comment on 20mph speed limits in its manifesto, but when asked directly by Auto Express before England went to the polls, Labour MP Louise Haigh said: 'It should be up to local communities to decide the speed limits on their local roads, not politicians in Westminster.