Drivers forced to obey 'hated' new rule with 30,000 motorists affected

A WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED OVER A R ULE CHANGE TO HATED 20MPH SPEED LIMITS THAT WILL IMPACT OVER 30,000 DRIVERS. 10:11, 01 Jun 2025 TENS OF THOUSANDS of motorists will have to follow a

"hated" new rule - with 30,000 being forced to obey it. A warning has been issued over a r ule change to hated 20mph speed limits that will impact over 30,000 drivers. Limits will

be reduced to 20mph under the new rules in Port St Mary, the Isle of Man. It is expected that 30,000 motorists will be impacted by the rule changes. A spokesman for the DOI said: "The

proposals are designed to provide a safer environment for residential areas and represent changes due to be implemented across the Island over the next 18 months. The implementation has

received the support of Tynwald and reaffirms motions from 2020 and 2023 that the Island’s residential areas and school zones should be 20mph." READ MORE LLOYDS BANK BRINGS IN BIG

CHANGE AND ANYONE WHO IS IN A 'COUPLE' WILL BENEFIT Last week, Tynwald approved a revised, phased implementation of 20mph speed limits in residential areas and around schools

across the Isle of Man. Article continues below Critics, including Onchan MHK Rob Callister, who has been particularly vocal about the issue from the get-go, accused the Department of

overstepping its mandate. "At no point did this court ask the DOI to roll out 20mph zones across Douglas and Onchan without engagement,"said Mr Callister, branding the minister’s

approach a "political train crash." Infrastructure Minister Michelle Haywood said: "People can feedback either through their commissioners or they can feedback directly into

the process. Article continues below "Then we'll review each town and village for each area and the comments that we've received and we'll tailor each area, so that when

the signs start being installed we know we've got local consensus." Haywood said the "staggered" consultation process and the release of "before and after" maps

would allow the rollout to be "tailored" to suit each community. Politicians will be asked to approve the 20mph Project Implementation Plan at the May Tynwald sitting.