The Council is claiming that consultation leaflets on the proposed introduction of a 20 mph speed limit are new being delivered in west York.

However they are only being sent to the 13,000 homes that will have the limit applied to the highway outside their front doors.

This is a desperate attempt to bias the response. More people are likely to say they want low vehicle speeds outside their homes. Even then, most are likely to regard the £600,000 cost of the project as outrageous (the Council accepts that only a 3% reduction in vehicles speeds may result while the police have said that they will not enforce the new limit)

But it is an issue affecting nearly 25,000 homes or around 50,000 residents.

Everyone deserves to have a say.

You can Email your views to the Councillor responsible cllr.dmerrett@york.gov.uk with a request that they be drawn to the attention the meeting that will make a final decision on the proposals.

The majority of comments on the Councils pro 20 mph Facebook site are hostile to the proposed limit https://www.facebook.com/York20mph

Our survey in the Westfield Ward revealed that 85% of residents are opposed to a Citywide 20 mph speed limit.