A driver has been left fuming after being fined in a 20mph zone which has now been increased back up to 30mph.
Owen Bright was one of the first people fined for breaking the new default 20mph speed limit when areas were being trialled.
He was caught driving at 27mph in St Brides Major, Vale of Glamorgan which has since been lifted back up to a 30mph limit.
The motorist says politicians talking about "warnings and bedding-in periods" makes "my blood boil".
A driver has been left fuming after being fined in a 20mph zone which has now been increased back up to 30mph
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A total of 291 fines were handed out to drivers caught speeding in St Brides Major.
Bright took a speed awareness course and paid an £85 fine.
He said he agrees with 20mph in the village, but thought the idea that people will be given an opportunity to explain whether they understood the speed limit was "nonsense".
"At the time I just had to take it on the chin and endure the speed awareness course and £85 fine but when I hear them talk about warnings and bedding in periods it does make my blood boil," Bright told Wales Online.
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"I actually agree with 20 mph for part of St Brides but why was the police motorcycle on the edge of the village instead of by the school or shop.
"Almost all tickets are issued automatically now so this idea of a roadside chat is just nonsense."
Before the law came into force, eight areas across Wales were selected as pilot schemes.
This included: St Dogmaels in Pembrokeshire, St Brides Major in the Vale of Glamorgan, Llanelli (north), Buckley in Flintshire, Cardiff (north), Cilfrew in Neath Porth Talbot, Abergavenny and Severnside (Caerwent, Caldicot, Magor and Undy) in Monmouthshire.
Before the law came into force, eight areas across Wales were selected as pilot schemes
PAThe scheme, named Operation Ugain, is being run with Welsh Government funding by police, fire service officers and staff from GoSafe.
A GoSafe spokesperson said: "Enforcement was used in two locations in St Brides Major in response to numerous speeding concerns from the local community.
"The aim of this enforcement activity is always our main objective - to reduce the risk of casualties on the road."
