Oxfordshire council spent £1,250 on 20mph stickers

The stickers, a reminder that ’20’s plenty,’ were offered by Oxfordshire County Council for free earlier this year to mark the county’s 275th 20mph scheme.

Since launching the 20mph programme in 2022, the council has been lowering speed limits through villages across Oxfordshire.

A Freedom of Information Request by this newspaper has revealed that 1,000 20mph stickers were bought by the council working out at a cost of £1.25 each.

The county council said: “No costs were incurred via promotion. Details of the postage costs are unknown at this time.”

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Oxfordshire County Council teamed up with the campaign group ’20 is Plenty for Us’ to distribute the stickers.

Andrew Gant, Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet member for transport management, praised the stickers and the reduced speed limits.

He said: “This is an incredible landmark and I want to thank all the parish and town councils who have been in touch with us, asking to make their residential streets safer and more pleasant places.

“Residents can now can visibly demonstrate their support by putting these stickers on their wheelie bins, to remind drivers that 20mph should be the norm in areas where people live.”

Another ten 20mph schemes are waiting to be implemented, which will take the total to 285.

Mr Gant added: “You are seven times more likely to survive if you are hit by a car driving at 20mph than if you are hit at 30mph.”