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More than 60 per cent of Green Party voters oppose plans to reduce the speed limit on Britain's motorways to just 55mph, according to a new poll.
Almost 70 per cent of all voters are against Zack Polanski's party's controversial plans - with even 62 per cent of Green supporters either somewhat or strongly opposed.
It comes after the Daily Mail revealed the Green's proposals to cut the speed limit on motorways and dual carriageways by 15mph, and impose controversial 20mph limits in all built up areas.
The Conservatives have accused Mr Polanski of pursuing a 'war on motorists' and said the Green leader wants to 'make driving slower, more expensive and, in many cases, impossible'.
Now a poll by YouGov has found that even Mr Polanski's own voters don't like the proposals to lower the speed limit - with 27 per cent somewhat opposed and 35 per cent strongly opposed.
Just seven per cent of Green backers would strongly support the proposals and 16 per cent would somewhat support the new speed limit, the poll found.
In total 69 per cent of Britons are opposed to reducing the motorway speed limit to 55mph, compared to only 20 per cent who would support doing so, it adds.
Green voters are the most in favour (23 per cent), but not to a much greater degree than Labour (22 per cent) or Lib Dem (20 per cent) voters - and most in all voting groups are opposed.
The Conservatives have accused Zack Polanski of pursuing a 'war on drivers' and said the Green leader wants to 'make driving slower, more expensive and, in many cases, impossible'
A poll by YouGov has found that even Mr Polanski's own voters don't like the proposals to lower the speed limit - with 27 per cent somewhat opposed and 35 per cent strongly opposed
The Daily Mail revealed the Green's proposals to cut the speed limit on motorways and dual carriageways by 15mph, and impose controversial 20mph limits in all built up areas
The survey of 4,385 British adults, conducted on 7 April, also found that women, people in London and 18 to 24-year olds are more likely to support reducing the motorway speed limit
The survey of 4,385 British adults, conducted on 7 April, also found that women, people in London and 18 to 24-year olds are more likely to support reducing the motorway speed limit.
Other proposals in the Green's transport policy include 'incrementally' increasing taxes on driving and 'steadily reducing' parking spaces to drive cars off the roads.
The policies also state that motorists would be forced to re-take their driving test as often as every five years as 'driving is not a right but a privilege'.
The Tories have attacked the proposals as 'out of touch' but former Green Party leader Baroness Natalie Bennett defended them, saying: 'Greens support evidence-based measures to reduce road traffic accidents and improve fuel efficiency, helping to cut costs for motorists.'
It comes after the Mail exposed other Green policies - including that illegal migrants would be given a free house and paid a wage with no requirement to work under plans for 'a world without borders'.
Mr Polanski's party also plans to legalise all drugs including heroin and crack cocaine because they 'enhance human relationships and human creativity'.
And Britain's armed forces would see drastic cuts and the nuclear deterrent would be scrapped under the Green's official 'non-offensive defence strategy'.
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