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Lorries of a certain weight or width are banned from many minor roads but the police do not always have the resources to enforce the restrictions. Council leaders now want authority to issue fines to dangerous or illegal driving from lorry drivers.
The LGA said councils across the country must also be given the ability to enforce weight and width restrictions in their communities and predict the money collected from the fines could be used towards tackling the nation’s £12bn pothole backlog.
LGA transport spokesman Cllr Peter Box said: “If a community is being plagued by problems at an accident blackspot, councils should be able to respond to communities’ concerns by issuing fines to act as a deterrent. We would stress that most lorry drivers are reputable and drive responsibly. These powers would be targeted at the minority who do not follow the law.”
Freight Transport Association urban logistics head Christopher Snelling said: “We fully support enforcement of weight and width restrictions and actively help our members to adhere to these with regular updates on regulations and industry innovations.Transferring responsibility for policing these restrictions to local residents would be fraught with problems because most would not have the relevant knowledge to make judgements.”
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