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Two London councils claim Lorry Ban is a capital offence
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Is the London Lorry Ban past its sell-by date? Two local authorities think so: they're having nothing more to do with it. Guy Sheppard reports.
TWO COUNCILS are to withand it flies in the face of increased draw from London's night-time vehicle usage that companies are lorry delivery ban from next April, trying to achieve with out-ofclaiming it no longer gives good hours deliveries."
value for money. She points out that fines for The decision by the London breaching the ban average £375 boroughs of Barnet and Redand can be as high as £1,000. bridge could undermine the longBut Watkins believes the term viability of the scheme, which withdrawal of the two councils, results in hundreds of hauliers which follows a similar decision
being fined every year. by Hillingdon last year, does not Barnet questions the continued herald the end of a ban that is still relevance of the ban, saying trucks supported by the remaining 30 are much quieter and cleaner than London boroughs. in 1985 when it was introduced. And Nick Lester, the Asso
It points out that the completion ciation of London Government of the M25 means trucks no longer director of transport and envigo through the capital unless they ronment, says the councils' withhave to and increasing weekday drawal from the scheme will not traffic congestion means there necessarily give hauliers a free run are sound arguments for making of their roads. deliveries when the road network "Unless they actually revoke is quieter anyway. the ban itself it will be up to the
Sarah Watkins, Freight Transcouncils to enforce it themselves," port Association policy manager he explains. "That means operafor London, says the ban is outtors will have to deal with several of-date: "The hours of operation different agencies [to apply for between 9pm and 7am don't exemption permits] rather than reflect London's economy now just one."
TWO COUNCILS are to withand it flies in the face of increased draw from London's night-time vehicle usage that companies are lorry delivery ban from next April, trying to achieve with out-ofclaiming it no longer gives good hours deliveries."
value for money. She points out that fines for The decision by the London breaching the ban average £375 boroughs of Barnet and Redand can be as high as £1,000. bridge could undermine the longBut Watkins believes the term viability of the scheme, which withdrawal of the two councils, results in hundreds of hauliers which follows a similar decision
being fined every year. by Hillingdon last year, does not Barnet questions the continued herald the end of a ban that is still relevance of the ban, saying trucks supported by the remaining 30 are much quieter and cleaner than London boroughs. in 1985 when it was introduced. And Nick Lester, the Asso
It points out that the completion ciation of London Government of the M25 means trucks no longer director of transport and envigo through the capital unless they ronment, says the councils' withhave to and increasing weekday drawal from the scheme will not traffic congestion means there necessarily give hauliers a free run are sound arguments for making of their roads. deliveries when the road network "Unless they actually revoke is quieter anyway. the ban itself it will be up to the
Sarah Watkins, Freight Transcouncils to enforce it themselves," port Association policy manager he explains. "That means operafor London, says the ban is outtors will have to deal with several of-date: "The hours of operation different agencies [to apply for between 9pm and 7am don't exemption permits] rather than reflect London's economy now just one."