Under a new Government plan, councils disregarding local opposition to low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) and 20mph zones risk losing their authority to issue penalties, as well as potential funding cuts. The Telegraphhas the story.
The guidance, which will also require councils to “regularly review” existing schemes to monitor levels of local support, says: “Schemes should be adjusted if this reveals issues with performance and removed if they are shown to have failed to deliver as expected, including a failure to demonstrate local support.”
The Department for Transport (DfT) has also said new guidance will address concerns over bus lanes that cause delays, making sure that they only operate when that makes sense, such as when traffic is heavy enough to delay buses.
The statutory guidance on LTNs, due to come into force in the summer, is part of the plan for drivers drawn up after Rishi Sunak used an interview with the Telegraph last summer to launch a review of road policies and promise drivers that he was “on their side”.
His intervention came amid fears that motorists were being punished by schemes such as LTNs, which have become increasingly prevalent since the Covid pandemic. …
Separately, the Government said it was “strengthening” guidance on applying new 20mph speed limits to make it clear that such restrictions should be reserved for “sensible and appropriate areas only”, such as roads outside schools, “with safety and local support at the heart of the decision”.
Ministers will make it clear that failing to adhere to the separate guidance on both LTNs and 20mph limits could lead to future Government funding being withdrawn.
The Government is planning to launch a consultation on further measures that could be taken against councils flouting guidance on the issue, including removing their access to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) data used to enforce LTNs via camera footage.
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Why are they all wearing face masks? Surely we can find a more up to date photo. I get sick looking at it, which is sad because I support the reason they’re protesting.
I find them totally repulsive – the masks! I hate them!
I accept that in medical settings, in operating theatres for instance they are needed, and in some settings they are needed for safety, such as dusty environments.
The BBC in particular still seem very keen on using archive footage with people masked up, to make it seem like it is or ever was normal.
I also believe if someone wants to wear one they can through their own free choice, but may have to accept some level of ridicule or being shunned.
Apart from the “jabs”, I think the masks were the most oppressive and degrading part of the whole scamdemic era.
“I accept that in medical settings, in operating theatres for instance they are needed…”
Ain’t necessarily so. A number of trials have found no significant difference in incidence of wound bacterial infection where masks were worn compared to not worn.
The ‘consensus’ is they are worn because patients expect them and are reassured by them.
That used to be said of doctors wearing white coats and nurses wearing starched aprons, but now they all prance around in their pyjamas.
So maybe mask-wearing in hospitals will go out of fashion too.
Maybe they’re wearing masks so they can’t be identified and bullied by the kind of officious officials who like to impose LTNs on householders without any kind of consultation or respect for the locals’ views about being kettled in. With the abundance of nasty little ‘itlers we have in society today, the suppression of free speech and lunatic idealogues in power, nothing can be ruled out, including home visits from the Stasi.
AJPotts
1 year ago
The Conservative Party cannot be trusted to defend the interests of motorists against the attacks of eco-nutters. The Conservative Party has been in government for fourteen years and has been complicit in the green fascism.
I am in complete agreement. The government gave the go ahead for all these anti motorist schemes and now claim to be fighting local councils on behalf of motorists. Do me a favour. If government was in any way serious it would be telling us how it is fighting eco nuttery, but they’re not.
Furthermore, after watching people like us (DS) closely for the past four years they must know we at least would see through the BS. In other words we are facing peekaboo gaslighting – gossamer thin intentionally.
The Conservative party, stopped being (c)onservative decades ago, but got a whole lot worse post-Bliar. The fact Cameron saw “him” as a role model is terrifying.
They don’t punish the “Eco Nutters” because they are batting for the same team. They do the government’s dirty work for them. But they will be doing the labour party’s dirty work for them as well come next October. The entire political class are in on the eco scam, except so say Reform, but they might never get the chance to prove that.
Central government is rogue and has been for some time. They have openly declared war on the British people. They are in no position to “crack down” on anything and are certainly not on the moral high ground.
“war”. ——-It is hard to believe that the government are at war with their own people. There is no greater example of why this is true though than NET ZERO. A deliberate lowering of living standards which at any other time in history would be called Treason.
We should not see LTN or ULEZ etc in isolation. ———They are all part of the war on the western way of life the same as Net Zero, electric cars, heat pumps, wind turbines, smart meters, gender ideology, diversity, race politics, etc etc etc . —-If we value our freedom and prosperity we need to attack all of that stuff, because if we don’t we will simply become serfs, running back and forth to work (or the job centre) on our bicycles.
Why doesn’t someone organise a pride march? No, not that kind, a British pride march? All welcome, no matter your race colour or creed, the credentials to join mean bring an English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish flag and, of course, the union flag or union jack,as its more commonly known as, and wave them with pride! and, just enjoy a day in London being British!
Not a protest, just a celebration of the great nation that is Britain!
You never know, it might spread to Ireland too! Oh, yes ,it’s still going on here, it’s called St Patrick’s day.
April 23rd maybe? Why don’t the silenced majority enjoy their nation?
The British really need a coming together, before it’s too late!
Toby’s still at it bless him (yes, I know Toby didn’t pen his name to the article). Look, the system works! Look at how our amazing CONservative government are doing conservative things. Amazing conservative things like giving the perception of upholding democracy. You know, that long forgotten principle – which, on reflection, probably never really existed as I once imagined it did – where the people in governance were only given governance in order to serve the people i.e power by permission. Radical sh*t! I’m pretty sure you’re trying to fool the wrong people here Toby; we’re here because of something you once understood: we won’t be told what to think.
One word that is hard to say and spell: Disestablishmentarianism – an almost forgotten movement to disestablish the CofE as the State religion. Preferably do it now in order to get shot of Wimpy Wokey Welby.
Only two things against it: Charles 3 might see it as an opportunity to convert to his favourite religion: izlam. And the government would turn Lambeth Palace into a de luxe hotel for illegals.
There’s one in Bath as well, though it only applies to vans at the moment
RTSC
1 year ago
When the Junta legislate to ban ULEZ schemes; scrap their plans to ban new petrol car sales in 2035 or any other year and drop the entire Net Zero nonsense, I might start to believe they are “on the motorists’ side.”
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Why are they all wearing face masks? Surely we can find a more up to date photo. I get sick looking at it, which is sad because I support the reason they’re protesting.
I find them totally repulsive – the masks! I hate them!
I accept that in medical settings, in operating theatres for instance they are needed, and in some settings they are needed for safety, such as dusty environments.
The BBC in particular still seem very keen on using archive footage with people masked up, to make it seem like it is or ever was normal.
I also believe if someone wants to wear one they can through their own free choice, but may have to accept some level of ridicule or being shunned.
Apart from the “jabs”, I think the masks were the most oppressive and degrading part of the whole scamdemic era.
“I accept that in medical settings, in operating theatres for instance they are needed…”
Ain’t necessarily so. A number of trials have found no significant difference in incidence of wound bacterial infection where masks were worn compared to not worn.
The ‘consensus’ is they are worn because patients expect them and are reassured by them.
That used to be said of doctors wearing white coats and nurses wearing starched aprons, but now they all prance around in their pyjamas.
So maybe mask-wearing in hospitals will go out of fashion too.
Maybe they’re wearing masks so they can’t be identified and bullied by the kind of officious officials who like to impose LTNs on householders without any kind of consultation or respect for the locals’ views about being kettled in. With the abundance of nasty little ‘itlers we have in society today, the suppression of free speech and lunatic idealogues in power, nothing can be ruled out, including home visits from the Stasi.
The Conservative Party cannot be trusted to defend the interests of motorists against the attacks of eco-nutters. The Conservative Party has been in government for fourteen years and has been complicit in the green fascism.
I am in complete agreement. The government gave the go ahead for all these anti motorist schemes and now claim to be fighting local councils on behalf of motorists. Do me a favour. If government was in any way serious it would be telling us how it is fighting eco nuttery, but they’re not.
Furthermore, after watching people like us (DS) closely for the past four years they must know we at least would see through the BS. In other words we are facing peekaboo gaslighting – gossamer thin intentionally.
The Conservative party, stopped being (c)onservative decades ago, but got a whole lot worse post-Bliar. The fact Cameron saw “him” as a role model is terrifying.
They don’t punish the “Eco Nutters” because they are batting for the same team. They do the government’s dirty work for them. But they will be doing the labour party’s dirty work for them as well come next October. The entire political class are in on the eco scam, except so say Reform, but they might never get the chance to prove that.
Central government is rogue and has been for some time. They have openly declared war on the British people. They are in no position to “crack down” on anything and are certainly not on the moral high ground.
“war”. ——-It is hard to believe that the government are at war with their own people. There is no greater example of why this is true though than NET ZERO. A deliberate lowering of living standards which at any other time in history would be called Treason.
Indeed. Net zero, mass immigration, “covid” – all look treasonous to me.
Wars on:
obesity
drugs
alcohol
tobacco
poverty
child poverty
racism
sexism
Islamophobia
homophobia
sugar
fat
salt
meat
misinformation
’Far Right extremism’
climate change
A permanent state of war by government on its citizens.
We should not see LTN or ULEZ etc in isolation. ———They are all part of the war on the western way of life the same as Net Zero, electric cars, heat pumps, wind turbines, smart meters, gender ideology, diversity, race politics, etc etc etc . —-If we value our freedom and prosperity we need to attack all of that stuff, because if we don’t we will simply become serfs, running back and forth to work (or the job centre) on our bicycles.
“running back and forth to work (or the job centre) on our bicycles.”
😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
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Why doesn’t someone organise a pride march? No, not that kind, a British pride march? All welcome, no matter your race colour or creed, the credentials to join mean bring an English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish flag and, of course, the union flag or union jack,as its more commonly known as, and wave them with pride! and, just enjoy a day in London being British!
Not a protest, just a celebration of the great nation that is Britain!
You never know, it might spread to Ireland too! Oh, yes ,it’s still going on here, it’s called St Patrick’s day.
April 23rd maybe? Why don’t the silenced majority enjoy their nation?
The British really need a coming together, before it’s too late!
Toby’s still at it bless him (yes, I know Toby didn’t pen his name to the article). Look, the system works! Look at how our amazing CONservative government are doing conservative things. Amazing conservative things like giving the perception of upholding democracy. You know, that long forgotten principle – which, on reflection, probably never really existed as I once imagined it did – where the people in governance were only given governance in order to serve the people i.e power by permission. Radical sh*t! I’m pretty sure you’re trying to fool the wrong people here Toby; we’re here because of something you once understood: we won’t be told what to think.
“CONservative government doing conservative things” Anybody would think that it’s an election year.
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/c-of-es-helter-skelter-plunge-into-heresy/
The brutal reality about the Church of England – it is finished, nothing more than a heathen backwater.
No wonder the country is dying.
One word that is hard to say and spell: Disestablishmentarianism – an almost forgotten movement to disestablish the CofE as the State religion. Preferably do it now in order to get shot of Wimpy Wokey Welby.
Only two things against it: Charles 3 might see it as an opportunity to convert to his favourite religion: izlam. And the government would turn Lambeth Palace into a de luxe hotel for illegals.
There’s one in Bath as well, though it only applies to vans at the moment
When the Junta legislate to ban ULEZ schemes; scrap their plans to ban new petrol car sales in 2035 or any other year and drop the entire Net Zero nonsense, I might start to believe they are “on the motorists’ side.”
Seconded 👍
Question: who elects these clowns? The people now complaining about them? If only there were a remedy – the ballot box thingy.