The Transport Secretary set out plans, which will sit alongside continued investment in public transport and active travel, to protect drivers from over-zealous traffic enforcement, as part of a long-term government plan to back drivers.
The measures include reviewing guidance on 20mph speed limits in England to prevent their blanket use in areas where it’s not appropriate and amending guidance on low traffic neighbourhoods to focus on local consent. As part of the ongoing review into low traffic neighbourhoods measures for existing anti-driver policies that did not secure local consent will be considered.
The plans also aim to stop councils implementing so called ‘15-minute cities’, by consulting on ways to prevent schemes which aggressively restrict where people can drive.
Drivers across the country will also soon be able to benefit from new technology to simplify parking payments. The national parking platform pilot will be rolled out nationwide so that drivers can use an app of their choice to pay instead of downloading multiple apps.
In the continued drive to tackle potholes councils will be supported to introduce more lane rental schemes, where utility companies are required to pay to dig up the busiest roads at peak times. Under the proposals, at least half of the extra money raised from these fees will go directly towards repairing road surfaces. To further clamp down on overrunning street works consultation on extending fines for repairs which run into weekends and increasing current levels of fixed penalty notices will be used.
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