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Department for Transport data used for low-traffic schemes revised down

Department for Transport admits incorrect data used for low-traffic schemes

The Department for Transport has admitted road traffic figures were lower than previously published data which was used to justify low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs). Designed to encourage cycling and walking by limiting driving in residential ...

02 Oct 2022 at 12:15

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Jeremy Vine: BBC impartiality ruling exposes vilification of cyclists in my area

Jeremy Vine has said he is “grateful” for the BBC’s impartiality ruling against him as he feels it has exposed the “personal vilification of cyclists” in his area by a Facebook page. In a recent ruling, the broadcaster found that the Radio 2 ...

31 Aug 2022 at 18:56

Motoring News

Fines for Low Traffic Neighbourhoods rise by 30 per cent in 2022

Motorists were stung with 674,732 fines for driving in Low Traffic Neighbourhoods last year, representing an increase of 30 per cent year-on-year. It’s a significant rise on the 519,780 fines issued to motorists during 2021. Since the start ...

30 Aug 2023 at 10:00

Low-traffic neighbourhoods set for review amid Tory ‘pro-motorist’ drive

Rishi Sunak has ordered a review of the rollout of low-traffic neighbourhoods as the Prime Minister sought to pitch the Conservatives as a pro-motorist party. The move was confirmed in an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, with the Prime ...

30 Jul 2023 at 13:21

Sunak reaffirms commitment to 2030 petrol and diesel car ban

The ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 remains Government policy, the Prime Minister has said. Rishi Sunak has been under mounting pressure to row back on the ban after more than 40 Conservative MPs and peers wrote to ...

31 Jul 2023 at 14:55

Chris Boardman: Rishi Sunak must ‘stick’ with pro-cycling plans

Rishi Sunak has been urged to “stick with” plans to boost walking and cycling by Olympic gold winner Chris Boardman as the Prime Minister vows to combat a supposed “war on motorists”. The cyclist, who is the Government’s active travel ...

01 Oct 2023 at 16:41

‘Blanket’ 20mph speed limits make roads less safe, says Transport Secretary

Putting in place “blanket” 20mph speed limits means drivers are less likely to slow down on roads where there is a school or children are playing, the Transport Secretary has said. Mark Harper said widespread use of a 20mph limit ...

30 Sept 2023 at 12:25

Residents protest against new Low Traffic Neighbourhood trial in Streatham

A group of local residents blocked cars on a road in south London as part of a protest against the area becoming a Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN). Valley Road is part of a group of streets that make up Lambeth Council’s ...

03 Nov 2023 at 16:57

Councils will have to consider resident support over Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

Councils will be obliged to consider whether residents support the implementation of a Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) in their area before schemes can be introduced, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. ...

17 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Sunak says blanket 20mph zones and low traffic neighbourhoods ‘need to stop’

The Prime Minister said he is “slamming the brakes” on “hare-brained schemes” such as blanket 20mph speed limits and low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs). Rishi Sunak has vowed to focus on policies that stem the ...

29 Sept 2023 at 23:14

‘Disinformation about low traffic neighbourhoods soared after Government U-turn’

Disinformation and conspiracy theories about low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) soared last year amid Government opposition to the schemes, according to a study. Cross-party think tank Demos, which conducted ...

23 May 2024 at 00:01

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