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Mark Harper, the transport secretary, used his conference speech to give more details of the government’s fightback against the so-called ‘“war on motorists”. Here are the key points.
Harper said that councils in England that are “overzealous” in their use of traffic management system could be cut off from the DVLA database. That is a significant threat because it would mean they would not be able to use it to enforce, and collect revenue from, fines. Harper said:
First of all, I’m calling time on the misuse of so-called 15-minute cities.
There’s nothing wrong with making sure people can walk or cycle to the shops or school, that’s traditional town planning. But what is different, what is sinister and what we shouldn’t tolerate is the idea that local councils can decide how often you go to the shops and that they ration who uses the road and when and they police it all with CCTV.
So today I am announcing that the government will investigate what options we have in our toolbox to restrict overzealous use of traffic management measures including cutting off councils from the DVLA database if they don’t follow the rules.
He said the government would change guidance to say councils can only impose 20mph speed limits if they have “good reason”.
It can’t be right these schemes are imposed without proper local consent. So we will change the guidance to ensure that councils properly listen to what local people say. But we will go further, 20-mile-an-hour zones are a good way to protect schools or quiet residential streets…
But for some councils and indeed for some countries are yet another way to punish drivers as blanket measures. The evidence is clear. This makes little difference, it may actually increase pollution and risks…
2023-10-02 06:03:31
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