LBCs deliver a victory for freighters

21 June 2007

London’s boroughs have backed proposals to allow freight deliveries to be made on the capital’s streets for up to 40 minutes, instead of the current 20 minutes.
The agreement was reached by London Councils and the Corporation of London, following recommendations by the Freight Transport Association and Transport for London’s Freight Unit. The proposals also state that if loading operations take longer than 40 minutes, then penalty charge notices (PCNs) should not be issued if the extra time is proven necessary.
And London Councils is recommending that the new rules should apply during the operating time of the yellow lines, instead of using 11am as the start time for loading limits.
Gordon Telling, FTA’s head of policy for London, South East and East of England, said: ‘PCNs issued for overstaying on a 20-minute kerb space are one of the most frustrating problems for conscientious operators who, instead, have to split jobs up and make multiple visits to sites, generating additional traffic in the process.
‘This represents a major step forward for delivery companies in London, which are doing their best to operate legally.’
Westminster City Council will implement the proposals in a trial in July, but has warned delivery drivers that the scheme would not be made permanent unless they played their part and ensured traffic flows were not adversely affected.
Cllr Danny Chalkley, cabinet member for economic development and transportation, said: ‘In order for this pilot scheme to be successful, we need delivery drivers to play their part and make every effort not to block other traffic.
‘They therefore must manage to keep the old, narrow streets of Soho flowing – as well as the beer – otherwise this test scheme will be given its “last orders” and scrapped, rather than being extended.’

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