A legal challenge over the use of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) to raise money by fining motorists is being mounted in the London Borough of Croydon. The judicial review claims the Council is using LTNs to raise revenue which is illegal. The claim says there is no environmental benefit and it is just about filling holes in Council budgets.
See https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/07/london-croydon-council-unlawfully-used-ltn-court-to-hear/ for more details.
Comment: It is a worthy challenge to stop the misuse of LTN legislation to raise taxes. There is clearly a financial motive behind many LTN schemes as Councils are under great financial pressure at the moment. They anticipate large numbers of fines from such schemes.
The barrister representing Croydon residents is Kevin Leigh.
Roger Lawson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Drivers_London
Thanks for posting. I’d missed this. It’s not just LTNs but the entire abusive traffic control system that should be challenged, with its perpetrators answering corporate manslaughter charges as well as the extortion rackets otherwise known as speeding and parking control.
Completely agree with you. The whole system is unjust, and is particularly exploited by certain councils.