Haringey Lib Dem Councillor Calls For Enforcement of Night Time HGV Ban

6.27.30pm GMT Mon 12th Sep 2005

Lib Dem councillor for Alexandra ward Susan Oatway has called on the Council to demand that Transport for London (TfL) investigate complaints by residents that Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) are using residential roads late at night.

The call comes following correspondence over the last few months from residents around Alexandra and Muswell Hill, in particular the Dukes Avenue and Palace Gates area, who have endured HGV traffic at night.

In previous meetings with Cllr Oatway the Council had confirmed that the Greater London Authority had a London-wide night-time ban on HGVs. However they added that TfL were the only body with resources available to monitor and enforce this policy.

Cllr Oatway, who is also pressing the Council to investigate the feasibility of enforcing complete HGV bans from some residential areas of the borough, says that the Council must act quickly to end the night-time misery for many residents in the borough.

Cllr Oatway comments: "It is clear from the residents' letters I have received that these noisy vehicles are speeding around our roads at unsociable hours. It is essential that the Council take this problem seriously and demand action from TfL."