Government rejects bid to extend Kent lorry parking restrictions
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Government rejects bid to extend Kent lorry parking
restrictions
The government has เกมยิงปลา rejected a bid by Kent County Council (KCC) to
extend powers to clampdown on lorry parking.
The council had been handed powers to clamp HGVs parked on roads and laybys,
following Brexit on 31 December.
The Unite union welcomed the decision by the Department for Transport (DfT) not
to extend the powers beyond midnight on Wednesday.
KCC said it was the decision was "disappointing". The DfT has been contacted for
comment.
The authority had applied for a six-month extension, and has been consulting over
continuing the scheme indefinitely.
The council said the scheme was designed to "keep Kent roads moving".
Simon Jones, KCC's director of highways, said: "While we welcome the Roads'
Minister's commitment to consider future localised restrictions and use of
emergency powers in the event of border issues due to customs changes in
the new year, it is disappointing not to have our current broader temporary
enforcement powers extended."
The restrictions applied to Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone and Hythe,
Maidstone, Swale and Thanet. |
