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TNT calls for delivery ban

18th March 2004, Page 7
18th March 2004
Page 7
Page 7, 18th March 2004 — TNT calls for delivery ban
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TNT EXPRESS has called on operators to join its fight against a daytime delivery ban on London's Tottenham Court Road.

It says that waiting and loading restrictions, which ban deliveries between 8.30 am and lOpm Monday to Saturday,are draconian and need to be reviewed urgently. And with enough backing from other firms it would be willing to boycott deliveries to traders along the road to highlight its plight.

The move comes after the operator received £250,000 worth of parking fines last year. Many of these were issued along Tottenham Court Road, where CCTV cameras have been installed to catch drivers parking illegally.

A TNT spokesman says: "It's beyond a joke. On one day alone a driver got 1300-worth of tickets for making three drops in Tottenham Court Road. The cameras have effectively taken away the human kindness of the traffic warden to the driver, which can see them given a bit of slack to make a quick delivery without being fined. These restrictions are turning a lawful activity of delivering goods into an unlawful one: we have no choice but to break the law."

Freight Transport Association executive Richard Thrner agrees it is farcical that businesses are supposed to have staff available between lOpm and 8.30am to accept legal deliveries.

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Organisations: Transport Association
People: Richard Thrner
Locations: London

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