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London Lorry Ban fines cut
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THE COST TO hauliers of breaking the London Lorry Ban is to fall by nearly a third, provided they pay new fixed penalties within a fortnight.
The Association of London Government is decriminalising breaches of the ban from April to save the expense of taking offenders to court (CM 18 December 2003).
A report to the ALG's transport and environment committee says that under the existing system, the average fine for drivers is £100 with £75 costs, and £275 with £90 costs for operators.
But under a new fixed penalty scheme that was agreed last week, there will be no legal costs so the £100 charge facing drivers represents a considerable saving.
Although the fixed charge for hauliers is £500. this will be halved if they pay up within a fortnight.This represents a saving of £115 when set against the average they pay now when costs are included.
The new charges were agreed despite a report to councillors that the present rate of 2,000 prosecutions a year "suggests that the current level of fine does not act as an effective deterrent".
But Rod Devenish, senior area manager for the Road Haulage Association , says:" In certain cases the ban is being breached unintentionally so it is better that the fine does not become too hefty."
Nick Lester, the ALG's director of transport and environment, says it will be up to an independent adjudicator to decide whether it is the haulier or the driver who pays the penalty if they blame each other for breaking the ban.