News

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has drawn up a list of hot spots in London where hauliers are receiving the most penalty charge notice (PCNs). According to the FTA, the Orb region (which includes Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street), Soho and Covent Garden, Tottenham Court Road and surrounding roads, and Holburn are the worst areas within the capital for the delivery  drivers.

Regional policy manager Nathalie Chapman says that research across a section of FTA members has shown that these are the hot spots for PCNs. The association is now hoping to work with the local councils and Transport for London to address the issues.

"We are meeting with Westminster [City Council], Camden Council and Transport for London to ensure they realise these are critical deliveries zones for our members and together make a concerted effort to provide a solution," Chapman says.

The FTA has also created compliance information for drivers and hauliers including a card explaining the regulations and a full compliance guide.

---

Westminster City Council has relaxed the rules for HGVs delivering in the area. Loading times of single and double yellow lines have increased from 20 minutes to 40 minutes between 11am and 6.30pm, after a six-month trial found a  60% cut in the number of tickets issued to lorries.