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LOW Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) – which ban cars from entering certain residential streets in urban areas – are continuing to rake in money for councils, despite long-running controversy.
Haringey Council in London issued 60,000 penalty charge notices to drivers entering three LTNs between September and December 2022, The Daily Telegraph reported, resulting in revenue of nearly £2million in four months.
And residents of Tottenham, which also comes under Haringey, contacted their MP, Labour’s David Lammy, to complain that LTNs in the area were increasing congestion. Lammy called for a review of the schemes.
Another area of London, Dulwich Village, also made headlines over LTNs. According to the Daily Mail, disability campaigners asked Southwark Council if Blue Badge holders could be given an exemption from LTNs in the area,…
