| Topic: | Re:SCLTN scheme Public Protest | |
| Posted by: | Paul Campbell | |
| Date/Time: | 27/05/22 09:40:00 |
| This South Fulham scheme? CAMERA HELL Our lives have been ruined by the council’s strict parking cameras – it feels like we’re living in North Korea FUMING residents say they feel like they are living in "North Korea" after a camera system installed by a council to cut traffic has made their lives a misery. Locals in Fulham, south west London, are forced to log every single vehicle that enters an exclusion zone with ticketing company RingGo if a motor is not registered at an address in the borough. It means everyone from outside the borough, including tradesman and pals of residents have to ensure they are registered by a permit holder to even think about driving into the surveillance zone. The scheme - slammed as "abuse" by one resident - was brought in by Hammersmith & Fulham Council to cut traffic in the borough and stop "rat running" cars taking shortcuts down sleepy streets. The council also argue the scheme was intended to cut pollution, which they claim has fallen "12 per cent" since the cameras were installed in July 2020. But some residents insist the opposite has happened and vehicles are are forced on to a single lane road leading to "horrific" congestion with no other route options to ease pressure off a major choke point. Resident Caroline Shuffrey said the scheme has also seen women getting "kicked out" of Uber taxis late at night because drivers don't want to risk the hefty £60 fine for entering the zone. Speaking exclusively to The Sun, the 66-year-old said: "It's abuse. We have been abused. "My daughter had to walk 15 minutes at 2am because her Uber kicked her out and did not want to go any further." etc .... https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/18618595/traffic-cameras-north-korea-wandsworth-london-ltn/ I'm sure that will be popular. |