Motorists have paid 250,000 fines worth £14million in the past year for driving in Sadiq Khan's 'illegal' Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in London after allegedly failing to understand road signs, it has been claimed. Hundreds of Islington residents took to the streets to protest against the planned expansion of the Low Traffic Neighbourhoods initiative. However, the measure - which has involved installing cycle lanes, closing off roads to through traffic and widening pavements - has proven unpopular among motorists, particularly commuters and taxi drivers in London. They were infuriated when Mr Khan's Transport for London overturned a High Court judgment which ruled that the LTN scheme in London was 'illegal'. Some 89 LTNs were built in London last year, resulting in 62 miles of cycle routes in the capital.

Source: Daily Mail July 12, 2021 08:02 UTC