Open consultation

Street works: fines and lane rental surplus funds

Applies to England

Summary

Seeks views on proposals for reforms to street works legislation covering surplus lane rental funds, fixed penalty notices and weekend overruns.

This consultation closes at

Consultation description

This consultation presents a series of reforms to street works regulations, which include:

  • requiring at least 50% of any surplus lane rental funds to be spent on repairing potholes
  • raising the level of fixed penalty notices that can be issued for 5 street works offences
  • allowing overrun charges to apply at weekends and bank holidays

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Ways to respond

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Email to:

streetmanager@dft.gov.uk

Write to:

Street Works team
Department for Transport
3rd Floor Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
London, SW1P 4DR

Published 15 January 2024