City of London Councils current policy on bus/tram, lane/gate enforcement on Christmas Day?

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Dear Common Council of the City of London,

I wish to know if you 'enforce' bus/tram, lanes/gates on Christmas Day, when no buses or trams (whichever is applicable) are in operation?

I am asking this same question to a number of Councils across the UK to find out what their policy is on enforcing contraventions on Christmas Day?

Yours faithfully,

David Blythen

COL-EB-InformationOfficer, Common Council of the City of London

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-----Original Message-----
From: David Blythen [[4]mailto:[FOI #440505 email]]
Sent: 24 October 2017 13:40
To: COL-EB-InformationOfficer <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - City of London Councils current
policy on bus/tram, lane/gate enforcement on Christmas Day?
 
Dear Common Council of the City of London,
 
I wish to know if you 'enforce' bus/tram, lanes/gates on Christmas Day,
when no buses or trams (whichever is applicable) are in operation?
 
I am asking this same question to a number of Councils across the UK to
find out what their policy is on enforcing contraventions on Christmas
Day?
 
Yours faithfully,
 
David Blythen
 
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Dear Mr Blythen,

 

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Following your request for information of 24 October 2017, and our
acknowledgement of the 25 October 2017, the City of London (CoL) responds
as follows.

 

The City of London’s Traffic Management Orders provide that it is a
contravention to drive in a bus lane on Christmas Day; where the relevant
Christmas Day falls on a day restricted by the sign (e.g. Monday to
Friday) or if the bus lane applies at any time (i.e. 7 days per week).

 

As Transport for London buses do not currently run through the Square Mile
on Christmas Day, the City of London exercises its discretion and chooses
not to take enforcement action against vehicles driving in bus lanes.  We
may however still enforce against a vehicle parking in a bus lane as they
typically have a ‘no stopping at any time’ parking restriction. 

 

If there were a significant change in future (if Transport for London
starts running a full bus service on Christmas Day) the City of London may
revisit its policy in this regard.

 

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City of London, and not for London as a whole (which is covered by over 30
borough councils and Westminster City Council). Please see the following
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area :
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-----Original Message-----
From: David Blythen [[6]mailto:[FOI #440505 email]]
Sent: 24 October 2017 13:40
To: COL-EB-InformationOfficer <[7][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - City of London Councils current
policy on bus/tram, lane/gate enforcement on Christmas Day?

 

Dear Common Council of the City of London,

 

I wish to know if you 'enforce' bus/tram, lanes/gates on Christmas Day,
when no buses or trams (whichever is applicable) are in operation?

 

I am asking this same question to a number of Councils across the UK to
find out what their policy is on enforcing contraventions on Christmas
Day?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

David Blythen

 

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