Please close the gate
Residents will be concerned that Redbridge Council raked in £138,000 from traffic fines from a single street.
From Alice Richardson’s report (‘Confusing’ signs help council rake in £138k, Wanstead and Woodford Guardian, March 7) it appears that Fairlawn Avenue is being viewed as a cash cow by the council with no regard for the impact on local residents.
READ MORE: Redbridge Council rakes in £138k in driving fines from single street
Churchfields Conservatives agree with residents that the signage isn’t clear, so who is being caught out by these fines? If the gate and fines are designed to keep traffic out of the area, then closing the gate would solve that issue.
Leaving the gate open only benefits council coffers. Is this deliberate? Redbridge Labour has form when it comes to the operation of its traffic fines.
The council has some questions to answer when it comes to the operation of fines in the area.
It is simply unfair if local residents are being made to pay the price, without any tangible benefit to them, especially when Woodford is so low down the priorities of the Ilford-focused Labour party.
Clark Vasey
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