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Road Traffic Control

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 23 May 2025UIN 53730

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish which local authorities have the powers to enforce moving traffic restrictions.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

Local authorities in London have had the powers to enforce moving traffic contraventions since 2003. In 2022, regulations came into effect under the Traffic Management Act 2004 to allow local authorities in England outside London to apply for moving traffic enforcement powers. To date, 73 local authorities outside London have been granted moving traffic enforcement powers. All of the Designation Orders are available on the Government’s legislation website. The links to each are here: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/686/made; www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/698/made; www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1135/made.

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