Written questions

Road Traffic Offences: Fines

Lords · Question HL734 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 22 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Bradshaw

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the powers of Local Authority Enforcement Officers to issue fines for traffic offences which are not routinely prosecuted by police officers, where they can provide photographic evidence.

Answer

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 22 Jun 2026

On 8 January 2026, I announced the publication of the government’s formal response to the 2020 public consultation 'Pavement parking: options for change' which sets out what the government plans to do to tackle pavement parking. In the first instance we p...