Driver loses appeal after being caught driving at 32 MPH in 20 MPH zone

A mini cab driver who was given a speeding ticket on Southfield Road during a Community Roadwatch session last year, lost his appeal last week.

The driver had been doing 32 mph in a designated 20mph zone.

He was given 4 points on his license and a £360 fine.

Ealing Council has been taking the issue of motorists exceeding the 20 mph limits on residential roads seriously, following the results of surveys conducted by Community Road Watch volunteers who have been monitoring the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit.

The Council has installed traffic counting and speed monitoring strips on Acton Lane, Southfield Road, The Avenue, and South Parade.

Community Roadwatch (CRW) is a road safety scheme run in partnership by Transport for London, the Metropolitan Police Service, and the City of London Police, in which local residents work with the police Safer Transport Team in their borough, and use speed detection equipment to identify speeding vehicles.

Acton Lane

The 20mph zones were first introduced across residential streets in Chiswick in 2016 to keep pace with Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham Councils.

Over a 5 year period the Councils expect the impact of this measure to be 75 fewer casualties on the borough’s roads.

March 29, 2019