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Access restrictions to stop rat running
By: Glitch Date: January 5, 2026, 7:22 am
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Local estate in Redbridge has new access restrictions to stop
rat runners during peak hours.
They are setting an (as yet) undefined time threshold to enter
and leave the estate. ANPR at each of 3 entry/exit points.
Already have delivery drivers refusing to enter during
restricted hours 🙄
Residents already getting buyers remorse, mostly through
dreaming up unrealistic scenarios.
Is there a standard approach to appealing this type of access
restrictions?
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Re: Access restrictions to stop rat running
By: stamfordman Date: January 5, 2026, 12:52 pm
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If the restrictions are part time the times must be shown on the
entry signs.
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Re: Access restrictions to stop rat running
By: BertB Date: January 7, 2026, 3:33 am
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I'm always intrigued by this sort of setup.
So if we say the restricted hours are peak hours 7am-7pm surely
there needs to be a journey time considered that would rule out
the rat run? For example the delivery drivers refusing to enter.
If they are stopping and delivery to one or multiple houses then
time taken between entry and exit would seem to rule out it
being used for a rat run.
Similarly for residents. Will they be able to register their
vehicles? If I'm picking up my son for football for instance, I
would enter one end of my street, pick him up curbside and then
exit immediately at the other end.
Seems flawed otherwise.
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Re: Access restrictions to stop rat running
By: stamfordman Date: January 7, 2026, 4:47 am
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Low traffic neighbourhoods mean you can access any address but
you need to do so by certain roads. Some have exemptions for
blue badge holders.
School streets are different as they do prevent access at either
end except for residents of the road and others such as teachers
possibly.
There are other measures such as banned turns at peak hours.
All told there are about 25,000 low traffic schemes of various
types in the UK, some of which have been in place for decades.
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Re: Access restrictions to stop rat running
By: Glitch Date: January 7, 2026, 5:55 am
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It's bound to have flaws. Impossible to get the perfect set up.
I'd expect the council to be lenient to resident appeals or
resident supported appeals.
School run pickup/drop off by family friends is probably most at
risk.
Some have suggested leaving by the point you entered. I don't
think Redbridge will be that clever.
If the queue to leave is long enough it won't trigger a PCN.
Overall a decent reduction in rat runners and leniency to
residents is the best outcome.
20mph and road humps due soon 😬
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Re: Access restrictions to stop rat running
By: stamfordman Date: January 7, 2026, 7:01 am
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You haven't said where and what this scheme is so it's not
possible to say anything specific.
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Re: Access restrictions to stop rat running
By: Glitch Date: January 12, 2026, 4:33 am
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Rat run reduction plans
HTML https://engage.redbridge.gov.uk/lake-house-traffic
Cant make head nor tail of their stats as evidence of rat
running. However, that's probably irrelevant as the signs and
cameras are now in place and it doesnt't need stats to know
people rat run at peak times.
Several more cases of delivery drivers not passing the signs
which is ridiculous. Redbridge will apparently look at what
other signs can be used but as far as I can see the signs are OK
and convey the restriction. The problem is a lot of people don't
understand what 'Except for access' means.
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Re: Access restrictions to stop rat running
By: Phantomcrusader Date: January 12, 2026, 3:49 pm
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The DfT operational guidance which has since been withdrawn
advised
10.65 Registration with the TEC can be transferred to the
Sheriff’s Court in Scotland so that enforcement can be carried
out against a motorist whose vehicle is registered at an address
in Scotland. However, registration against a motorist whose
vehicle is registered at an address in the Isle of Man, the
Channel Islands or a foreign country cannot be enforced.
I don’t believe this has changed. Therefore it’s surprising that
courier companies and many other companies don’t take advantage
of this to avoid paying PCN’s. Most councils write off PCN’s
issued to vehicles registered to a Scottish or Northern Ireland
address because the costs and admin involved to transfer debt
registration to their court system is too timely and costly that
it's not worth it.
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Re: Access restrictions to stop rat running
By: stamfordman Date: January 13, 2026, 6:49 am
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That's an unusual scheme as it relies on time in the zone to
weed out rat runners - hats off to Redbridge for calling them
what they are.
No reason not to use technology and if you want to be sure of
not getting a PCN I guess you'd exit by the road you entered on.
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Re: Access restrictions to stop rat running
By: Glitch Date: January 13, 2026, 10:33 am
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Interesting you assume no PCN for entering and leaving through
the same road.
Makes absolute sense but let's see if Redbridge have the
intelligence to set it up this way.
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