Hull’s yellow-box hoggers face crackdown as council plans to beef…
Hull City Council is set to get new powers to stop traffic offences and is eyeing up a central junction to target, with people asked to have their say. The authority is looking to use new powers to tackle illegal entry into yellow boxes in Ferensway, on the route into Paragon Interchange. Senior councillors say enforcement there and across the city would improve road safety, tackle congestion and shorten bus journeys. A six-week consultation on the council being able to enforce moving traffic rules opened on Friday. It comes ahead of a council application to the Government to obtain enforcement powers. Read more:Speeding drivers making Kingswood road unsafe and 'hurling abuse'- says grandma who fears for kids Local highway authorities can apply to enforce rules including on waiting in box junctions and ignoring no-entry signs. At present, only the police have the power to tackle such offences in Hull. If the Government approves the application, it will also mean that th
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