http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "commissioner has powers to issue penalties up to £50,000" en Sun, 17 May 2026 08:11:09 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10350#post-112907 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:19:25 +0000 kaputnik 112907@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is this news because it's the first time the commissioner has ever exercised it's rather paltry powers to their full extent?</p> <p>I'd wager that the contracting and utilities industry of Scotland is due us many hundreds of millions in fines for the sloppy and shoddy quality of their works. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10350#post-112904 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:50:09 +0000 Try Cycle 112904@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If the commissioner had a look at the tram debris the government should be able to reclaim a sizeable chunk of the bill from the tram contractors! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10350#post-112896 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:39:12 +0000 chdot 112896@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>The commissioner has powers to issue penalties up to £50,000 where a utility company fails to comply with its duties as a statutory body and on this occasion imposed such a fine, the first time on a charge of endangering the public.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/transport/bt-fined-50k-by-scottish-road-works-commissioner-1-2952723" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/transport/bt-fined-50k-by-scottish-road-works-commissioner-1-2952723</a></p> <p>Must be plenty of scope around Edinburgh. </p> <p><a href="http://www.roadworksscotland.gov.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.roadworksscotland.gov.uk</a> </p>