http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Road watchdogs go full time to end bad repairs" en Tue, 19 May 2026 20:27:45 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12382#post-277661 Sat, 17 Mar 2018 09:58:57 +0000 chdot 277661@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Doubling maximum fines for firms who botch roadworks to £100,000 has won approval in a public consultation.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/public-back-higher-fines-for-botched-roadworks-1-4707379" rel="nofollow">https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/public-back-higher-fines-for-botched-roadworks-1-4707379</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12382#post-145292 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:07:45 +0000 acsimpson 145292@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hopefully they are also forcing them to come back and repair the road. After all if I was given a parking ticket but after paying the £30 was allowed to leave my car in that spot forever more it wouldn't be much of a deterrent either. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12382#post-145290 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:39:17 +0000 Cyclops 145290@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I can help thinking that fining utility companies with multi-million pound turnovers £80 or £120 isn't going to act as much of a deterrent. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12382#post-145287 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:24:21 +0000 acsimpson 145287@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That's great news. From the article it sounds like it only covers utilities companies. I hope they also cover the pothole patchers who the council pays to do make repairs which sometimes only last a matter of days. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12382#post-145282 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:19:25 +0000 wingpig 145282@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Excellent, though the title had me hoping for something like a sort of Clarence 24/7 fast-response proper-repair enforcement squad, monitoring social media for infrastructure issues. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12382#post-145278 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:58:24 +0000 chdot 145278@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/road-watchdogs-go-full-time-to-end-bad-repairs-1-3337383" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/road-watchdogs-go-full-time-to-end-bad-repairs-1-3337383</a> </p>