37 respondents made comments in favour of the Freight Journey Planner. Comments included: Freight Journey Planner sounds an “The excellent scheme.” Freight Journey Planners seem an excellent idea and should be “The compulsory.” Question 8: To what extent do you agree or disagree with steps to KCC’s address the problems caused by freight traffic to communities? The majority of respondents to this question agreed with steps to address the KCC’s problems caused by freight traffic to communities with 70% either agreeing or strongly agreeing to the steps. There were 445 responses to this question and of these 219 provided written comments to the question. There were two common themes of comments both regarding enforcement of restrictions on HGVs. 69 respondents called for increased enforcement of HGVs flouting restrictions. Comments included: but robust enforcement of breaches is required. It is unrealistic to expect the police to “Agree be involved in such initiatives” need to have legally enforceable powers to deal with the issue; people only follow the “You rules if they were going to break them by feeling the pain in their bank balance.” 30 respondents called for enforcement action to be taken against foreign registered vehicles. Comments included: must be able to take more action against foreign lorries by use of impounding lorries or “We on the spot fines.” Parish Council cannot understand why enforcement action cannot be taken “Lyminge against foreign registered HGVs. Such an action would be effective in the long run.” Question 8b: Were you aware of the Lorry Watch scheme available to residents/parishes in Kent before taking part in this consultation? There were 448 responses to this question of which 34% were aware of the scheme, however 66% were not aware of the scheme.
37 respondents made comments in favour of the Freight Journey Planner. Comments included: “The Freight Journey Planner sounds an excellent scheme.” “The Freight Journey Planners seem an excellent idea and should be compulsory.” Question 8: To what extent do you agree or disagree with KCC’s steps to address the problems caused by freight traffic to communities? The majority of respondents to this question agreed with KCC’s steps to address the problems caused by freight traffic to communities with 70% either agreeing or strongly agreeing to the steps. There were 445 responses to this question and of these 219 provided written comments to the question. There were two common themes of comments both regarding enforcement of restrictions on HGVs. 69 respondents called for increased enforcement of HGVs flouting restrictions. Comments included: “Agree but robust enforcement of breaches is required. It is unrealistic to expect the police to be involved in such initiatives” “You need to have legally enforceable powers to deal with the issue; people only follow the rules if they were going to break them by feeling the pain in their bank balance.” 30 respondents called for enforcement action to be taken against foreign registered vehicles. Comments included: “We must be able to take more action against foreign lorries by use of impounding lorries or on the spot fines.” “Lyminge Parish Council cannot understand why enforcement action cannot be taken against foreign registered HGVs. Such an action would be effective in the long run.” Question 8b: Were you aware of the Lorry Watch scheme available to residents/parishes in Kent before taking part in this consultation? There were 448 responses to this question of which 34% were aware of the scheme, however 66% were not aware of the scheme.
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