First contractor fined for tampering with road signs

摘要

Transport for London (TfL) has successfully prosecuted Gama Scaffoldings Ltd at the City of Westminster Magistrates Court for removing temporary road signs. The case was the first ever of its type brought under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991. The offence took place on the 5 December iast year when Gama Scaffoldings removed and tampered with essential temporary road safety signs, barriers and cones which had been ptaced on the street by Thames Water. Gama Scaffoldings was also found to have parked two of its own lorries in the path of traffic, causing unnecessary disruption and delays, and forcing drivers into the area reserved for Thames Water's workers.