Pedestrians in a town centre are being placed at risk due to drivers taking advantage off an automatic traffic bollard fault, it has been claimed.
Wakefield Council and police have promised to clampdown on drivers entering a pedestrianised area in Pontefract. Complaints to the local authority have been made since barriers on Beastfair and Market Place stopped working. The town centre is supposed to be closed to vehicles, except for permit holders, between 10am and 4pm every day. But the bollards stopping it from being used as a thoroughfare are permanently down due to a fault.
” Police also have powers to take action against drivers who violate the rules. Ms Cooper added: “I’m also calling on the government to grant Wakefield Council the powers so that its officers can take enforcement action against those who are breaking the rules.
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