Commenting on the announcement that Haringey Councilhas agreed to get on as soon as possible with consultation on the Highgate station CPZ after a high profile campaign by Lib Dem councillors and local residents, Lib Dem Leader and Highgate councillor Neil Williams said:

“Firstly, this is a great victory for local residents who have worked so hard with local councillors to get the Council to see sense on this issue. From a flat ‘no’, in a couple of weeks, we have had a complete U-turn from the Council.

“However, Haringey’s attempts to blame Islington council for the mess they have created are quite pathetic. They have had since last July to sort this problem out, and if they didn’t know Islington were expanding residents parking on their side of Hornsey Lane, then you have to wonder what on earth they are doing.

“It is quite dishonest, because they already knew all about the Islington scheme when they were refusing to take action a couple of weeks ago. Cllr Brian Haley and Haringey Council would hide behind anyone rather than take responsibility for their own blunders.”