Liberal Democrats are this weekend celebrating victory over Haringey’s ‘head-in-the-sand’ Labour Council, which has finally been forced to replace confusing and contradictory parking signs that have been making life a misery for ticketed residents and motorists in Muswell Hill and Crouch End.

After months of denial by Labour that there was anything wrong with their parking signage, Haringey Council has finally replaced their signs after information revealed by the Lib Dems showed that they fail to adhere to government regulations.

Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Cllr Martin Newton wrote to the Department of Transport (DfT) following many requests from motorists who had fallen foul of confusing signs in Muswell Hill and Crouch End. The DfT confirmed that Haringey’s signs failed to conform to ‘Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions’.

Cllor Martin Newton, comments:

“This is a great result, finally getting Labour-run Haringey Council to change these signs and make parking times clearer for residents and visitors. I hope this will teach them not to put up signs which fail to show people clearly when they can or cannot park.

“However, Haringey Council should have listened earlier when it was originally pointed out their signs did not comply with regulations. It is an absolute scandal that it has taken so long to put an end to what had become a ‘nice little earner’ for Haringey Labour.”

Liberal Democrat Leader and Highgate councillor Neil Williams adds:

“You’d think that Labour could get something as simple as this right, and I congratulate Martin Newton for going all the way to the Department of Transport to get Haringey to mend its ways.

“It’s time for Haringey Council to apologise to the many residents and visitors who were caught out and ticketed and towed away as a result of their confusing and ambiguous signage.”