An insolvent council has been accused of filling its empty coffers by closing roads to fine motorists millions of pounds, despite residents insisting they do not want to be part of Grant Shappss green transport revolution.
Campaigners claim Croydon Council is being undemocratic by forcing through a Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) scheme, where streets are closed to promote walking and cycling.
The south London authority, which technically declared itself insolvent after revealing it had a 67 million budget black hole, wants to fit five automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras and shut residential roads in Crystal Palace and South Norwood.
But its own survey about a temporary LTN it introduced in the area last year found 61 per …
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