questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s guidance entitled Lane rental schemes: guidance for English highway authorities, updated on 3 April 2025, whether she has implemented the proposal to allow overrun charges under section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 to be applied on (a) weekends and (b) bank holidays.
answerText: Following consultation, the Government announced its intention to double fixed penalty notices, extend overrun charges to apply on bank holidays and weekends, and permit highway authorities to allocate 50% of surplus funds from lane rental schemes towards...
heading: Road Works: Fees and Charges