A public question for the council meeting on 25 November asked the council to “eliminate the use of vulnerable, untrained road users within its business”.
The question to the councillor responsible for community cohesion, crime & enforcement, who appears more active in out of borough politics, asked to “ensure the Council and its contractors use only those employees who have passed the relevant DVSA test for the class of Motor Vehicle they are operating.”
“I note that Harrow Council’s Civil Enforcement Wardens are using Mopeds with L (Learner) plates. These provisional road users have not completed the most basic of DVSA tests to demonstrate they have the ability to ride safely on the Borough’s roads” pointed out the resident.
[moped is a type of small motorcycle, generally having a less stringent licensing requirement than full motorcycles or automobiles]
“The use of Provisionally licenced road users for commercial purposes shows a lack of concern for the employee and other road users.”
“The council have a legal responsibility towards the Training, Health & Safety and Welfare of their employees, and it seems that in this case their safety & welfare is potentially being compromised by use of inexperienced riders for its commercial activities.”
“Whereas the use of provisional riders is common practice for certain businesses, the Council should be a leading light and demonstrating best practice by eliminating the use of provisional licence holders and ensuring that all road users employed by the Council and its contractors employ only those suitably qualified to drive on the borough’s road without L plates.”
This must be a good reminder for the council to show leadership and take public road safety seriously, rigorously monitoring the performance of those responsible for it.
It would be professionally sound to ensure that the elected councillors are suitable for the responsibility given to them at the cost of the taxpayer’s money and don’t use their position for any attention-seeking/ career-building activities.
The question to the councillor responsible for community cohesion, crime & enforcement, who appears more active in out of borough politics, asked to “ensure the Council and its contractors use only those employees who have passed the relevant DVSA test for the class of Motor Vehicle they are operating.”
“I note that Harrow Council’s Civil Enforcement Wardens are using Mopeds with L (Learner) plates. These provisional road users have not completed the most basic of DVSA tests to demonstrate they have the ability to ride safely on the Borough’s roads” pointed out the resident.
[moped is a type of small motorcycle, generally having a less stringent licensing requirement than full motorcycles or automobiles]
“The use of Provisionally licenced road users for commercial purposes shows a lack of concern for the employee and other road users.”
“The council have a legal responsibility towards the Training, Health & Safety and Welfare of their employees, and it seems that in this case their safety & welfare is potentially being compromised by use of inexperienced riders for its commercial activities.”
“Whereas the use of provisional riders is common practice for certain businesses, the Council should be a leading light and demonstrating best practice by eliminating the use of provisional licence holders and ensuring that all road users employed by the Council and its contractors employ only those suitably qualified to drive on the borough’s road without L plates.”
This must be a good reminder for the council to show leadership and take public road safety seriously, rigorously monitoring the performance of those responsible for it.
It would be professionally sound to ensure that the elected councillors are suitable for the responsibility given to them at the cost of the taxpayer’s money and don’t use their position for any attention-seeking/ career-building activities.
Harrow Monitoring Group 