Road Works: Compensation

(asked on 19th March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to align compensation available to people affected by roadworks with other forms of transport.


Answered by
Simon Lightwood Portrait
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 26th March 2026

We are focused on tackling the cause of delays. We have raised fines for overruns to up to £10,000 a day. We have recently approved 7 lane rental schemes to charge those who dig up the busiest roads at the busiest times.

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