BCP Council Regularly fill in pot holes that are reported.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Our tax money is not being spent wisely. Instead of focusing on the government’s initiative for a cycling infrastructure, by actually focusing on filling pot holes will benefit all road users including the most vulnerable cyclists and motorcycles.

This will prevent negligence on the respondents part (BCP Council) and save the council money paying civil court claims for their act of negligence against multiple claimants. It will improve road safety and save funding from emergency services being called to potential Road Traffic Collisions. It simply is not safe under the Road Traffic Act for this to continue.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about local road maintenance are a matter for the relevant local authority, not the UK Government or Parliament.

You could raise your issue with a local councillor who represents you. You can find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them, by entering your post code here: https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors

Timeline

8 Jan 2023	Petition opened for signatures
12 Jan 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Jan 2023

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