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BBC News
21-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Merseyside Police reveal four of Liverpool's most dangerous roads
Four of the most dangerous roads in Liverpool have been revealed by police as part of a safety awareness roads - in Wavertree, Belle Vale and the city centre - have been identified as collision hotspots by Merseyside Fletcher, from the Merseyside Road Safety Partnership, said a number of factors could lead to a junction becoming include driver error, limited visibility due to foliage, broken traffic signs and poor road markings. "We've identified areas where the foliage is blocking the signage or blocking vision into the road and we've had that cut back by the local authority," said Mr Police said Liverpool's current collision hotspots were:Bold Street's junction with Hanover Street in the city centreChildwall Valley Road's junction with Chislehurst Avenue in Belle ValeSmithdown Road's junction with Gresford Avenue in WavertreeInnovation Boulevard's junction with Wavertree Boulevard in WavertreeRuth Bennett, a councillor in Belle Vale, said local residents had raised concerns about the junction of Childwall Valley Road and Chislehurst Avenue following several serious collisions."We are looking at measures to increase the visibility of the junction, to filter traffic better and if there is anything we can do to improve signage," she Bennett said speeding and driver error had been factors in recent crashes.A team of road safety experts will conduct on-site assessments and review contributing factors to determine what can be done to prevent further Police last year joined forces with the fire service and Liverpool City Council to try to reduce road traffic collisions across the city. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
07-02-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Liverpool: Free evening parking set to end within weeks
Free on-street evening parking in Liverpool city centre could be brought to an end within is currently free after 18:00, but Liverpool City Council is set to extend the charging period to run from 07:00 to 23:00 plans were first mooted in November 2022 as the council looked to plug an expanding budget after a delay of several years, a senior official has now confirmed the fees will kick in from the end of March at the latest. The move comes almost two months after the council's cabinet signed off on a rise in parking charges City Council said the plans to end free parking after 18:00 GMT were designed to create more spaces for those holding resident and business permits, the Local Democracy Reporting Service December, the council approved a significant hike in parking fees that will come into force from next year, with fees to rise by as much as 70% in some places. The council is currently working up its budget options for April and beyond as it looks to fill a £29m around social care and homelessness have added to the need to generate cash to balance the books. As a result, city car parks will now cost more to drivers from March, with hourly rates also on the Ruth Bennett, deputy leader of Liverpool Council and cabinet member for finance, said the existing scheme was "out of kilter" with other major cities across the UK. The most significant planned increase is for on-street car parking, where charges will rise by an average of 60%. A four-hour stay in a city centre bay will increase from £6 to £9.60. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
