LTN street closures don’t show on emergency service satnavs

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The Ambulance Service would like physical barriers removed

The Ambulance Service would like physical barriers removed

Satnav systems used by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) and Metropolitan Police do not show the location of low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) street closures, many of which feature physical barriers.  

Boroughs have closed roads across the capital since the summer on Covid-19 and climate emergency grounds. Many are enforced by physical planters, bollards, or gates.

The absence of the closures on the satnav systems of the emergency services is revealed in a report presented to the London...

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