Lynne Featherstone

A Highgate Lib Dem councillor has demanded that action is taken to tackle speeding on North Hill, one of Highgate’s busiest residential and feeder roads. Cllr Melanie Simpson wants action from the police and the council, as she says cars are regularly speeding and there are not enough clearly visible warning signs.

North Hill forms a busy junction with the A1 Great North Road. The Lib Dems say that local residents have reported speeding of up to 70mph down the road. The recently elected Lib Dem councillor is also concerned about heavy vehicles, which are ignoring the weight restrictions on the road.

Councillor Melanie Simpson comments:

“We have taken up the issue of heavy vehicles with the police, and at least the council have agreed to cut back the trees to make signs more visible at the other end of the road.In the medium term however this is one of those stretches of road where drivers seem to know they can get away with horrendous speeding. As a next step, we need more warning signs along the route to discourage drivers from using North Hill as a speedway.”