As residents who support safer streets, active travel, cleaner air and responsible traffic management, we believe traffic enforcement should be judged not by how many penalties are issued, but by how effectively it improves compliance, safety, public understanding and public confidence.

Effective transport policy requires more than enforcement. It requires transparency, accountability, evidence-led decision-making and democratic oversight. Public trust is more likely to be achieved when residents can clearly understand how enforcement operates, how decisions are made and whether schemes are delivering their intended outcomes.

While enforcement has an important role to play in improving road safety and protecting vulnerable road users, residents deserve reassurance that the system is operating fairly, proportionately and in the public interest.

We therefore call on Brent Council to commit to greater transparency, accountability and scrutiny of traffic and parking enforcement activities across the borough.

We call on Brent Council to:

1. Publish comprehensive annual enforcement reports

Including:

Total number of PCNs issued by category.

Revenue generated from PCNs.

How PCN revenue is spent.

Trends over time.

Geographic distribution of enforcement activity.

2. Publish independent appeals and challenge statistics

Including:

Number of informal challenges submitted.

Number accepted and rejected.

Number of tribunal appeals.

Number upheld and refused.

Success rates by contravention type.

Residents should be able to assess whether enforcement decisions are being applied fairly and consistently.

3. Introduce meaningful democratic scrutiny

Require an annual public report to Brent Council's relevant scrutiny committee covering:

Enforcement performance.

Revenue and expenditure.

Appeals outcomes.

Public complaints and concerns.

Lessons learned and improvements implemented.

Councillors should be able to review enforcement practices on behalf of residents and hold decision-makers accountable.

4. Publish enforcement governance and staff training information

Residents should understand:

What training enforcement officers receive.

What guidance officers follow.

What safeguards exist to ensure enforcement decisions are fair and proportionate.

Whether any targets, performance measures or incentives are linked to enforcement activity.

Public confidence requires reassurance that enforcement is focused on compliance and safety rather than revenue generation.

5. Introduce warning notices as a standard first step where appropriate

For camera-enforced moving traffic restrictions, School Streets and pedestrian zones, Brent Council should adopt a policy of issuing warning notices for first-time contraventions wherever legislation permits.

The objective of enforcement should be to educate and encourage compliance before imposing financial penalties.

6. Publish compliance and behavioural change data

Success should not be measured solely by the number of penalties issued.

Brent Council should publish annual data showing:

First-time contraventions.

Repeat contraventions.

Compliance rates over time.

Evidence that enforcement is achieving behavioural change.

Residents should be able to see whether schemes are improving compliance and safety outcomes rather than simply generating penalties.

7. Improve transparency around signage and public awareness

Brent Council should regularly review:

Signage visibility.

Public understanding of restrictions.

The effectiveness of communication campaigns.

The aim should be to maximise compliance and minimise inadvertent contraventions.

Why this matters

Most residents support safer streets, active travel, School Streets and measures that improve road safety.

However, public support is strengthened when enforcement is transparent, accountable, proportionate and clearly focused on achieving positive outcomes.

Trust is built when residents can see how decisions are made, how revenue is used, how appeals are determined and how success is measured.

Safer streets and public trust should go hand in hand.

We therefore call on Brent Council to commit to fair, transparent and trusted traffic enforcement that prioritises safety, compliance, accountability and public confidence.

Sign this petition if you believe Brent residents deserve greater transparency, stronger scrutiny and a traffic enforcement system that commands public trust.