Tesco Accused of 'Openly Undermining' Air Quality Efforts
Vehicles from supermarket and Bill's Restaurant spotted ignoring delivery ban
The supermarket company Tesco has continued to flout a ban on daytime deliveries on Putney High Street.
Once again a Tesco lorry was spotted and photographed breaking the new rules stopping parking and/or loading and unloading in the high street between 7am and 7pm Monday to Saturday. A delivery vehicle from restaurant chain Bill's was also spotted this week ignoring the ban.
Since a ban on daytime deliveries was introduced this month to stop vans and lorries blocking traffic, large Tesco lorries have twice been photographed parked up outside its small store in the high street. The vehicles caused delays to buses and other traffic for at least half an hour including at the height of Thursday's morning rush hour.
The council’s environment spokesman Jonathan Cook has criticised the company.
Cllr Cook said,“It is extremely disappointing that our efforts to improve air quality in the high street are being so openly undermined by Tesco. We would certainly have expected a large company like theirs to understand the need to comply with these rules, which will not only be of benefit to the wider community but also directly benefit their own staff and customers.
“We did speak to their store manager after last week’s initial transgression and were assured it would not happen again. Sadly today has shown this is not the case and as a result Tesco’s reputation is bound to suffer - in Putney at least.”
The driver of today’s lorry was issued with a £130 fine. Tesco's have been asked to comment on the latest contravention but we have yet to receive a response.
However, Tesco is not the only company to have apparently ignored the ban and the post above was made on Twitter this week showing a Bill's delivery lorry parked on the High Street. We have asked Bill's to comment.
January 22, 2016