London Power Networks has been fined for failing to manage streetworks appropriately in the city.

The energy company pleaded guilty to two counts of carrying out work without a permit and a further two counts of failing to serve the required statutory streetworks notices before beginning work, at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 07 September.

It was fined £10,000 for each offence of working without a permit, as well as £4,000 for failing to serve statutory streetworks notices, for two schemes it undertook in Bressenden Place and Lower Grosvenor Place on 09 February. In addition, the company was ordered to pay £3,722 in costs.

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Since 2014, the London Power Networks has been fined £37,000 for mismanaging streetworks.

Garrett Emmerson, TfL's Chief Operating Officer for Surface Transport, said: "Not providing these notices impacts on our ability to successfully coordinate streetworks and we will continue to push for the toughest penalties possible for utility companies caught acting unlawfully.

"We are committed to keeping London's roads as clear as possible preventing unnecessary traffic build up, which disrupts people's daily commute and worsens air quality."

(LM/CD)