Vodafone has been fined for failing to manage streetworks properly in London.

Ahead of a Westminster Magistrates Court hearing on 28 September, the telecommunications company pleaded guilty to working without a permit in Borough High Street and failing to serve the required streetworks notices before starting work at St Thomas Street in Southwark, Loampit Vale in Lewisham and Bishopsgate between February and March this year.

Vodafone also failed to pay the Fixed Penalty Notices issued by Transport for London (TfL) in response to these offences. Overall, the firm was fined £3,500 with £3,020 in costs.

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TfL has prosecuted the company on three occasions since January 2015. A total of 78 Fixed Penalty Notices have been issued, 33 of which were in the last year.

TfL said including this latest offence, the company has been ordered to pay a total of £12,706 in fines for mismanaging streetworks since 2015.

Chief Operating Officer for Surface Transport, Garrett Emmerson, said: "These offences prevent us from coordinating streetworks effectively and we will continue to push for the toughest penalties possible against telecommunications and other companies caught acting unlawfully. We are committed to keeping London's roads as clear as possible to prevent unnecessary disruption to journeys and to help us tackle poor air quality."

(LM/CD)