Save Our Byways ePetition

[Mark Charnley]

Saw this on LRO and thought it should be on here!

http://www.saveourbyways.org.uk/epetition.dll/EXEC

Have a read and then sign it!

[Mark Charnley]

Bit more info on EDM380


That this House welcomes the Government's proposal to close the legal loophole whereby historical evidence of use by horse and cart, or dedication as a carriageway prior to the invention of the internal combustion engine, can give rise to a claim for a byway open to all traffic which, if successful, allows for use by modern recreational motor vehicles of green lanes and other unsurfaced routes in the countryside; notes existing byways open to all traffic will still be subject to inappropriate and unsustainable use by recreational motor vehicles; is concerned that our most precious countryside in the national parks and areas of outstanding beauty and our national trails such as the Ridgeway continue to suffer appalling damage; and urges the Government to take action forthwith to protect these areas by reclassifying existing unsurfaced byways open to all traffic as restricted byways and issuing better guidance on enforcement to enable the relevant authorities to take swift and effective action where recreational vehicles are being driven illegally.

Effectively it could stop our right to greenlane quite quickly - Not what we want.

Closing date is 12th March so we need to act quickly. Downing street will accept ePetitiions with more than 300 GENUINE signatures.

[andyb]

Mark,

That URL should be just...

http://www.saveourbyways.org.uk/

[Mark Charnley]

oops! There is already a thread for this!
I'll just delete this one!