London private ambulance drivers being fined for stopping in ‘low-traffic neighbourhoods’

Private ambulance drivers are facing increasing fines for picking up and dropping off patients in some areas of London due to ‘low traffic neighbourhoods’ and ‘school streets’. Private-sector ambulance services are brought in by NHS Trusts to handle non-emergency transport, such as ferrying patients to routine appointments or for hospital discharges, says the Standard. However, the rise of ‘low-traffic neighbourhoods’ (LTNs) and designated […]