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  1. 2021

    Thames Water fined for unsafe London street works

    Fine or penalty

    Thames Water was fined £100,000 after Transport for London successfully prosecuted it over unsafe street works in south London.

    Company response

    • Apology — Thames Water

      A Thames Water spokeswoman said: “We recognise we did not meet the high standards we and our customers expect on these occasions and we’re sorry for the inconvenience this caused.

    Source excerpt

    • TfL successfully prosecuted the company in connection with incidents on Purley Way, Croydon, Eltham Road, Greenwich, and West Hill, Wandsworth, in October and November 2019.Â
    • Thames Water has been fined £100,000 for carrying out unsafe street works which forced pedestrians into the road and "could have caused a head-on collision" in south London.Â