Laws will allow Cork County Council to seize roadside advertising vehicles

Bylaws will come into force next month which will allow Cork County Council to seize roadside advertising billboards on lorries and trailers.

The bylaws were adopted by councillors yesterday after a huge increase in the number of businesses using hoardings on the roadside, which the council deems hazardous by distracting motorists.

In a report on the bylaws, Tom Stritch, the council’s director of roads and transportation services, wrote that “these advertising vehicles, trailers are a distraction to motorists, especially near junctions and roundabouts and constitute traffic hazards and a danger to road users”.