Lorries and large vehicles ignoring weight restrictions coming into Tenby has been flagged-up, with concerns over continual damage being caused to parts of the historic Walled Town.

Weight restriction signage is in place as you approach the town centre, from The Norton, to indicate to large vehicles of the prohibition, but one local county councillor for the seaside town has raised concerns with Pembrokeshire County Council that this is continually being ignored, and has been for some time.

Restrictions for prohibited access to goods vehicles exceeding 7.5 tonnes running between the hours of 10 am to 4 pm, extends from The Norton between St. John’s Hill and White Lion Streets through to the Imperial Arch, including all lengths of road within the town walls.

County councillor for Tenby’s North Ward, Cllr Michael Williams has highlighted the matter to the Local Authority, whose senior traffic technician, has stated that enforcement of the restriction is conducted by the police.

The Traffic Regulation Order [which has been in place since 1995] detailing specified roads and exception details states: ‘no person shall cause or permit any goods vehicle whose maximum gross weight exceeds 7.5 tonnes to enter or procedd in any of the roads in Tenby specified in the schedule of this Order between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm on any day’.

“It appears that these restrictions are rarely if ever enforced and I am becoming very concerned at the potential for serious damage being done to buildings within the Town centre, in particular those areas where buildings have cellars which extend under or very near too the highway,” said Cllr Williams.

“My understanding is that it is a police responsibility to enforce these restrictions, and I will be writing to Dyfed Powys Police to ask that enforcement is carried out,” he added.