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Turn lights back on at night time in Lincolnshire

Submitted on Sunday 8th March 2020

Rejected on Thursday 12th March 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Turn lights back on at night time in Lincolnshire

Petition Details

To get the lights turned back on at night time, As crime is on the rise, elderly people won’t come out at night time because the lights being switched off, partially sighted people can’t come out at night time because the roads & Pavements are in such a bad state.

Additional Information

We’ve been told by Lincolnshire County Council that for this to happen it will cost Skegness Town Council 500k over 20 years, however for this to happen, it has to paid in a one off payment and not in instalments and will not guarantee how long the light will be switched back on for, even though they want the full amount up front.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Your council is responsible for the installation and maintenance of street lights.

You could raise your issue with a local councillor, who represents you. You can use this page to find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them:

www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors

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