Drivers in Lancaster will be fined if they attempt unlawful manoeuvres, under new powers being rolled out for enforcing moving traffic offences at a dangerous junction.
As well as improving road safety and reducing accidents, it is hoped that this will also help reduce congestion and journey times by keeping traffic flowing.
Lancashire County Council plans to introduce these powers at four locations across the county, including at Morecambe Road, at the entrance to Aldi, to enforce the no right turn out of the supermarket’s access road onto the main road.
Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology will be used to identify drivers, with enforcement going live from Monday, February 2.
During the first six months of enforcement, warning notices will be issued for a first offence to educate drivers about the contravention that they have committed.
If the same vehicle is recorded committing a second offence within this period the driver will receive a Penalty Charge Notice, which is £70 but discounted to £35 if paid within the first 21 days. After the first six months PCNs will be issued for a first offence.
Councillor Warren Goldsworthy, cabinet member for Highways and Transport, said: "The aim of this scheme is to improve road safety by deterring drivers from making these dangerous manoeuvres.
"Using new powers which target moving traffic offences, we will be stopping drivers from making illegal U-turns, going the wrong way up one-way streets and making prohibited manoeuvres.
"For the first six months, drivers will receive a warning letter for a first offence to let them know that they've made a potentially dangerous manoeuvre. People should already know the rules of the road, but this will help to educate anyone who isn't aware. After that, they will receive a fine."
The kit has also been installed at locations in Preston and Accrington to keep an all-seeing eye on places where turning bans and no entry restrictions are in force – enabling fines to be issued to anyone snapped flouting the rules.
Lancashire County Council was first given the green light to use the automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) devices almost three years ago under new powers introduced by the government allowing local authorities to take action against drivers committing so-called ‘moving traffic offences’.
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