Camera enforcement action to start on city streets

New traffic enforcement cameras in two streets in Nottingham will be switched on from Monday.

Nottingham City Council said the automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) devices will be activated in Shakespeare Street and Victoria Embankment.

The authority said they would catch drivers who stray into areas where there are restrictions on vehicles.

Motorists who trigger the cameras will be sent warning letters for a six-month period for first offences but after that they will receive £70 fines.

Both roads have restrictions in place but they can currently only be enforced by police officers spotting offences and the council said the cameras would protect the safety of pedestrians.

It said the pedestrianised area of Shakespeare Street, from its junction with Goldsmith Street, will be enforced by one of the new cameras.

The other camera will cover an area of Victoria Embankment in front of the war memorial where driving is banned from a point in line with the Wilford Suspension Bridge in a north-westerly direction.

The council previously installed physical barriers to stop through traffic there but said they would be removed when the cameras were installed.

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