School Street scheme

It is an offence to enter a School Street without a valid school street permit or exemption.

The Police can issue a £50 fixed penalty notice (FPN) fine to anyone caught driving in the zone when the restriction is in place.

The Council are currently exploring the use of new moving traffic contravention powers to monitor all our School Street locations with Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras. If evidence from these cameras show a consistent level of non-compliance with the restriction, cameras may be used for enforcement (after a minimum of six weeks monitoring and consultation has taken place).

If this option is taken, the fine for this offence would be £70, reduced to £35 if paid within 21 days. If the fine is ignored the penalty would increase. There would be a right of appeal if issues and you believed the PCN should not have been issued.

The transition to an enforcement camera system must be demand and evidence-led and requires the introduction and use of a virtual electronic permit system. It does however offer the potential to significantly aid the effectiveness of School Streets schemes and may help to meet the objectives of reducing traffic in and around the school gates and encouraging active forms of travel to school.