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Hundreds of drivers have failed to stop for school crossings in Liverpool since the turn of the year(Image: Ben Birchall\/PA Wire)<\/p>\nLiverpool Council announces crackdown amid ‘reckless’ motorists near city schoolsHundreds of drivers have failed to stop for school crossings in Liverpool since the turn of the year(Image: Ben Birchall\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n
Hundreds of \u201cdangerous\u201d drivers have failed to stop for a school crossing across Liverpool since the start of 2025. As young people start a new school term this week, the city council<\/a> has confirmed it is to take further action to clamp down on the actions of \u201creckless motorists.\u201d<\/p>\n Since the turn of the year, more than 430 \u201creckless\u201d drivers have been caught going through a school <\/a>crossing according to data released by the local authority. As a result, new mobile CCTV cameras are to be introduced at key sites.<\/p>\n This follows the installation of school street restrictions over the last 12 months that help calm traffic flow around pupil areas. The city council said the number of drivers<\/a> failing to stop was becoming a \u201cgrowing issue.\u201d<\/p>\n A series of mobile cameras will now be moved between the worst-impacted locations across the city. This is part of a broader campaign to educate drivers about their legal responsibilities and to deter dangerous behaviour.<\/p>\n Footage captured will be used as evidence for prosecution where necessary against drivers illegally failing to stop when directed by a school crossing patrol officer. The patrols are there to protect some of the most vulnerable road users \u2013 children and families crossing the road to and from school.<\/p>\n The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 makes it an offence not to stop when signalled by a school crossing patrol. Penalties can include a fine of up to \u00a31,000, three penalty points, and even disqualification from driving.<\/p>\n The new initiative is in addition to the school streets<\/a> restrictions which prohibit the use of cars on a temporary basis during peak times.<\/p>\n Restrictions have been already set up at Mab Lane Primary School, Much Woolton<\/a> Catholic Primary School, Greenbank Primary School, St Michael in the Hamlet Community Primary School, Rice Lane Primary School, and St Gregory\u2019s Catholic Primary School.<\/p>\n![\"An](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_An-ANPR-camera-on-St-Anne-Street-in-Liverpool.jpg\")
An ANPR camera on St Anne Street in Liverpool(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n