{"id":93250,"date":"2025-05-11T17:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T17:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/93250\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T17:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T17:30:11","slug":"drivers-run-up-27k-fines-at-single-spot-in-just-one-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/93250\/","title":{"rendered":"Drivers run up \u00a327k fines at single spot in just one month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just one camera in the city centre generated more than \u00a3100,000 in fines<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_An-ANPR-camera-on-St-Anne-Street-in-Liverpool.jpg\" alt=\"An ANPR camera on St Anne Street in Liverpool\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>An ANPR camera on St Anne Street in Liverpool(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A single traffic enforcement site in Liverpool brought in almost \u00a327,000 in fines in just one month, according to figures obtained in a freedom of information request.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Automatic number plate recognition cameras (ANPRs) were installed across the city last year following enforcement powers being granted by the Department of Transport to tackle unlawful and dangerous driving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The offences covered by the ANPRs include making banned turns, violating a no-entry sign, or stopping in a yellow box junction. If caught, drivers can face a fine of up to \u00a370.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Two cameras monitoring St Anne Street, outside the fire station, issued 698 penalty charge notices (PCNs) in November 2024 alone, bringing in \u00a326,990.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Over the six months from September 2024 to February 2025, this one spot generated over \u00a3100,000 in fines, making it by far Liverpool\u2019s most lucrative traffic enforcement point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, the figures suggest enforcement at this hotspot is having a noticeable effect. By February, the number of fines issued had dropped to 194, a fall of 72% from November\u2019s peak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Liverpool City Council said the reduction is a sign of the \u201ceffectiveness of the cameras\u201d, especially in such congested areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Other sites across the city, including Ranelagh Street, Whitechapel\/Crosshall Street, and New Quay\/Chapel Street, issued far fewer fines over the same period. For instance, New Quay\/Chapel Street issued just 82 PCNs between September and February, raising just over \u00a32,700.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The council told the ECHO any surplus from PCNs is strictly ring-fenced by law, as funds generated must legally be spent on transport-related improvements, including highway maintenance, public transport enhancements, and environmental projects. A 2023 Cabinet report recommended prioritising surplus revenue for these measures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The council also confirmed it is continuing to identify new locations for camera enforcement, with a focus on areas where cameras are expected to reduce offences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">These include yellow box junctions, banned turns, future bus lanes, and School Streets, of which it aims to set up 50 in the coming years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just one camera in the city centre generated more than \u00a3100,000 in finesAn ANPR camera on St Anne&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93251,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,179,14487,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-93250","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-liverpool","12":"tag-liverpool-council","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114490390804100240","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}