In July 2020, the government announced plans to improve cycling and walking uptake in Gear change - a bold vision for cycling and walking.

As part of this strategy, the Department for Transport is changing the way moving traffic contraventions are enforced. Currently, only London and Welsh local authorities have powers to enforce these restrictions by the issue of a penalty charge notice.

The new regulations will be coming into effect in summer 2022, as a result, a number of new contraventions will become enforceable by councils rather than the police.

These new powers will enable enforcement of the following restrictions by camera:

One way streets

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Banned turns

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Pedestrian zones

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No entries

 

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Yellow boxed junctions

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Cycle and bus routes

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Restricted access/weight limits

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Stopping on school keep clear markings

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Herefordshire Council has indicated its intention to the Department for Transport to adopt these powers in order to promote a safe environment for all road users and to allow traffic to flow freely.

Based on previous complaints and travel data, we have identified a number of locations that may benefit from this type of enforcement.

The locations are also listed in the following table:

Location	Vehicle restriction type
A438 / A49 Junction (Steels), Hereford	Yellow box
A438 Eign Street / Aldi junction, Hereford	Yellow box
A49 Edgar Street / Tesco roundabout, Hereford	Yellow box
A49 Victoria Street / Barton Road, Hereford	Yellow box
Bewell Street, Hereford	No entry except access
Blueschool Street / Widemarsh Street, Hereford	No entry except access
Blueschool Street, Hereford	Yellow box
Broad Street, Hereford	One way
City Link Road / Widemarsh Street, Hereford	Banned turns
Commercial Road / Stonebow Road, Hereford	Yellow box
Commercial Road / Union Walk, Hereford	Yellow box
Commercial Square (outside The Kerry), Hereford	Yellow box
East Street, Hereford	No entry except access
High Town (St Peters), Hereford	No entry except access
Holme Lacy Road (Near Goodwin Way)	Weight restriction
Offa Street	One way
Prior Street	No entry / one way
Springfield Avenue / Hunderton Avenue)	Contravention of no entry / one way
Widemarsh / Conningsby Street	Yellow box
Ginhall Lane / Green Lane, Leominster	Banned turn
C1259 from A40, Goodrich	7.5t weight limit
Knapp Lane, Ledbury	3.5t weight limit
Town centre (various streets), Bromyard	7.5t weight limit
All schools	Yellow no stopping zig zags

Have your say

We asked for your feedback on this proposal so that we can give full consideration to the exact location where cameras may be deployed.

What happens next

We will consider the feedback from this survey, and other vehicle monitoring surveys, in order to inform a decision by the Cabinet Member, Infrastructure and Transport. If we decide to proceed then we will make an application for the designated powers to the government.

Further information

For any queries about this consultation or if you would like it in a different format please email Civilparkingenforcement@herefordshire.gov.uk