Moving traffic enforcement powers consultation

In Autumn 2022, Bristol City Council applied to the Secretary of State for the power to enforce ‘moving traffic offences’. Moving traffic offences include:

• Driving through a 'No Entry' sign
• Going the wrong way in a one-way street
• Turning left or right where this is not permitted
• Driving where and when motor vehicles are not allowed

Moving traffic offences create unsafe environments for the public, placing all road users at risk. People with limited mobility and additional access requirements are especially vulnerable to drivers who ignore the rules of the road.

Between 20 September 2022 and 01 November 2022 Bristol City Council undertook a consultation asking for views on plans to adopt moving traffic enforcement powers at six locations:

• Hockey’s Lane and Fishponds Road junction, Fishponds (signal-controlled junction)
• King Georges Road and Queens Road junction, Withywood (signal-controlled junction)
• Lower Redland Road between Elgin Park and Exeter Buildings, Redland (one way)
• Furber Road between Raeburn Road and St Anne’s Road, St George (one-way)
• Bath Bridge Roundabout and Cattle Market Road junction (signal-controlled junction)
• Hareclive Road and Anton Bantock Way junction, Withywood (signal-controlled junction)

The results of the consultation can be found here.