Enforcement camera to be introduced at busy Durham junction
DRIVERS passing through Durham are being warned of enforcement coming into place at a key
junction.
From Monday 17 February, Durham County Council will be introducing an Automatic Number
Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera at the yellow box junction at Neville’s Cross. The Highway Code
states that drivers must not enter a yellow box junction until their exit road or lane is clear. Drivers
may only enter the box and wait if they are turning right and are prevented from doing so by
oncoming traffic.
The ANPR camera will monitor any vehicles that stop in the yellow box, and those caught not using
the junction in line with the highway code will be issued with a £70 Penalty Charge Notice. The
initiative has been funded by councillors Elizabeth Scott and Liz Brown, who each contributed
£10,655.50 through their Area Action Partnership (AAP) neighbourhood budgets, totalling £21,311.
Craig Morgan, Durham County Council’s AAP coordinator for Durham, said: “The A167 and
Neville’s Cross junction is a busy route, with particularly high levels of traffic during commuting
times. Stopping in the yellow box junction can contribute to traffic jams as well as block important
blue light routes for emergency services.
“This initiative aims to improve the traffic flow of this area by discouraging the number of drivers
stopping in the junction and obstructing it for other road users. It will also help protect pedestrians
crossing, particularly during times when there are a high volume of families and school children
using them.”
For more information about the Penalty Charge Notice process, visit www.durham.gov.uk/pcn .
