New traffic cameras for 'problem areas' across city

Traffic cameras will be installed in Bristol to catch drivers who ignore no entry signs and make banned turns.

Bristol City Council said it would work with Avon and Somerset Police to enforce traffic regulations in four "problem locations" in Fishponds, Redland, St George and Lawrence Hill from Monday.

Drivers caught in the first six months will receive a warning, with repeat offenders fined £70. From 15 September, penalty notices will be automatically issued to anyone who breaks the rules.

Councillor Ed Plowden said drivers "endanger themselves and others" by ignoring traffic regulations.

The cameras will be installed at:

• The banned left-hand turn onto Cattlemarket Road from the Bath Bridge Roundabout, near Bristol Temple Meads
• The banned turn at the junction of Hockeys Lane and Fishponds Road in Fishponds
• The exit of the one-way section of Furber Road, in St George
• The exit of the one-way section of Lower Redland Road, in Redland

The council will install cameras at a further two sites in Withywood later this year - at the Hareclive Road and Anton Bantock Way junction, and at the King Georges Road and Queens Road junction.

The council said the locations were chosen as they had a history of traffic contraventions, complaints, and damage caused by drivers.

Mr Plowden said the new powers mean the council can play a more "active role" in tackling dangerous and anti-social driving.

"We will learn from these six initial locations and consider whether to expand the programme," he added.

"If you have concerns about a problem area in Bristol, where traffic rules are not being followed, you can report it to us online."

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