NO TICKETS have been issued to drivers stopping in box junctions during the first four weeks of the scheme – but plenty of warnings have gone out.
In February, Reading Borough Council took on powers that allowed them to fine motorists for moving traffic offences. It is to introduce cameras across 15 locations in total.
The first two are both on Kings Road: one at its junction with Orts Road and the other a few metres away at its junction with Eldon Terrace.
And the results are encouraging.
In the first week, a three-day period from February 24-26, 54 warning letters were sent to motorists who stopped at the Orts Road box junction. From February 27, this was 62, dropping to 26 letters in the third week, rising to 64 in the week commencing March 13.
In all, 206 warning letters were sent out during the first four weeks for this camera.
At the Eldon Road junction, two letters were sent from February 24 to 26, seven from February 27, seven week commencing March 6, and nothing was sent out at all for the week of March 13-19.
A spokesperson for Reading Borough Council said it was early days for this data, but it would all be published on an annual basis.
“Enforcement of yellow box junctions has only just begun in Reading in order to keep yellow boxes clear, which keeps traffic flowing, reduces congestion which is a major contributor to poor air quality, and increases road safety,” they said.
“These are very early numbers and we will continue to monitor levels of warning notices and PCN’s being issued at both these junctions, and indeed at the remaining 13 junctions where enforcement is due to go live over the coming months.
“We expect a much clearer picture to become apparent following a few months of enforcement across a number of junctions.
“These statistics will be published, as they are every year for parking and bus lane enforcement, as part of the Council’s Annual Parking Report which is made public every January.”
With these initial locations now in use, the council is looking toward getting all 15 locations set up. Cameras are expected to be in place by the autumn.
“It is currently anticipated that enforcement of all 15 locations will start with one warning notice issued per vehicle, per new junction as they are phased in, followed by formal Penalty Charge Notices,” the spokesperson added.
“The warning notice period will continue for a period of six months from the date each junction goes live.
Yellow box junction lines and signage are being refreshed, if required, at each of the 15 locations before the CCTV enforcement begins.”
The 15 locations to be enforced in Reading are:
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Junction of London Street with Queen’s Road
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Junction of Oxford Road with Bedford Road
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Junction of Oxford Road with Grovelands Road
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Junction of Church Street with Church Road Northbound / Junction of Church Street with Church Road Southbound
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Junction Southampton Street with Oracle Gyratory / A329 slip road junction with the Oracle Gyratory / Junction of Bridge Street with Oracle Gyratory
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Junction of London Road with Eldon Road and Craven Road
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Junction of Queens Road and Sidmouth Street
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Junction of Kings Road with Orts Road / Junction of Kings Road with Eldon Road
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Junction of Wokingham Road with London Road
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Junction of London Road with Chomeley Road (South West bound) / Junction of London Road with Chomeley Road (North East bound)
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Junction of London Road with Kendrick Road
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Junction of A33 and Rose Kiln Lane (North bound) / Junction of A33 and Rose Kiln Lane (Southbound)
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Junction of Bath Road and Berkeley Avenue (West bound) / Junction of Bath Road and Berkeley Avenue (East bound)
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Junction Bath Road and Burghfield Road (Westbound) / Junction Bath Rod and Burghfield Road (Eastbound)
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Junction of A329 and the A33 (East bound) / Junction of A329 and the A33 (North East bound)
