A yellow box junction was responsible for about a third of fines being dished out to rule-breaking drivers in Reading, it has been revealed.
Each year, Reading Borough Council publishes a report into the number of fines it issues for rule-breaking drivers and how much it makes from car parking.
The council won the power to enforce moving traffic offences from the Conservative government in November 2022, with enforcement of yellow box junctions beginning in February 2023.
The boxes are designed to keep intersections clear and maintain traffic flow.
Drivers are not allowed to stop in a yellow box unless they are turning right and are prevented from completing the turn by oncoming traffic or other vehicles waiting to turn.
The amount of fines issued for breaking this rule has featured in the report for the last three years.
The cameras used at the King’s Road junction with Eldon Road were responsible for 1,851 fines, amounting to 31 per cent of those issued in 2024/25.
The yellow box at the King’s Road junction with Orts Road was the second most common area where people were fined, with 1,244 being issued there.
Then, 1,087 fines were dealt to drivers for stopping at the yellow box at the Oxford Road junction with Bedford Road.
The cameras used for enforcement at these three locations were all responsible for more than 1,000 fines.
The fines are dealt to drivers as penalty charge notices (PCNs) which can be challenged.
A total of 5,883 PCNs were issued in 2024/25, of which 5,256 were paid and 4,768 were paid at discount of £35.
Drivers can pay the discount within 21 days, otherwise they must pay £70 within 28 days.
If no action is taken, the charge rises to £105.
For the drivers who challenged the fines, 89 PCNs were cancelled as a result of a formal representation, and 165 were written off for other reasons.
Furthermore, when enforcement begins at a location, warning notices must be issued for the first six months when enforcement commences.
If a vehicle contravenes the same yellow box junction after two weeks of the first warning notice, a PCN can be issued in that 6-month period.
After 6 months the warning notices stop and PCNs can be issued.
A total of 542 warning notices were issued after enforcement was introduced at four new locations in 2024/25.
You can see how many notices were dealt to drivers by location below:
The figures have been published in the council’s Parking Services Annual Report.
Typically, the report is presented at a meeting of the council’s traffic management sub-committee.
However, the report has not featured in the agendas for any of those meetings so far this year.
