Consultation on new powers to improve road safety

Consultation closed: Thursday 4 August 2022
Consultation opened: Thursday 23 June 2022

Costs

We have set a capital budget for 2022 to 2023 of £241,082 to cover the cost of purchasing and installing the equipment. We have also allocated up to £35,725 in revenue funding to cover the operational running costs for the first year.

Outcomes

Safety is our priority and we are applying for these powers to make a difference on our highways network. Income generation is not an aim of moving traffic offences legislation.

Better enforcement should help improve the compliance at these sites to make the necessary safety and congestion improvements. As compliance improves the number of penalty charge notices should fall.

Once operational costs have been met, any surplus income will be used for highway improvement projects in line with strict government guidance to meet the following objectives:

• improve road safety
• tackle congestion on our roads
• increase public transport reliability 
• improve air quality 
• increase the life span of highway assets