FAQs

Moving traffic enforcement is a way of managing moving traffic behaviours by enforcing fines and penalty charge notices for motorists that breach the restrictions that are in place.

Examples of moving traffic contravention that can be enforced under the new powers include:

• undertaking banned turns
• driving through a ‘No Entry’ sign
• driving in a route permitted for buses and taxis only
• driving through a school street, pedestrian and cycle zone
• entering a yellow box junction when the exit is not clear

A full list of enforceable traffic signs can be viewed here.

Definition Moving Traffic Contraventions

A School Street is a stretch of road outside a school that is temporarily closed to traffic during school drop off and pick-up times. To find out more about them, you can visit this page: School Streets | Have your say Wirral

You can read about the School Street Prioritisation Criteria Matrix approved at Committee here. This sets out the next steps for School Streets in Wirral.

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras will be installed at the sites to be enforced, and Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) will be issued by post to the registered keeper of the vehicle.

In 2024 we trialled the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera technology to support the School Street Scheme at Greenleas Primary School, Wallasey. The aim was to improve the compliance with the school street and reduce the numbers of vehicles entering the school street zone during the time of operation helping to create a safer, happier and healthier school environment.

The Council have a duty  to make sure traffic moves freely and quickly on our roads and the roads of nearby authorities. By undertaking moving traffic enforcement, we are carrying out this duty. Our primary reasons for enforcing remain: 

• Make roads safer for those walking and cycling
• Reduce congestion
• Improve journey times
• Improve air quality, supporting our zero-carbon target
• Increased safety and cleaner air around schools – camera enforced school streets schemes are proven to have a positive effect
• Reallocation and saving of police time

It is important that we engage  residents on the new locations we wish to extend the powers to  enforce. It is important that we understand any issues or concerns at the specific locations, or any feedback of support.

The first school to have ANPR Cameras introduced was Greenleas Primary School, Wallasey in 2024. 

The following School Street Schemes we are looking to extend the powers to are:

1. Raeburn Primary School, Bromborough
2. Liscard Primary School, Liscard
3. Christ Church CE School, Birkenhead
4. St Albans Primary School, Wallasey
5. St George's Primary School, Wallasey

Following the consultation, it is proposed that the first of these sites for roll out would be Raeburn Primary School in Bromborough.

A Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) will be issued for Moving Traffic Contraventions.

The penalty will be £70, however, this will be reduced to £35 if paid within 14 days.

Following DfT (Department for Transport) guidelines, there will be a six-month warning notice period where no fines will be issued for first time non-compliance.

Central Government has said that “traffic enforcement must be aimed at increasing compliance and not raising revenue”. Surplus funding will need to be ringfenced, by the council, to spend on the following (as examples):

• Recoup cost of enforcement

• Public transport provision

• Highway improvement projects

• Environmental improvement