The Department of Transport invited local authorities to apply to enforce moving traffic offences. This would help:
We consulted on whether we should take on the enforcement powers. We also asked for views on the proposed locations for enforcement. The consultation ran from 21 February to 4 April 2022.
We received 477 responses to the consultation.
63% of respondents supported moving traffic enforcement in Buckinghamshire.
The top five reasons for support were:
A large number of respondents also supported the initial locations for enforcement.
For more information about the consultation responses, please see the Consultation Overview (PDF 0.51MB).
At its meeting on 10 May 2022, Buckinghamshire Council approved that an application be submitted to the Department for Transport to enforce moving traffic offences.
The consultation provided the opportunity to flag up any key concerns:
The application to the Department for Transport was successful. We have been granted enforcement powers and implementation will start at the end of 2022.
All new locations will be agreed in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport before commencing a minimum six week public consultation.
We want to hear your views on new powers to enforce moving traffic offences in Buckinghamshire.
Buckinghamshire Council wants to be one of the first English local authorities outside London with powers to enforce moving traffic offences. The benefits of these powers include:
These powers can currently only be used by the police but may not be their top priority.
The Department for Transport (DfT) plans to change legislation to enable councils to enforce moving traffic contraventions. This would be done using ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) cameras.
Offences that will be covered are varied and will include:
The new enforcement powers would apply across Buckinghamshire and add to the powers the council already has to address dangerous or illegal parking.
Examining road safety reports and historical data, the council, in collaboration with Thames Valley Police, has created a list of locations that have been identified as areas where these new powers would be useful.
The list of locations is provided below and we would welcome your views before 4 April 2022. Please take a few minutes to read through the information below and respond.
You can tell us your views in one of the following ways:
If you have any questions about this consultation, please email us at MTO@buckinghamshire.gov.uk.
Please tell us your views by midnight on Monday 4 April 2022.
Responses to this consultation will be considered by Buckinghamshire Council’s Cabinet at its meeting on 10 May 2022.
If Cabinet gives the go-ahead, we plan to apply for these enforcement powers to the Department for Transport (DfT) later in May 2022.
If awarded the powers, we expect to be able to introduce them later in 2022.
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If you have questions about data and privacy, please email us on dataprotection@buckinghamshire.gov.uk. Or write to our Data Protection Officer at Buckinghamshire Council, The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, HP19 8FF.
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