Moving traffic offences – have your say on new locations

Lancashire County Council has been using powers available to councils to issue fines to vehicles that break moving traffic restrictions since January 2026. These include:

  • turning left, right or making a U-turn when instructed not to do so
  • driving the wrong way up one-way streets
  • entering yellow box junctions when the exit is not clear
  • driving where and when motor vehicles are prohibited

We are already using ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) cameras to enforce restrictions at four sites.

We are now proposing to expand enforcement to a further four sites where there are ongoing issues with safety, congestion, and complaints due to drivers breaking the existing traffic restrictions.

We are holding a six-week engagement to gather people's views on the proposed new sites from 15 June to 27 July 2026. Find out more about how to have your say.

Proposed new camera locations

We are proposing to install cameras at the following new locations.

Accrington – Holme Street (Left turn only)

There are regular instances of drivers ignoring the one-way restriction at the junction of Holme Street and St James Street.

The junction has been designed to encourage the left turn only. Breaking the restriction increases the risk of accidents on this busy stretch of road.

Vehicles making right turns at this junction come into conflict with traffic travelling south on St James Street, significantly increasing the risk to pedestrians, cyclists and oncoming vehicles.

Whilst no injury accidents have been recorded at the junction recently, drivers breaking the restriction cause near misses, and we receive regular complaints about traffic turning right out of the junction.

Leyland – Chapel Brow (No right turn)

Drivers frequently ignore the no right turn restriction at the junction of Chapel Brow and the B5254. This creates a significant safety risk as vehicles turning illegally have no visibility of the signals on the pedestrian crossing on the B5254, leading to near misses and red-light violations.

Enforcement at this location will reduce rat running through the town centre and reduce the conflict between oncoming vehicles and pedestrians at the pedestrian crossing.

There have been five accidents resulting in injury at this junction in the past five years.

Preston – Maudland Road (No right turn)

Drivers regularly ignore the no right turn restriction at the junction of Maudland Road and Fylde Road.

The junction has been designed to encourage the left turn only. Breaking the restriction increases the risk of accidents and near misses on Fylde Road, a busy route near the city centre.

We have received a number of complaints about drivers breaking this restriction, which brings them into conflict with oncoming traffic travelling north-west on Fylde Road.

There has been one accident resulting in injury at this junction in the past five years.

Preston – Romford Road (No right turn)

We regularly receive complaints about traffic turning right out of Romford Road onto Blackpool Road, just a short distance from the busy Deepdale retail park.

Evidence indicates that Romford Road is being used as a shortcut to avoid the traffic signals on Blackpool Road, ignoring the no right turn restriction.

This results in vehicles coming into conflict with oncoming traffic travelling north-west on Blackpool Road. Vehicles making right turns from this junction significantly increase the risk to pedestrians and oncoming traffic.

There has been one accident at this junction in the last three years.

Have your say

We are carrying out a six-week public engagement to gather people's views, which we will do whenever we seek to introduce new camera enforcement locations.

You can submit your views, comments or suggestions on the proposed new sites by email to Movingtraffic@lancashire.gov.uk until 27 July 2026. All feedback received during this period will be reviewed and considered as part of the council’s assessment process.

Please include as much detail as possible in your submission, such as:

  • The type of issue you are experiencing
  • The location
  • Time of day the issue occurs
  • Any safety concerns