Bus lane enforcement

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) moving traffic enforcement is in operation at three locations in Chester and one in Ellesmere Port. Designed to tackle dangerous maneuvers, congestion and disruption on the borough’s roads.

Moving traffic restrictions are signed the restrictions applies to all vehicles including hackney carriage and private hire and motorbikes unless otherwise stated.

Contraventions will result in the driver of the offending vehicle receiving a warning letter in the first six months of enforcement but PCNs will be issued to the vehicle owner for a repeat offence within the first six months and for a first (or subsequent) offence at the end of the six-month warning period. A £70 penalty charge notice by post. This is payable by the vehicle owner, however the charge will be reduced to £35 if it is paid within 21 days.

More information on how to challenge the PCN can be found online.

You can also find out more about the enforcement of bus lanes and moving traffic restrictions on our guidance web page.

Locations

Cameras are in place at the following locations and use NPR to identify vehicles performing the prohibited maneuver.

Site number	Location	Restriction detail	Restriction times
1	Junction of Nuns Road and New Crane Street	No right turn into Nuns Road	Monday to Friday between 4.30pm and 6pm
2	Junction of Nuns Road and Grosvenor Road, Chester	Must turn left into Grosvenor Road	Anytime
3	Junction of Canal Street and Northgate Street, Chester	No right turn into Northgate Street except buses	Anytime
4	Civic Way, Ellesmere Port	No entry except buses	Anytime