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Oxford The Plain Roundabout - proposed use of ANPR equipment to enforce left turn prohibition from B480 Cowley Road entry

 

 

Meeting: 12/10/2023 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Highway Management (Item 177)

177 Oxford The Plain Roundabout - proposed use of ANPR equipment to enforce left turn prohibition from B480 Cowley Road entry pdf icon PDF 809 KB

Forward Plan Ref: 2023/147

Contact: Caroline Coyne, Assistant Project Manager

caroline.coyne@oxfordshire.gov.uk

 

Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CMDHM10).

 

A decision is required on the proposed use of ANPR enforcement equipment.

 

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management is RECOMMENDED to approve as advertised the use of ANPR camera enforcement at the existing left turn prohibition for traffic exiting the B480 Cowley Road into the A4158 Iffley Road.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED as advertised the use of ANPR camera enforcement at the existing left turn prohibition for traffic exiting the B480 Cowley Road into the A4158 Iffley Road

Minutes:

The report presented responses to a consultation on a proposal to introduce ANPR camera enforcement at an existing restriction that prohibits all traffic (excluding pedal cycles) exiting the B480 Cowley Road from making an immediate left turn into the A4158 Iffley Road.

 

The Chair read out a written statement from Danny Yee, Oxford Liveable Streets, who was in favour of the proposal.

 

The Chair referred to the response from Thames Valley Police and asked for clarity on whether the exemption applied to emergency vehicles on patrol.

Post meeting note: the order for The Plain banned turn had a general exemption for vehicles being used for police purposes, therefore there was no requirement that they had to be on a call or in response to an emergency.

 

The Chair commented that the proposal was a safety measure for a dangerous intersection.

 

The Chair asked officers to respond to concerns about enforcement. Officers explained that the areas being discussed were patrolled regularly by Civil Enforcement Officers. Restrictions were being amended to enable greater enforcement powers and the number of Civil Enforcement Officers were being increased across the county.

 

The Cabinet Member for Transport Management APPROVED as advertised the use of ANPR camera enforcement at the existing left turn prohibition for traffic exiting the B480 Cowley Road into the A4158 Iffley Road