Cameras are being installed at a number of bus stops in Gedling borough to help prevent motorists using them for parking.
Nottinghamshire County Council is to install three new enforcement cameras at sites across the borough following the success of five cameras installed in September 2023.
The camera on Plains Road in Mapperley achieved a 45% reduction in parking offences over the past year.
Cameras will now be installed at stops on Carlton Hill in Carlton, Front Street in Arnold and Plains Road in Mapperley.
Councillor Neil Clarke MBE, Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “My message to all motorists in Nottinghamshire is to imagine that you are a bus passenger who perhaps has a disability or who is elderly and struggles with mobility and think about how you would board and alight the bus if you could not access it safely.
“All too often we are seeing parking contraventions, albeit for a short amount of time, at key bus stops meaning that buses then cannot park safely to pick up and drop off passengers.
“We typically see these offences at bus stops close to fast food outlets on busy roads but that doesn’t take away the importance of thinking before you park at any bus stop in Nottinghamshire.
“It is really good news that in just over a year the five cameras we already have in place across Nottinghamshire have achieved a reduction in the amount of parking offences but we know that there is more work to do and that is why we have chosen to increase the number of enforcement cameras to other known areas where bus stop parking is an issue.
“We have been working closely with bus operators to identify these sites and their suggestions have come from listening to passenger and driver feedback.
“We will of course ensure that before cameras are installed, lines and signs are refreshed.
“However, camera or not I would like to appeal to all motorists across the county to say that even if you think it won’t affect anyone, parking in a bus stop is certainly going to affect someone whether that is a passenger or driver and I would urge everyone to think twice about parking in these areas.
“We remain committed to making sure that bus services are the best they can be for local people and ensuring that passengers can access their local service when they want to is just one of our priorities when it comes to achieving this.”
