Cameras could be installed on problem roads in Stockport to stop drivers breaking the rules.

Motorists caught causing offences in yellow-box junctions, taking prohibited turns, ignoring 'no entry' signs, and flaunting other rules could be hit with charges under the scheme which is part of the council's new moving traffic offences policy.

Enforcement would be used when there is a 'significant amount of noncompliance' with the rules of the road.

The town hall was granted powers by the government in 2024 to issue fines to motorists for certain traffic offences.

Council leader Mark Roberts and his cabinet team adopted a new policy over how to use the powers during a meeting at the town hall on November 4.

Cllr Grace Baynham, the cabinet member for transport in Stockport, said: "The intention of applying for these powers is to make the roads safer by enforcing against dangerous manoeuvres, and to keep the traffic moving as freely as possible."

A report stated: 'These powers have been taken on to help facilitate a safe and well managed network of traffic across the borough.

'The intent is to increase compliance of drivers through deterrence, when all other avenues of encouraging compliance with highway restrictions have been exhausted.'

Stockport council's cabinet meeting on November 4, 2025 (Image - Declan Carey LDRS)

Enforcement cameras will be a 'last resort' after initial steps to encourage drivers to follow the rules of the road, the policy stated.

When a road is identified as a problem area, the council will first investigate and look at reviewing signs and road markings, moving street furniture to stop it blocking sightlines, and cutting back any plants or trees which are getting in the way.

A specific set of circumstances will then be used to decide if cameras are needed, including the location of the road, its history of major accidents, the volume of traffic, and how busy the area is with pedestrians such as roads near schools or high streets.

The report continued: 'If after the assessment of the site and undertaking of works there has not been a meaningful reduction in the amount of contraventions, or if no further appropriate works can be identified to improve compliance rates, then the council would then consider whether moving forward with camera enforcement is a suitable measure.'

Fines could be issued using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras around the borough if the council chooses to install them.

Money made from fines is planned to be first used to cover enforcement costs, with any extra cash set to cover the cost of the enforcement powers, road improvement projects, operating public transport services or their facilities, or for environmental improvements.

The town hall's policy says that for the first six months of enforcement at a site, a warning notice will be issued to the vehicle owner for a first offence.

Any offences after that would then be issued as penalty charge notices.

Five initial sites have been chosen to get the scheme started:

• Massie Street/High Street – restricted turn
• Demmings Road/Queen's Road – weight limit
• George's Road/Wellington Road – restricted turn
• Bramhall Lane/Wellington Road – restricted turn
• New Moor Lane/London Road – Yellow Box Junction

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