REVEALED: Here are 13 potential new traffic enforcement spots in and around Northampton which could land you a £70 FINE

Drivers are being asked by the West Northamptonshire Council for their views on plans to enforce traffic rules at 13 locations across Northampton.

The Reform-led council has launched a public consultation on proposals to use cameras to enforce moving traffic offences, including banned turns, entering yellow box junctions without a clear exit, ignoring no-entry signs and driving the wrong way up one-way streets.

The council says these offences increase the risk of accidents, create hazards for pedestrians and cause delays for other road users.

The locations being considered include:

Banned turns

• Upton Valley Way East at Banbury Lane

• Collingwood Road at St Matthew’s Parade

• Abington Square, right turn onto Wellingborough Road near the Charles Bradlaugh statue

Yellow box junctions

• St Peter’s Way at Weston Wharf

• Cliftonville Road at the entrance to Northampton General Hospital

• Harborough Road at the Cock Hotel junction and the A5095 junction

• Mere Way roundabout at Towcester Road

• Weedon Road at Spencer Bridge Road

• Mere Way opposite the fire station and at the Wootton Hall Park junction

School street

• Ellis Way approaching Bridgewater Primary School

No-entry / one-way streets

• St Giles’ Square between Wood Hill and Derngate

• Abington Street between Wellington Street and St Giles Terrace

Reform councillor Richard Butler, cabinet member for highways and transport, said the aim was to improve safety and reduce congestion.

He said: “Moving traffic offences can lead to dangerous situations and unnecessary delays. By enforcing these rules, we aim to protect all road users and make travel across West Northamptonshire smoother and safer.”

If the plans go ahead, enforcement would be carried out using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras. Warning signs would be installed, and for the first six months drivers caught for the first time would receive a warning letter instead of a fine.

Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) would cover the cost of running the scheme, according to WNC. Any surplus must be spent on public transport, highway projects or environmental improvements, in line with government rules, the council added.

WNC says it is not asking people whether they agree with the traffic regulations themselves – most of these rules are already in place. Instead, the consultation asks whether people support the use of enforcement cameras at the listed sites.

The consultation runs from 24 November 2025 to 4 January 2026. Details of the proposals and the online survey are available on the council’s website.

After the consultation closes, the council will review the feedback and decide which sites should progress to enforcement.