It’s easy to miss the camera watching the junction of Mount Road and Kirkmanshulme Lane in Belle Vue. But it won’t miss you.
The automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) camera, affixed to a lamppost, is searching out rule-breaking drivers, specifically those that don’t follow the ‘left turn only’ sign from Kirkmanshulme Lane, and those who enter the yellow box when their exit isn’t clear — blocking up a busy junction that leads on to Hyde Road, the main artery from the city centre to Tameside.
This is one of six junctions Manchester council took powers from the police to enforce the rules of the road in late 2023.
During the morning rush hour on Tuesday (July 1), the LDRS counted 19 offenders from 8:15am to 9:15am — 16 entered the yellow box when they weren’t supposed to, and three drivers ignored the left turn only instruction from Kiurkmanshulme Lane, turning sharply right to continue on Mount Road.
