Starting on February 2, 2026, drivers in Lancaster, Lancashire, will be subject to automated moving‑traffic enforcement at the Morecambe Road (Aldi) junction as part of a wider county rollout of camera powers. Lancashire County Council (LCC) is taking on moving‑traffic enforcement at a number of sites previously enforced only by the police, aiming to reduce congestion and improve safety on busy roads.
The Lancaster enforcement site is the Morecambe Road (Aldi) junction — one of four initial locations across the county. At the Morecambe Road site the cameras will target the prohibited right turn from the supermarket exit. LCC’s moving traffic enforcement powers more broadly cover prohibited turns (left, right and U‑turns where signs indicate), driving the wrong way up one‑way streets, entering yellow box junctions when the exit is not clear, and driving where and when motor vehicles are prohibited.
LCC says it has selected the Aldi junction because it receives regular complaints about traffic turning right out of the junction, creating conflict with queuing traffic and raising safety and congestion concerns on this busy commuter route.
To help residents adapt, the council will run a six‑month warning period: first‑time offences at new sites will receive a warning notice rather than an immediate fine. If the same vehicle is recorded committing a second offence during that six‑month period, a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) will be issued. After the six‑month education period, a first offence at an enforced site will attract a PCN. The PCN is £70, reduced to £35 if paid within 21 days.
Motorists who believe they have been fined unfairly can pay or challenge a PCN using Lancashire’s PCN process (the Taranto portal linked from the council site), where the evidence for the contravention can be viewed as part of the challenge.
Cllr Warren Goldsworthy, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, said the aim of the scheme is to improve road safety by deterring drivers from making dangerous manoeuvres and that the initial six‑month period is designed to educate drivers about the rules. Some local residents and commentators have raised concerns about whether signage at some sites is sufficiently clear; the council says signage will be clearly displayed at enforcement areas.
Lancashire previously delayed the wider rollout while it completed “value for money” assessments and technical integration with its PCN processing systems to ensure the camera systems were working correctly and represented good value for taxpayers.
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