Drivers face £60 fine for shortcut (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Drivers face £60 fine for shortcut
4:00pm Friday 11th January 2013 in News
DRIVERS are being warned they will soon be fined if they use a shortcut at Bournemouth’s Travel Interchange.
The council announced last year that it would be installing two cameras at Coach House Place. They are now in situ and, as of Monday, motorists who use the taxi and bus route into the station will face a £60 fine.
Cllr Michael Filer, the council’s cabinet member for transport, said: “Coach House Place is retained for taxi and bus traffic only.
“The majority of motorists follow the current signage and take the correct routes, however others are flouting the regulations and causing a road safety issue, as well as congestion problems for our public transport operators.
“As of next week we will be issuing Penalty Charge Notices and I would urge all motorists to do what 99.9 per cent already do and to use the correct routes and not Coach House Place,” Cllr Filer added.
Signs will be in place advising motorists that they are being observed by a CCTV camera and failure to comply with the traffic regulation will result in a Penalty Charge Notice.
Comments(34)
Redgolfer
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4:32pm Fri 11 Jan 13
pete woodley
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4:33pm Fri 11 Jan 13
andyjb10
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4:56pm Fri 11 Jan 13
pete woodley wrote:Don't drive down there and it won't cost you a penny.
Another money grabber.
If you think its ok for you to do so then you deserve every fine you get.
aerolover
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4:58pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Why does councillor Filer say it is a safety thing? Many people find getting out of Asda hard with all the traffic and some use the other exit near the station to go under the motorway using
Coach house place as a way to get onto Lansdowne road.
I for one see this not as a problem but as a solution but our council don't want private drivers in town and see this as a way of making more money from the motorist.
I wonder if this is legal or is it another scheme they haven't legal done the correct way like the parking metres.
Jetwasher
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5:02pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Peggy Babcock
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5:20pm Fri 11 Jan 13
contric
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6:07pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Hobad1
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6:07pm Fri 11 Jan 13
andyjb10 wrote:I totally agree with Pete. B'mth are suffering a lack of income from parking due to their incompetence, and are now looking to fleece the motorist another way. Soon they'll be putting double yellow lines in petrol stations, so when you fill up your car you'll get a parking ticket at the same time.
pete woodley wrote:Don't drive down there and it won't cost you a penny.
Another money grabber.
If you think its ok for you to do so then you deserve every fine you get.
retry69
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6:26pm Fri 11 Jan 13
sollie
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6:58pm Fri 11 Jan 13
What are the specific risks here and what steps have been taken to mitigate them? I challenge the council to reveal the financial benefit they anticipate from this and if any alternatives were considered.
Jetwasher
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7:32pm Fri 11 Jan 13
corozin
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8:05pm Fri 11 Jan 13
And yet Bournemouth Council manage to find thousands of pounds to install CCTV to fish for a problem that doesn't even exist.
It's just another case of finding ways to hose hard earned taxpayers money up the bloody wall. At the same time these morons are switching off street lights up and down the county because they plead they don't have the money to keep them on.
pete woodley
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8:17pm Fri 11 Jan 13
corozin wrote:To be honest ,i have never seen anyone use it as a shortcut.
We're in a time of austerity, money is tight.
And yet Bournemouth Council manage to find thousands of pounds to install CCTV to fish for a problem that doesn't even exist.
It's just another case of finding ways to hose hard earned taxpayers money up the bloody wall. At the same time these morons are switching off street lights up and down the county because they plead they don't have the money to keep them on.
uvox44
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8:22pm Fri 11 Jan 13
muscliffman
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8:24pm Fri 11 Jan 13
sollie wrote:Of course 'safety' is doubtless one of the explanations suggested on the 'learner' pages of the handbook for local authority money grabbing excuses. Surprised they could not have been a bit more inventive here........err no, perhaps not!
Another case of the council making their own rules and using the excuse of "safety" to fleece the motorist of another stealth tax.
What are the specific risks here and what steps have been taken to mitigate them? I challenge the council to reveal the financial benefit they anticipate from this and if any alternatives were considered.
However the use of this publicly funded road is mostly by private commercial businesses pursuing profit. So how much do they pay the Council for their use of this piece of exclusive highway - or maybe it is just easier to hit the occasional errant motorist.
malky53
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8:24pm Fri 11 Jan 13
corozin wrote:if your right there will be no income and the cameras might get redeployed
We're in a time of austerity, money is tight.
And yet Bournemouth Council manage to find thousands of pounds to install CCTV to fish for a problem that doesn't even exist.
It's just another case of finding ways to hose hard earned taxpayers money up the bloody wall. At the same time these morons are switching off street lights up and down the county because they plead they don't have the money to keep them on.
if you are wrong in three weeks the Echo will be full of people moaning about the fines
Derf
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8:27pm Fri 11 Jan 13
How's this for a scenario; you get stopped by the police for driving down there, the officer points out you've commited the offence of not complying with a trafic sign and could get a ticket for it. The officer then decides to use discretion and just gives you a waggy finger and a few words. The offence has then been dealt with and appropriately disposed of. 2 weeks later you get a fine from the council for the same offence.
does that not mean there is a possibility for being tried and punished for the same offence twice?
wokboy60
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9:13pm Fri 11 Jan 13
paul.p
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9:25pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Vicvic
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9:11am Sat 12 Jan 13
step up
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9:40am Sat 12 Jan 13
corozin wrote:Exactly. More wasted council tax. Never mind there is always adult social care budget to squeeze when money tight.
We're in a time of austerity, money is tight.
And yet Bournemouth Council manage to find thousands of pounds to install CCTV to fish for a problem that doesn't even exist.
It's just another case of finding ways to hose hard earned taxpayers money up the bloody wall. At the same time these morons are switching off street lights up and down the county because they plead they don't have the money to keep them on.
ragj195
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10:09am Sat 12 Jan 13
Vicvic wrote:Are you too dumb to ever question rules and whether they should exist? If the speed limit on the Wessex Way was reduced to 30 would you say the same thing? You probably would.
Don't break a simple rule and you won't get a fine .......... Not a hard concept to grasp. Monkey stick hand in fire.............. I mean duh !
Arjay
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10:38am Sat 12 Jan 13
The fee is £60.......
And you do know that before you take the route.
It's your choice?.......
Ashley Miller
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2:08pm Sat 12 Jan 13
This has lead on many occasions to these motorists turning in from Lansdowne Road, through Coach House Place & turning left into the train station or coach interchange which are both operate a one way system (Holdenhurst Road to Coach House Place).
Each day there are problems caused by these inconsiderate drivers to the bus & coach drivers, Asda delivery drivers & members of the Taxi Trade.
I read in amazement some of the comments on here & it is pretty clear to me that some people think that the Council have put the twin cameras in place to bolster the Council coffers!
After nearly four years of getting the appropriate legislation in place, the Council have tied up the lose ends & have now advertised at the exit & entrance to Coach House Place their intention so there will be no comeback on any motorists who ignore the signs.
For the person who commented why Taxi drivers are allowed to use the Bus Lane through Coach House Place the answer is pretty clear, as a Licensed Passenger Carrying Vehicle, in law, the local Licensing Authority can deem that Buses & Taxis are exactly the same & so have the same rights to access Bus Lanes
Many might want to argue the point but just look back to your 1976 Miscellaneous Provisions Act & you will read it quite clearly in black & white.
skydriver
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2:33pm Sat 12 Jan 13
pete woodley
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2:53pm Sat 12 Jan 13
Vicvic
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6:15pm Sat 12 Jan 13
ragj195 wrote:No I'm not " dumb " and yes I do question rules I just happen to think this a good one. Sorry if you don't agree but there really is no reason to make yourself look like you have no manners by calling someone you don't know " dumb "
Vicvic wrote:Are you too dumb to ever question rules and whether they should exist? If the speed limit on the Wessex Way was reduced to 30 would you say the same thing? You probably would.
Don't break a simple rule and you won't get a fine .......... Not a hard concept to grasp. Monkey stick hand in fire.............. I mean duh !
pete woodley
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6:24pm Sat 12 Jan 13
Vicvic wrote:Were you not being sarcastic in the first place.
ragj195 wrote:No I'm not " dumb " and yes I do question rules I just happen to think this a good one. Sorry if you don't agree but there really is no reason to make yourself look like you have no manners by calling someone you don't know " dumb "
Vicvic wrote:Are you too dumb to ever question rules and whether they should exist? If the speed limit on the Wessex Way was reduced to 30 would you say the same thing? You probably would.
Don't break a simple rule and you won't get a fine .......... Not a hard concept to grasp. Monkey stick hand in fire.............. I mean duh !
ljw1414
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9:13pm Sat 12 Jan 13
aerolover wrote:Well said ....
I still can't see why motorist can't use this road, it saves petrol by not having to go to the Lansdowne area to get onto Lansdowne road. Perhaps I can see buses only but why buses and TAXIS, the taxi is a car and one where people pay to use it. As. Motorist I pay road fund tax, petrol tax, insurance tax and my time is just a valuable as public transport users.
Why does councillor Filer say it is a safety thing? Many people find getting out of Asda hard with all the traffic and some use the other exit near the station to go under the motorway using
Coach house place as a way to get onto Lansdowne road.
I for one see this not as a problem but as a solution but our council don't want private drivers in town and see this as a way of making more money from the motorist.
I wonder if this is legal or is it another scheme they haven't legal done the correct way like the parking metres.
The Timelord
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9:33pm Sat 12 Jan 13
Hence every time a single bus/taxi/cyclist uses that stretch of road to Lansdowne Road the lights change and a major arterial route is compromised for the sake of, in the case of buses and taxis, profiteering businesses at the expense of every one else. Therefore we have a bus and taxi priority scheme to nowhere because there is no bus lane for them to use at this point in Lansdowne Road and thus no advantage gained, especially with the bus stop immediately after the junction heading towards Cemetery Junction where the road is clogged yet again.
Another ill thought out plan for a travel interchange that doesn't even feed a bus station in the town centre.....
EGHH
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6:37am Sun 13 Jan 13
Vicvic
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9:01am Sun 13 Jan 13
Vicvic wrote:No
ragj195 wrote:No I'm not " dumb " and yes I do question rules I just happen to think this a good one. Sorry if you don't agree but there really is no reason to make yourself look like you have no manners by calling someone you don't know " dumb "
Vicvic wrote:Are you too dumb to ever question rules and whether they should exist? If the speed limit on the Wessex Way was reduced to 30 would you say the same thing? You probably would.
Don't break a simple rule and you won't get a fine .......... Not a hard concept to grasp. Monkey stick hand in fire.............. I mean duh !
ragj195
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2:34pm Mon 14 Jan 13
Vicvic wrote:You must see the definition of "duh" differently to me then.
Vicvic wrote:No
ragj195 wrote:No I'm not " dumb " and yes I do question rules I just happen to think this a good one. Sorry if you don't agree but there really is no reason to make yourself look like you have no manners by calling someone you don't know " dumb "
Vicvic wrote:Are you too dumb to ever question rules and whether they should exist? If the speed limit on the Wessex Way was reduced to 30 would you say the same thing? You probably would.
Don't break a simple rule and you won't get a fine .......... Not a hard concept to grasp. Monkey stick hand in fire.............. I mean duh !
pete woodley says...
4:27pm Fri 11 Jan 13