New nationwide powers to fine motorists have been used sparingly in Kent to date – although new cameras to enforce them could soon be switched on. Since June 2022, local authorities across the UK have been able to apply to the government for permission to penalise drivers who commit so-called moving traffic offences. Offences targeted include ignoring no-entry signs, stopping in yellow box junctions and driving in bus or taxi lanes. Up to now, the police have enforced these motoring misdemeanours outside of London – but now local councils are keen to get in on the act take so they can actively…
