£100 Sheffield station camera set to raise 'millions' as East Midlands Railway announces go live date
“If those cameras are on they will be making millions!”
A £100 parking camera at Sheffield station is set to raise “millions” when it is finally turned on.
East Midlands Railway banned private cars from the old drop-off area in a bid to beat congestion.
It installed warning signs and announced a number plate camera issuing £100 fines to offenders.
Now it has said it is set to go live by the end of July.
Meanwhile, large numbers of motorists are still breaking the rules, as our short video shows.
The changes have sparked debate.
Andrea Hawes-Johnson, responding on Facebook, said: “I was there last Friday evening, waiting in the new/correct place to be picked up. I said to my husband when he arrived, if those cameras are on they will be making millions!
“Everyone just seems to be carrying on as normal, despite the sign being in place now on the corner by the multi storey.”
Kevin Fearn said there were “far too many signs for motorists. God knows how older motorists get on.”
But Leanne Monaghan disagreed.
“It’s not rocket science, the markings are clear. Yes it’s changed but people still still look at the markings and signs.”
He said: “No more signs are needed, if they can't read the ones already there then that's their issue.
“That's the problem now, people want to be spoon fed what to do....maybe the fines will educate them!”
And Manzal Ali was impatient.
“Why aren’t these fines being issued now?
“Way too many public vehicles are blocking the taxi ranks and the private hire drop-off zone, there needs to be cameras installed ASAP.”