Drivers urged to follow signs 'carefully' when £100 parking camera at Sheffield station goes live
“Customers should follow the on-site signage carefully and ensure they comply with the parking and waiting restrictions”
Drivers are being urged to follow signs “carefully” to avoid a demand for £100 when a parking camera goes live at Sheffield station later this month.
East Midlands Railway says clear signs have been installed at Sheffield station to help customers understand the new road layout and parking arrangements.
The business, which runs Sheffield station, is installing a number plate recognition camera on Monday, July 20, and says it will go live that week.
The aim is to ensure the station forecourt is used as intended. Motorists who break the rules will be issued a demand for £100.
The road layout was changed to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion and make it easier for customers to access the station, EMR says.
The new rules are:
- Access to the station is via Fornham Street and Cross Turner Street
- Turner Street is now one-way and no longer provides vehicle access into the station
- Hackney carriage taxis can pick up customers from the rank immediately outside the station
- Private hire vehicles can continue to drop off outside the station but must collect passengers from the designated pick-up area on Cross Turner Street
- General passenger drop-off is also available on Cross Turner Street, where parking is limited to a very short stay
- Blue Badge holders remain entitled to free parking where applicable but must register their vehicle with APCOA in advance.
Philippa Cresswell, customer experience director at East Midlands Railway, urged people travelling to, or collecting passengers from, the station to allow “a little extra time” to familiarise themselves with the changes and follow the new signage when arriving.
She added: “We are reminding customers travelling to and from Sheffield station to follow the new road layout and on-site signage ahead of ANPR enforcement coming into operation.
"The changes to access, drop-off and pick-up arrangements have been introduced to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion and make journeys through the station area safer and more reliable."