Cleethorpes and Immingham Schools to be made safer with introduction of new CCTV cameras [AMENDED]

Systems at Elliston Primary, in Cleethorpes, and Eastfield Primary, in Immingham, will come online to help stop parking close to the school gates. Pick-up and drop-off times are busy outside schools. The school keep clear restriction (yellow zig zags) are in place to keep the line of sight safe for children and motorists outside of school.

The enforcement cameras are an additional enforcement tool which have proven to be effective at detecting motorists stopping on the zig zags. The aim is to change behaviour and reduce the risk directly outside of the school. 

The initiative began in 2022 with Signhills Academy and is now in place at 12 schools across the borough and is effective at making spaces outside schools safer for children.

The new systems will be installed on Monday, 3 November, with a three-step process in place to ensure parents and residents are reliably informed.

Prior warning is given before cameras go live with parents being informed of what is to come. Those deemed to be illegally parking for the next two weeks are issued with a warning letter, but not fined. After that, Parking Charge Notices (PCNs) are issued by enforcement teams.

Drivers caught stopping on the yellow zig zag lines will receive a £70 penalty charge notice. This is reduced to £35 if paid within 14 days. The aim of the scheme is to enforce the keep clear markings restriction more effectively and help change behaviour long-term.

Ultimately, it helps to ensure children are arriving and leaving school safely by minimising the risk of nearby traffic and vehicles.

“All children have the right to get to school safely and this is just one approach the Council are using to make sure this is the case,” said Councillor Ron Shepherd, Portfolio Holder for Safer and Stronger Communities.

“Some may see this as purely a means to make money, but that is not the case. Parking illegally endangers children and other pedestrians in the area. School staff inform us that the cameras are working to deter people from stopping illegally and we will continue to do this to make our school gates safe for everyone.

“We will robustly continue to enforce in school areas and work in consultation with schools to ensure the restrictions are adhered too.”