School Street Exemptions

School Street Exemptions

Exemptions

The following vehicles will be exempt from the restrictions and permitted to enter or leave the school street during the operating times. Exemptions will be free of charge and drivers must provide their registration details to receive an exemption. Details will be shared soon on how to apply for exemption.

• Residents
• Carers and Healthcare workers who provide care/support to residents within the School Street
• Blue Badge holders – parents/carers/children dropping off and picking up their children
• School Transport providers

Automatic Exemptions

• The following vehicles are automatically exempt:
• Emergency vehicles
• Refuse Bin Lorries
• Royal Mail Vehicles
• Utility companies (Statutory undertakers)

An Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera will be installed on the street to check the vehicles that enter and exit during the period of operation. Vehicles entering the School Street Zone during its operational hours without a registered exemption will receive a penalty charge notice (PCN). For the first 6 months of operation a letter of warning will be issued to non-exempt vehicles entering the School Street zone during times of operation, if they repeat the offence a second time, a penalty notice of £70 will be issued (£35 if paid within 21 days).

Deliveries

We ask residents to schedule deliveries to arrive outside the restricted times. However, in the following circumstances, a Temporary Exemption can be granted by using our online exemption form ;

• Planned Tradesperson/contractors serving properties within the School Street
• Contractors for properties moving from/into the School Street

Applications for a Temporary Exemption must be made before 4pm the day before access is required (if this falls on a Monday, applications must be received by 4pm the previous Friday).

Details will be shared soon on how to apply for temporary exemption