What Corby people think of the George Street fines

25,300 people have received penalty charge notices in the past year after driving down Corby’s main town centre road

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00:00I think it's a stealth task.

00:02Sundays you don't get things, or after six o'clock.

00:05So a bank holiday is a bank holiday, nobody's...

00:08So why is it put on a bank holiday to...

00:10You'd have thought they'd have opened this road without any fines

00:13to take the pressure off the traffic conjecture.

00:15Yes, I agree with that.

00:16On Elizabeth Street, but oh no.

00:18They'll force more people to use this, that means more fines.

00:22So what do you think the council should spend the money on?

00:24Er...

00:25Potholes.

00:26Potholes.

00:27I bet you that's the one everybody's saying, isn't it?

00:30The pavements.

00:31The pavements are nearly as bad as the roads.

00:34Well, I understand the reason why they need to prevent or slow the traffic down

00:40because of congestion, and it's a bit risky as well, you know,

00:44with lots of people crossing.

00:46So I get that, but I think the fines are a little bit steep.

00:50They really, really are.

00:51You know, there was one person that was on Facebook, £131,

00:56because they weren't sure by the sign.

00:59The signs aren't very clear.

01:01And, er, she was back and forwards a couple of times,

01:05looking to where she could go.

01:06So, of course, she got fined three times.

01:08It's a good thing to stop the cars going through.

01:11It's great.

01:12A lot easier for us to get in and out the ranks.

01:14A lot better.

01:15It's a lot safer.

01:16The only problem I've got for George Street is that zebra cross.

01:21Far too big.

01:22It takes ages for people to walk across.

01:25Instead of walking straight, they walk diagonally.

01:27They're just emotional.