Drivers who travel down a road outside of a school could be slapped with a £70 fine, as camera enforcement on a "school street" is set to begin on Monday.

Honeysuckle Road will see its "school street" restrictions between Lilac Road and Daisy Road be backed up by cameras, starting next week onwards.

This means that during term times, only residents living within the "school street", emergency services and authorised vehicles may enter during operational hours.

The restriction is enforced between 8am and 9.30am, and 2.15pm and 3.45pm, during term time weekdays only.

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A spokesperson for Southampton City Council said: "Road users not authorised to enter the School Street will receive a £70 Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).

"There will be a 6-month warning period where a warning letter will be issued for first time contraventions and a PCN for any contraventions thereafter."

Questions were raised by locals on social media, but the announcement did not include details on how cameras will determine which vehicles belong to residents, or if visitors can drive to houses on the school street during these hours. 

School streets aim to "improve safety for children", "reduce congestion" and "improve air quality", a spokesperson for the council said.

"Restricting and removing traffic and parents’ vehicles from outside schools at drop off and pick up times provides a much safer environment for everyone at peak times and helps those who are able to walk, cycle or wheel to school and through the School Street zone," a spokesperson said.

Zoe Edwards argued on social media that the scheme is a "good idea" as it stops drivers from "speeding down the roads outside" during school hours.

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She said that nobody "seems to care" how fast they travel outside schools and that it is "only a matter of time before a child gets hit".

David Brewer echoed her opinion and said similar restrictions should be in place at "every school".

But Jen Greenwood called the scheme a "total waste of time", arguing that there were flaws in the scheme.

"We live 15 miles from our child's school," she said.

"He doesn't need to do half a marathon every day before school.

"What happens if residents have visitors? They can only come outside school hours? Or need an emergency plumber? Or have carers to get them out of bed in the mornings?"