In two months, 936 drivers were fined for ignoring the no-entry sign at the bus gate on Noorddammerlaan. In January 2026, 15 drivers ignored the no-entry sign at this bus gate in Bovenkerk every day; when enforcement via license plate registration began, this number rose to 21.
In March 2025, the municipality began checking for violations at the bus gates in Bovenkerk Westwijk using enforcement cameras that register license plates. In the initial period, motorists who ignored the entry ban received a written warning in their mailbox. On May 22, 2025, the Central Judicial Collection Agency (CJIB) began issuing fines to license plate holders at Westwijkstraat. In Bovenkerk , this Bovenkerk on December 10, 2025, after the municipality had taken a new traffic decision in November following a court case about the bus gate at this location.
Decline visible
"It is still too early to assess whether the number of violations in Bovenkerk since fines have actually been imposed," says Alderman Herbert Raat (enforcement and traffic). "But we are seeing this in Westwijk, where illegal passage through this bus gate has decreased by more than a third. We expect this Bovenkerk happen in Bovenkerk as well. The bus gate is there for a reason: the safety of road users. Many children cycle to and from school or sports clubs on the dike. A barrier for through traffic has been installed on both routes with the aim of improving the quality of life and traffic safety in the area. We hope that the decline in the number of violations will continue for the safety of our children and other road users."
Number of violations
When camera enforcement began on March 1, 2025, 650 drivers ignored the bus gate entry ban on Noorddammerlaan and 511 on Westwijkstraat in a single month. During the year, the number of violations per month in Bovenkerk fluctuated Bovenkerk 419 in August (lowest number) and 698 in July (highest number). A total of 6,291 violations were committed. In Westwijkstraat, the number of violations fluctuated between 233 in January 2026 (lowest number) and 511 in March (highest number). Here, the total number was 3,851.
The rules
In Bovenkerk , only public buses, emergency services, and vehicles with a permit Bovenkerk pass through the bus gate on Noorddammerlaan. In Westwijk, on Westwijkstraat, an exception also applies to trucks supplying the shopping center. Other motorized traffic is prohibited from entering these locations.
The fine
The fine for passing through the bus gate is €130, excluding €9 in administrative costs. The fine is collected by the Central Judicial Collection Agency, the organization that collects traffic fines on behalf of the national government.